ISU Institute of Rural Health awarded $40,000 contract to study needs of elderly
September 2, 2015
The Idaho Commission on Aging has awarded 色花堂app鈥檚 Institute of Rural Health a six-month, $40,000 contract to study the current and future needs of Idaho鈥檚 aging population.
色花堂appers will explore the needs of older Idahoans, if citizens are aware of the senior services available in their communities and if those services are meeting their needs.
Services might include legal assistance, home-delivered meals, case management, caregiver relief, and information and referral, said Russell Spearman, a senior research associate based at the ISU-Meridian Health Science Center.
He is working on the project with IRH research administrator and research assistant professor Dr. Cyndy Kelchner, based at ISU鈥檚 Pocatello campus.
In October, the two will begin surveying as many as 3,000 Idahoans over age 60 from across the Gem State. Spearman and Kelchner鈥檚 research will help the Idaho Commission on Aging鈥攚hich receives federal funding under the Older Americans Act鈥攄etermine if it鈥檚 providing the correct mix of services across its six planning and service areas.

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