AREAWIDE COUNCIL ON AGING OF BR

AREAWIDE COUNCIL ON AGING OF BR specializes in the administration and delivery of comprehensive social services and programmatic support for elderly populations. Their core capabilities include the management of community-based care systems, including the provision of meals, transportation, in-home services, and caregiver support. They possess technical expertise in implementing specialized health and wellness programs, such as dementia care, elder abuse prevention, and the coordination of family-type living arrangements as alternatives to institutional care. Additionally, they provide critical Medicare outreach, education, and fraud prevention services through the SHINE and MIPPA programs. The contractor works exclusively with the Department of Elder Affairs, serving as a primary implementer of state and federally funded initiatives. Their relationship with the agency focuses on executing a wide array of elder-centric mandates, ranging from the operation of one-stop information and referral systems to the management of grants funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Administration for Community Living.