Guest: Marnie Mountjoy, Division Director at the Kentucky Department for Aging and Independent Living (DAIL)
Email: Marnie.Mountjoy@ky.gov
Host: Christine Woodell, Technical Assistance Specialist, Southeast ADA Center
Contents
- Resources for Older Adults
- ADA Live Episodes on the Needs and Rights of Older Adults
- Programs and Services from the Kentucky Department for Aging and Independent Living (DAIL)
- More Kentucky Services
Kentucky Department for Aging and Independent Living (DAIL)
Phone (502) 564-6930
Fax (502) 564-4595
Email chfs.listens@ky.gov
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/default.aspx
Resources for Older Adults
- Report: 2020: Profile of Older Americans [PDF]
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Link: acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/2020ProfileOlderAmericans_RevisedFinal.pdf - Profile of Older Americans – Data Reports for 2005-2020
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Link: acl.gov/aging-and-disability-in-america/data-and-research/profile-older-americans - Celebrate Older Americans Month in 2022
The 2022 theme is “Age My Way.”
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Link: acl.gov/oam/2022/older-americans-month-2022 - Programs to Support Caregivers and Families
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Link: acl.gov/programs/support-caregivers - Fact Sheet: Know Your Rights! The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Older People
Source: ADA National Network
Link: adata.org/factsheet/know-your-rights-americans-disabilities-act-ada-older-people - Fact Sheet: Including Older People with Disabilities
Source: ADA National Network
Link: adata.org/factsheet/including-older-people-disabilities - Caregiving and COVID-19 Resources
Source: Emory University Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Link: alzheimers.emory.edu/patients-caregivers/covid-19.html - National Foundation to End Senior Hunger
Link: nfesh.org
ADA Live Episodes on the Needs and Rights of Older Adults
Each episode of our podcast series is archived with an audio recording, an accessible transcript, and a list of helpful resources at adalive.org/episodes.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
- Episode 93: Aging, Disability and ADA: Know Your Rights | Resources
Podcast Link: adalive.org/episodes/episode-93
Resources Link: adalive.org/resources/episode-93 - Episode 81: Improving the Lives of Older Adults | Resources
Podcast Link: adalive.org/episodes/episode-81
Resources Link: adalive.org/resources/episode-81-resources - Episode 56: Disability and Aging: Medicare, Medicaid, and Benefits Enrollment Assistance | Resources
Note: This episode is the second of a two-part conversation (see Episode 54) with the National Council on Aging. Both episodes share a list of resources from Episode 54.
Podcast Link: adalive.org/episodes/episode-56
Resources Link: adalive.org/resources/episode-54-resources - Episode 54: Disability and Aging: Community Living and Policy | Resources
Note: This episode is the first of a two-part conversation (see Episode 56) with the National Council on Aging. Both episodes share a list of resources from Episode 54.
Podcast Link: adalive.org/episodes/episode-54
Resources Link: adalive.org/resources/episode-54-resources
Programs and Services from the Kentucky Department for Aging and Independent Living (DAIL)
- Kentucky Aging and Disability Resource Center
Locate your local Area Agency on Aging {AAA) and other resources.
State Hotline: 1-877-925-0037
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/adrc.aspx - Assisted Living Community Information and Certification
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/alc.aspx - Caregiver Support Services
There are two service programs available: National Family Caregiver Support Program and Kentucky Family Caregiver Program.
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/caregiversupport.aspx - Hart-Supported Living
This program provides funds for supports to help Kentuckians with disabilities live in their homes and communities, avoid institutionalization, and to comply with Olmstead requirements.
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/hslp.aspx - Long-Term Care Ombudsman
This program advocates for residents of nursing homes, personal care homes and family care homes, improving care and encouraging positive change at all levels.
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/ltcomb.aspx - Participant Directed Services
This program allows people eligible for Medicaid waiver services to choose their own providers for nonmedical waiver services.
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/pds.aspx - Division of Adult Guardianship
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/dg/Pages/default.aspx - State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
This free program provides information, counseling and assistance to seniors and disabled individuals, their families, and caregivers. It helps the public and Medicare beneficiaries make informed decisions about health care. SHIP does not sell health insurance products.
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/ship.aspx - Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund
This program provides flexible funding and support for community-based efforts to meet the special needs of persons with a brain injury.
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/tbitrust.aspx - Nutrition Program for the Elderly
This program provides one nutritionally balanced home-delivered or congregate dining-style meal per day. Additional services include nutrition screening, education, and counseling for persons aged 60 or older and their spouses, regardless of age.
Link: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/nutrition.aspx
More Kentucky Services
Find local, state and federal programs on the Southeast ADA Center Kentucky ADA State Resource Network web page at adasoutheast.org/states/kentucky/#cat8
- Kentucky Legal Aid
1700 Destiny Lane
Bowling Green, KY 42104
(270) 782-1924
Has offices in Bowling Green, Madisonville, Owensboro and Paducah, Kentucky.
Link: klaid.org/our-offices - Legal Aid of the Bluegrass
104 East 7th Street
Covington, KY 41011
(859) 431-8200
Has offices in Covington, Lexington, Morehead and Ashland, Kentucky.
Link: lablaw.org/home