Older Adult Services

Program Budget Overview

Description

• Older Adult Services (OAS) provides programs and services to adults age 60+ at the East and West Age Well Centers which include program content such as health and wellness, fitness, lifelong learning and social programs, day trips, and educational programs. Other services are resource and referral to community services, and short-term case management with financial assistance for basic needs to older adults with lower incomes. OAS is part of the Regional Aging Network which is a countywide collaboration with other governmental older adult services to plan, coordinate and evaluate services for older adults. OAS has an Age Well Advisory Committee that advises OAS staff on programs related to older adults. The West Age Well Center is the location for the congregate meal site for Boulder through Meals on Wheels Boulder’s Eat Well Café.

Summary of 2024 Budget Enhancements/Realignments:

• $10,000 in additional grant funding for Frasier Meadows, a Boulder-based nonprofit retirement community, will support basic needs assistance and social and educational program offerings administered by the Older Adult Services program.

Sustainability, Equity and Resilience (SER) Goals & Objectives: Healthy & Socially Thriving

• Objectives
  • Supports the physical and mental well-being of its community members by providing public gathering places and programs to encourage social connection and prevent isolation.
  • Supports community members who are unhoused or underhoused to navigate systems, programs, and services to achieve housing security.
  • Supports financial security, economic opportunity, and social mobility for all people regardless of their race, ethnicity, age, gender, ability, or socioeconomic status.

• The Older Adult Services program is aligned with HHS Strategic Goals including:
  • Older adults experience an increase in opportunities to participate in cultural, social, and educational activities (Community Safety and Belonging).
  • Older adults experience opportunities to increase levels of social, physical, and mental well-being (Healthcare, Food, Transportation).
  • Older adults experience opportunities to decrease social isolation (Community Safety and Belonging, Healthcare).

Measurements

• Unduplicated customer count.
• Customer satisfaction survey.
• # of programs offered.
• Program data is collected for both online and in-person programs. Data is collected through ActiveNet recreation software and surveys from Formstack, HHS has created a Dashboard that captures enrollment by activity (with associated revenue), demographics, unduplicated customer count, number of online programs, number of onsite programs, enrollment by center.