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Cajun Area Agency on Aging, Inc., a non-profit corporation, exists to identify the needs of older persons and to coordinate agreements for the delivery of services. The agency administers federal and state dollars through contractual agreements with service providers in an eight parish planning and service area. The area agency's primary purpose is to develop systems designed to assist persons 60 and older in leading independent lives in their own homes and communities as long as possible.
Cajun Area Agency on Aging Inc. provides leadership, planning, assessing and monitoring services to the elderly in the eight parish planning and service area. These parishes include Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion. A volunteer Board of Directors representing each of the eight parishes governs the agency.
Cajun Area Agency on Aging Inc. receives federal funds obtained under various Title programs consolidated under the Older Americans Act. State funds authorized by the Legislature and/or appropriated by the Governor, support elderly services and activities, as well.
The professional staff of the agency consists of eight (8) members. As has been the history of the agency, the number of persons and diversity of services that they have received, has remained consistent for all programs over previous years. BOARD OF DIRECTORS | FELTON BREAUX | DOT MILLER | | ETTA BREW | MARY MIRE | | WINNIE BROUSSARD | PAT MURPHY | | VERNA FONTENOT | LEE ROY | | VERNA GUILLORY | SHIRLEY SCHEXNIDER | | DELTA RICHERT | NANCY TISLOW |
FUNDING SUMMARY FY 2007 | PROGRAM | FUNDING LEVEL | | AAA Administration | $258,928 | | Supportive Services | $791,548 | | Congregate Meals | $462,593 | | Home Delivered Meals | $1,193,844 | | Preventive Health | $41,850 | | Caregiver Support | $302,949 | | LA SenioRx | $157,419 | | Resource Center | $139,453 | | Ombudsman | $113,112 | | Audit Allotment | $13,030 | | NSIP | $438,950 | | Entergy Project CARE | $42,209 |
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SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 SELECTED SERVICES | UNDUPLICATED
PERSONS | NEW PERSONS
SERVED THIS
YEAR | PERSONS at
HIGH
NUTRITIONAL
RISK | UNITS OF SERVICE | | CLUSTER 1. Registered Services | | Homemaker | 1,569 | 666 | | 38,655 | | Home Delivered Meals | 3,749 | 1,703 | 2,027 | 568,536 | | CLUSTER 2. Registered Services | | Congregate Meals | 1,191 | 462 | 380 | 121,317 | | CLUSTER 3. Registered Services | | Transportation | | | | 62,282 | | Legal Assistance | | | | 1,543 | | Nutrition Education | | | | 2,059 | Information &
Assistance | | | | 9,700 | | Outreach | | | | 2,755 | | Non-Registered Services | | Material Aid | 69 | | | 69 | | Medication Management | 1,250 | | | 1,592 | NFSCP In Home
Respite | 164 | | | 11,755 | | NFSCP Information & Assistance | 1,515 | | | 1,672 | | NFSCP Outreach | 577 | | | 579 | | NFSCP Personal Care | 333 | | | 6,635 | | NFSCP Public Education | 166 | | | 636 | | Recreation | 1,905 | | | 81,352 | | Telephoning | 1,729 | | | 21,448 | | Utility Assistance | 71 | | | 74 | | Visiting | 1,335 | | | 3,433 | | Wellness | 1,883 | | | 47,562 |
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| A. Unduplicated Client Count by Type of Service | Total | 1. Unduplicated Persons Served in Registered Services Supported
by OAA Title III | 5,728 | 2. Unduplicated Count of Persons Served for Other Services
Supported by OAA Title III | 10,947 | 3. Total Unduplicated Counts of Persons Served Thru Services
Supported by OAA Title III | 11,937 | B. Title III Unduplicated Client Count by
Characteristics | Clients For
Registered
Services | Clients For
Other
Services | Clients For
All
Services | | 1. Clients by Minority Status | | | | | African American | 1,345 | 2,484 | 2,762 | | Hispanic Origin | 14 | 22 | 26 | | American Indian/Native Alaskan | 7 | 11 | 12 | | Asian American/Pacific Islander | 13 | 25 | 26 | | Non-Minority | 3,564 | 6,423 | 7,024 | | 2. Rural Clients | 2,445 | 4,111 | 4,373 | | 3. Clients in Poverty | 3,318 | 5,750 | 6,617 | | 4. Clients in Poverty/Minority | 1,247 | 2,418 | 2,641 |
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