COLFAX, WA – Several services for seniors in Whitman County provided by Council on Aging in Colfax are being moved to new agencies.
Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington posted a news release on their website this week announcing the changes. MedStar is taking over senior transportation services including medical and essential travel. Rural Resources Community Action is now responsible for the Kinship Navigator Program and Kinship Caregiver Support Program and will start operating the Community Living Connections helpline.
This move will create a single centralized access point for local aging and disability resources. RRCA will continue to deliver Medicaid in-home case management and family caregiver support.
The future of home delivered senior meals and congregate meal sites hasn’t been determined yet. The message from ALTCEW states that they are actively trying to find a provider for those services.
The Whitman County Gazette recently reported that Council on Aging quietly announced that they were ending the senior meals program. The Colfax newspaper also reported that the organization’s former executive director’s last day on the job was December 1st.
Detailed information about the new providers are listed below:
MedStar will assume responsibility for senior transportation services, including medical and essential travel.
Contact: (509) 248-2004
Email: Dispatch@gomedstar.com
Website: www.gomedstar.com
Rural Resources Community Action (RRCA) will take over the Kinship Navigator Program and Kinship Caregiver Support Program and will also begin operating the Community Living Connections helpline, providing a single, centralized access point for local aging and disability resources. You can reach them at (509) 684-3932. RRCA will continue to deliver the following services in
Whitman County:
Medicaid In-home Case Management
Family Caregiver Support Program
Medicaid Transformation Project-Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC) and Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA) programs
Community members with questions or in need of immediate support are encouraged to contact Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington:
Phone: (509) 960-7281
Email: action@altcew.org
Website: www.altcew.org
