SALT LAKE COUNTY AGING SERVICES
2001 S. State Street, S-1500
Salt Lake City, UT 84190
www.aging.slco.org
MISSION STATEMENT –
Fostering independence for Salt Lake County’s older generations
WHO WE ARE –
Salt Lake County Aging Services is the local Area Agency on Aging (AAA). These agencies were set up across the country beginning in 1965 by President Johnson with the passage of the Older American’s Act. Aging Services is the largest AAA in the state and is housed as a division of Salt Lake County Government.
Salt Lake County Aging Services has been serving the county’s older adult population for over 35 years. The division, originally located in the county’s old hospital, began modestly with a handful of full-time staff whose main focus was to ensure older adults a hot nutritious noon-time meal through the Meals on Wheels Program (one of the first in the nation) and to provide a gathering place where seniors could partake in activities for the mind and body through the Senior Centers Program. Since that time, the division has grown in direct proportion to the increasing needs of the county’s senior population.
WHAT WE DO –
Aging Services provides a comprehensive, coordinated system of services that promote the independence of older adults living in Salt Lake County. The division encompasses 10 in-house and two contracted programs that help older adults incorporate healthy behaviors into their everyday lives as well as foster the independence and dignity of the frail, homebound and isolated segment of the senior population. As the local AAA, Aging Services is mandated by the federal Older Americans Act to provide these services. The system has two tiers:
Programs that promote the health and well-being of younger, healthier and more active seniors. These programs have a preventive focus and include:
Senior Centers Program
Healthy Aging Program
Volunteer Programs
Senior Employment Program
Programs that provide support and assistance to the older and frailer population. These programs are focused on helping to maintain independence and include:
Meals on Wheels Program
Senior Transportation Program
Caregiver Support Program
The Alternatives Program (In-home services)
Ombudsman Program
Outreach Program
For more information contact Salt Lake County Aging Services at (801) 468-2480 or log on at
www.aging.slco.org
Overview of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
RSVP is part of the National Senior Service Corps and a program of Salt Lake County Aging Services. RSVP provides people age 55 and older with options and opportunities to volunteer. We match volunteers’ interests, time and talents with community needs.
RSVP volunteers mentor and tutor children at risk for academic failure; drive the elderly to critical medical appointments; provide companionship and in home services to frail, homebound seniors; serve in food pantries, hospitals, museums and various arts venues, teach classes in senior centers and much more.
RSVP volunteers help make a big difference in the many causes they champion. Serving also makes a positive impact in the lives of the volunteers. Feedback from RSVP volunteers is consistent with a United Healthcare and Volunteer Match survey which revealed that 92% respondents said volunteering enriched their sense of purpose in life, 89% said they had an improved sense of well being.
For information about RSVP call 801/468-2490 or log on at
http://www.aging.slco.org click on RSVP
