Pima Council on Aging Foundation

Researched and compiled the "Age-Friendly Tucson Action Plan" as part of a working group to create a more age-friendly community.

Researched and contributed to the development of the "Age-Friendly Tucson Action Plan" as part of a collaborative working group.

Developed the Fiscal Years 2024–2027 Area Plan on Aging for Pima County, guiding regional aging services and priorities.

Conducts community needs assessments every three to four years to identify the needs of older people and develops area plans on aging, such as the Fiscal Years 2024 – 2027 Area Plan on Aging for Pima County.

Conducts a community needs assessment process every three to four years to identify the needs of older people, publishing findings and recommendations, and developed the Fiscal Years 2024 – 2027 Area Plan on Aging for Pima County.

Conducts a community needs assessment process every three to four years to evaluate current and emerging needs of older people, presenting findings and recommendations in reports. The organization also developed the Fiscal Years 2024 – 2027 Area Plan on Aging for Pima County and compiled the "Age-Friendly Tucson Action Plan."

Conducts a community needs assessment every three to four years to identify the needs of older people, and develops the Area Plan on Aging for Pima County.

Conducts community needs assessments every three to four years to identify emerging needs of older adults, with findings published in reports such as "A Report to the Community 2023"; also developed the Fiscal Years 2024–2027 Area Plan on Aging and contributed to the "Age-Friendly Tucson Action Plan".

Conducts community needs assessments every three to four years to identify emerging needs of older adults, with findings published in reports such as "A Report to the Community 2023".

Offers a range of direct services including congregate and home-delivered meals (Pima Meals on Wheels), non-medical home care (PimaCare at Home), benefits assistance, and care coordination.

Offers a range of direct services including congregate and home-delivered meals (Pima Meals on Wheels), non-medical home care (PimaCare at Home), benefits assistance, and care coordination.

Offers a range of direct services for older adults, including meals (congregate and home-delivered), non-medical home care, benefits assistance, and care coordination, often through programs like PimaCare at Home and Pima Meals on Wheels.

Connects older adults with non-medical home care, care coordination, and benefits assistance through programs like PimaCare at Home (PCAH) and Neighbors Care Alliance (NCA).

Connects older adults and families with non-medical home care, benefits enrollment assistance, and care coordination through programs like PimaCare at Home (PCAH) and Neighbors Care Alliance (NCA).

Connects individuals to non-medical home care, benefits assistance, and care coordination through services like PimaCare at Home (PCAH) and Neighbors Care Alliance (NCA).

Operates the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program and a Long-Term Care Ombudsman program to protect older adults from fraud and ensure quality care.

Operates the Senior Medicare Patrol program to help prevent fraud, errors, and abuse in Medicare billing by educating and assisting beneficiaries.

Operates the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program and offers a Long-Term Care Ombudsman program to assist older adults.

Operates the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program to prevent fraud and abuse in Medicare, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program to advocate for residents in long-term care facilities.

Operates the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program and a Long-Term Care Ombudsman program to protect older adults.

Operates programs such as Neighbors Care Alliance (NCA), Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and a program for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Conducts workshops on falls prevention (Falls Free Pima), chronic disease management, and dementia (Dementia Capable Southern Arizona), and offers fitness classes (EnhanceFitness®) and Memory Cafés.

Conducts workshops and offers programs focused on health and wellness for older adults, including falls prevention (Falls Free Pima), chronic disease management, dementia support (Dementia Capable Southern Arizona, Memory Cafés), and fitness classes (EnhanceFitness®).

Conducts workshops on falls prevention (Falls Free Pima), chronic disease management, and dementia (Dementia Capable Southern Arizona), and offers EnhanceFitness® classes and Memory Cafés.

Conducts evidence-based workshops and fitness programs focused on falls prevention (Falls Free Pima), chronic disease management, dementia support, and physical activity through EnhanceFitness® classes and Memory Cafés.

Offers various health and wellness programs including workshops on falls prevention, chronic disease management, and dementia, as well as EnhanceFitness® classes and the Falls Free Pima program. It also operates Memory Cafés and the Dementia Capable Southern Arizona program.

Delivers evidence-based health promotion programs including EnhanceFitness® classes, Falls Free Pima, workshops on chronic disease and dementia, and Memory Cafés to improve physical and cognitive health among older adults.

Operates a helpline staffed by certified information and referral specialists who provide personalized support, guidance, and referrals to programs and services for older adults and their families in Pima County. The service is also promoted through multiple evidence entries highlighting its accessibility and scope.

Operates a helpline staffed by certified information and referral specialists and maintains a website with an online resource directory to connect older adults and their families in Pima County with services and support. Services include personalized referrals, information on aging-related concerns, and access to local resources.

Provides access to information about resources and services for older adults and their families in Pima County through a helpline staffed by certified specialists, a website, and an online resource directory.

Provides access to information about resources and services for older adults and their families in Pima County through a helpline staffed by certified specialists, a website, and an online resource directory.

Provides access to information about resources and services for older adults and their families in Pima County via a helpline staffed by certified information and referral specialists, a website, and an online resource directory. This includes personalized support and referrals to various programs.

Maintains a comprehensive website with concern-specific information pages and an online resource directory to help older adults and families locate aging-related services in Pima County.

Advocates for the needs of older adults at local, statewide, and national levels, engaging in systems-level advocacy to strengthen aging services.

Advocates for the needs of older adults at local, statewide, and national levels, engaging in systems-level advocacy to strengthen aging services.

Engages in systems-level advocacy locally, statewide, and nationally to ensure the needs of older adults are addressed in policy and service systems, including efforts to strengthen aging services in Pima County.

Advocates for the needs of older adults at local, statewide, and national levels to ensure issues impacting them receive attention and works to strengthen local aging services through systems-level advocacy.

Engages in advocacy at local, state, and national levels to ensure the needs of older adults are addressed in policy and systems, including efforts to strengthen aging services through systems-level change.

Offers comprehensive caregiver support through education, training, support groups, respite care (caregiver breaks), one-on-one consultations, and specialized programs such as support for grandparents raising grandchildren.

Provides support and education for caregivers through classes, support groups, navigation services, training, one-on-one consultations, and respite services (Caregiver Breaks).

Provides support and education for caregivers through classes, support groups, navigation services, training, one-on-one consultations, and respite services, including a program for grandparents raising grandchildren.

Offers comprehensive caregiver support and education through classes, support groups, navigation services, training, one-on-one consultations, and respite services (Caregiver Breaks). This also includes a specific program for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Provides support and education for caregivers through classes, support groups, navigation services, training, one-on-one consultations, and respite services (Caregiver Breaks), including a program for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Operates the Katie Dusenberry Healthy Aging Center, serving as a hub for various programs and services for older adults.

Operates the Katie Dusenberry Healthy Aging Center as a hub for programs and services promoting healthy aging in Pima County.

Provides congregate meals through community programs and home-delivered meals via Pima Meals on Wheels, supporting nutrition and social engagement for older adults across Pima County.

Provides congregate meals through a Community Lunch Program and home-delivered meals via Pima Meals on Wheels to support nutrition and well-being among older adults in Pima County.

Provides congregate and home-delivered meals through programs such as Pima Meals on Wheels and a Community Lunch Program.

Operates the Dementia Capable Southern Arizona program, Memory Cafés, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program to support individuals with dementia and advocate for quality long-term care.

Offers comprehensive caregiver support including support groups, training, respite care, one-on-one consultation, and specialized programs such as Grandparents Raising Grandchildren to support caregivers of older adults in Pima County.