Strengthening data intelligence on the value of services provided by Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) is imperative, according to one of the findings published in a newly released report from the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a). To better understand the types of data collected, and how it is being used to measure … Continue reading Data Intelligence: National Findings on Measuring Value in the Aging Network
The U.S. News & World Report ranked Iowa #1 in its Best States rankings this week. Iowa's surge in technological infrastructure has helped Iowa leap from its #6 position in 2017 to the best state in the U.S. for 2018. Other contributing factors include Iowa's #3 ranking for health care, #4 in opportunity, #5 in … Continue reading Older Iowans Quietly Contribute to Iowa’s #1 Ranking
The Iowa Senate will be considering its funding de-appropriation for the current fiscal year budget today (SF2117). The bill now calls for a reduction of $220,024. This is a reduction in the current year's funding, which ends June 30, 2018. If funding cuts get through the Senate, House, and the Governor, then this will be … Continue reading Death by a Thousand Cuts
Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging 