The Southeast Regional Eldercare Coalition and the Juneau Economic Development Council, in collaboration with the City Borough Juneau Juneau Commission on Aging, recently announced receipt of a $2.5 million grant to implement a pilot project to improve care and services to people 60 years of age and older across Southeast Alaska.<\/p>\n
In late 2021, social service providers in Southeast Alaska that serve aging people gathered to discuss daily challenges, according to Southeast Regional Eldercare Coalition. As a result of that gathering, the Southeast Regional Eldercare Coalition was formed to “bring eldercare providers together to problem-solve mutual issues, share program information, and be a collaborative force for change.”<\/p>\n
This grant allows for the creation of a team specifically dedicated to increasing the workforce capacity for the delivery of in-home care to aging seniors across Southeast Alaska. Working directly with employers that provide such eldercare services, the project team will utilize a two-pronged approach: 1) the outreach, training, and retention of in-home workers in partnership with provider agencies; and 2) a supplemental wage program to enhance the wages of caregivers who are providing this crucial in-home service.<\/p>\n
In addition to JEDC, the SREC Steering Committee partners include Catholic Community Service, Community Connections, Southeast Alaska Independent Living, State of Alaska Department of Workforce & Labor Development, AARP Juneau, Bartlett Regional Hospital, and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Elderly Services. This initiative is made possible by a grant from Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies.<\/p>\n
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