Organizations Filed Purposes:
MILESTONES AREA AGENCY ON AGING PROVIDES AND COORDINATES HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES TO ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A 17 COUNTY AREA IN SOUTHEAST IOWA. THE COUNTIES INCLUDE APPANOOSE, CLINTON, DAVIS, DES MOINES, HENRY, JEFFERSON, KEOKUK, LEE, LOUISA, LUCAS, MAHASKA, MONROE, MUSCATINE, SCOTT, VAN BUREN, WAPELLO, AND WAYNE. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS NUTRITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE SERVCIES FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE TO HELP THEM REMAIN IN THEIR HOME AND COMMUNITY.
MILESTONES AREA AGENCY ON AGING PROVIDES AND COORDINATES HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES TO ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A 17 COUNTY AREA IN SOUTHEAST IOWA.
HOME DELIVERED (HDM) AND CONGREGATE MEALS ARE AMONG OUR CORE SERVICES. HDMS ARE DESIGNED FOR HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS, AND CONGREGATE MEALS ARE PROVIDED AT NEIGHBORHOOD MEAL SITES TO HELP REDUCE ISOLOATION AND FACILITATE SOCIALIZATION. NUTRITION EDUCATION IS ALSO PROVIDED, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL HELPFUL INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER (MILESTONES MINUTE) LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2019. WITH THE ONSET OF THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC, THE AGENCY HAD TO ADAPT SERVICES IN REAL TIME AS THE SEVERITY AND TRANSMISSION LEVELS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY. CONGREGATE SITES WERE CLOSED IN MARCH, AND ALL MEAL PARTICIPANTS WERE SHIFTED TO HOME DELIVERY. TO DECREASE EXPOSURE, KITCHENS SHIFTED TO PREPARATOIN OF FROZEN MEALS FOR DELIVERY 1 OR 2X PER WEEK RATHER THAN DAILY HOT MEAL DELIVERY. FOOD BOXES WERE PREPARED AND DELIVERED TO ANYONE 60+ WHO REQUESTED ONE. STATE REQUIREMENTS WERE RELAXED ENABLING PARTNERSHIPS WITH RESTAURANTS TO SERVE MORE SELF-ISOLATING SENIORS. STAFF PERFORMED REGULAR "WELLNESS CHECKS" WITH WEEKLY CALLS TO PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE SAFE AND STAYING HEALTHY. AS A RESULT, MILESTONES STAFF DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO PIVOT, ADJUST, AND REDEPLOY PROGRAMMING TO SUCCESSFULLY MEET THE NEEDS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT WHILE PRIORITIZING HEALTH AND SAFETY. THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO PERSONS 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER AND THEIR SPOUSES REGARDLESS OF AGE.
MILESTONES OFFICES CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN MARCH AND, BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION, HOME VISITS WERE SUSPENDED. CASE MANAGEMENT, OPTIONS COUNSELING, FAMILY CAREGIVER, AND ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION ARE AMONG THOSE SERVICES NORMALLY CONDUCTED THROUGH HOME OR OFFICE VISITS, BUT STAFF CONTINUED TO DELIVER SERVICES THROUGH TELEPHONE AND BY ALSO EXPANDING TO EXPLORE WAYS TO MEET NEEDS THROUGH MEANS OF VIRTUAL DELIVERY.
INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE REFERS TO THE LIFELONG LINKS STATEWIDE TOLL FREE LINE THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND SERVICE REFERRALS TO CALLERS IN EACH AAA'S SERVICE AREA. IN FY20, THE MILESTONES I & A PROGRAM SERVED 90% MORE CONSUMERS THAN IN FY19, AND CALLS TO THE TOLL FREE LINE INCREASED BY 110%. WE KNOW THAT THESE INCREASES DEMONSTRATE THE GREATER NEED RESULTING OF THE FEAR AND HARDSHIP EXPERIENCED BY CONSUMERS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Becky Passman | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $74,258 |
| Tina Jaegers Left June 2020 | FISCAL OFFIC | 40 | $62,803 |
| Mariela Trevino Joined June 2o2o | FISCAL OFFIC | 40 | $0 |
| Sheri M Wilson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bill Thom | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Stephen Swisher | SECRETARY/TR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Julie Schilling | CHAIRPERSON | 0.5 | $0 |
| Richard M Roeller | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jim Howell | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bob Howard Left January 2020 | CHAIRPERSON | 0.5 | $0 |
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