Nwmo Aaa Ombudsman Program

 Albany     Missouri

http://www.nwmoaaa.org     << visit website

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The Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging has been serving the senior population of the northwest eighteen counties of the state since 1973. Along with more than 600 other area agencies nationwide, the Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging was the result of a designation in the Older American’s Act. We are a non-profit, charitable organization with a 501(c)(3) designation.

While our funding comes from various federal, state and local sources, all of our programs and services are designed to help older adults live as independently as possible for as long as possible. The longer we can help an older person remain in their own home, the happier they are. These home and community-based services are also much more cost effective than institutional care. All services are provided on a contribution basis; no one is denied service because of inability to pay. That being said, we and our contractors rely heavily upon contributions, donations and volunteers to serve as many people as possible.

The philosophy of the NWMOAAA has always mirrored the Older Americans Act in that we contract as many of our services as possible with local entities. This keeps the ownership, support and loyalty at the local level and keeps the area agency’s focus on assessing, planning, development, grant writing and monitoring the services. A few services are provided directly, either because of the nature or regulation of the service or lack of sufficient funding to divide it up between multiple contractors.