2014 Administration Department Annual Report

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V. City Hall 2014 Annual Report · Administration · St. Anthony Village, Minnesota 21 COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS The City of St. Anthony works closely with several local organizations including: · Aging In Place · Northeast Youth and Family Services · Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation · St. Anthony Adopt-A-Family · St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce · St. Anthony Kiwanis · St. Anthony Historical Society · St. Anthony New Brighton School District/Community Services · St. Anthony Sports Boosters · St. Anthony Villagefest · St. Anthony Lions Aging in Place Through funding by a grant from the MN Department of Human Services: Access Solutions, GMHC (Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation) and the City of St. Anthony Village have partnered to provide information and outreach to consumers to provide resources and support to older adults to continue living independently by implementing simple, cost effective home modiﬁ cations to lower the risk of falls and promote active living. General Objectives include: · Enhance the quality of life for older adults living in their own homes in St. Anthony Village · Provide home safety assessments and recommendations to 25 older adults in each city over the course of two years. Each grant participant will then receive project management assistance and up to $500 to implement home modiﬁ cations in to their home. · Provide information and resources to participants on additional services that promote aging in place. · Provide assistance to participants for identifying and securing funding resources for implementing aging in place modiﬁ cations. · Educate consumers and staff at each city and GMHC in universal design and aging in place · Provide outreach at a variety of community settings · Provide educational materials to industry professionals During the course of the project, Access Solutions provided Home Safety Assessments and Recommendations for improving safety and accessibility in the homes of twenty-ﬁ ve (25) St. Anthony Village residents. Each grant participant was then assisted in gathering estimates and implementing recommended modiﬁ cations. Common features that were implemented include: grab bars, handrails, comfort height toilets, and hand held shower heads. Access Solutions also provided community education sessions for residents to provide information and resources about making homes safe to promote aging in place. These sessions were free and open to the public. In addition to the community education sessions, a seminar about Universal Design is scheduled for 2015 to provide education to area professionals in the building and remodeling industry about aging in place. This is an important outreach opportunity to improve quality of life for residents and promote aging in place for our older residents.