Connecting Hope

Supporting Older Adults & Their Caregivers

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Mark Jones talks with KenYada Blake-Washington, Division Director of the Aging and Adult Services, about MDHS's home and community-based services, as well as caregiver supports to senior adults across the state of Mississippi.

  • (00:00) - Opening
  • (00:52) - Guest introduction
  • (01:32) - Supporting older adults and caregivers
  • (04:06) - Adult Protective Service
  • (05:45) - The importance of caregivers
  • (10:53) - Area Agency on Aging
  • (13:05) - MDHS gives out a million and a half meals a year
  • (16:32) - Importance of home and community-based services
  • (19:33) - Different ways to connect to the programs
  • (21:48) - Open Enrollment
  • (23:23) - State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
  • (24:37) - Reporting abuse
  • (25:38) - A message for caregivers and older adults
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    Connecting HopeBy Mississippi Department of Human Services