Services To Be Provided

Subject to available funding, the department, in conjunction with other state, local, and private agencies and organizations, shall identify and may provide for older Montanans, in addition to existing services: (1) a directory of available services; (2) transportation that provides access to services; (3) housing, nutrition, education, homemaker, escort, respite, hospice, and other programs that facilitate self-care; (4) physical and mental health care, including inpatient and outpatient services, screening, appliances and supplies, and home health care; (5) placement in adult day care, foster care, personal care, supervisory care, and nursing homes; (6) protective advocacy and legal programs; (7) job training, job development, and income maintenance; (8) adult education; and (9) training and research in aging.