Action for Eastern Montana Our Mission

Senior Companions

Senior Companions touch the lives of adults who need extra assistance to live independently in their own homes or communities.

They serve frail older adults, adults with disabilities, those with terminal illnesses, and offer respite care for caregivers.  They assist their clients in these basic ways:

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  Offering companionship and friendship to isolated and frail adults
  
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  Assisting with simple chores
  
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  Accompany clients to medical appointments
  
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  Adding richness to their clients’ lives
  

INNOVATION...Seeing our role as an advocate in the lives of the families with whom we work and in the communities we serve, AEM strives to operate at the advancement of knowledge and practice, continually exploring new ways to achieve AEM's mission.

Senior Companion Program

July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

Number of Total Clients Companion Funds

County Companions Served Total Hours Earned in County

Custer 3 19 3295 9,408.87

Dawson 5 20 5755 15,753.27

McCone 2 4 1884 7,646.31

Phillips 2 9 2457 8,249.51

Prairie 3 23 4993 15,536.31

Powder River 1 5 628 1,888.84

Richland 8 43 10,573 32,731.98

Roosevelt 4 12 4634 16,793.61

Rosebud 3 13 4585 13,417.86

Sheridan 4 9 2649 7,423.44

Treasure 1 2 591 2,316.67

Valley 6 49 8781 31,918.83

Wibaux 1 8 2276 6,881.83

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Totals 43 216 53,101 169,967.33

Key Results and Outcomes

COMMUNITY...AEM believes that all people should feel they are part of their community, that all individuals, families and organizations need to be treated as valuable members of the community if they are to grow and succeed.

Service Area Data

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  47,945 square miles (that is larger than the combined size of Massachusetts, Vermont, Delaware, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island; in fact, it is larger than 18 individual states).
  
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  Two Tribal Nations (Ft. Peck and Northern Cheyenne).
  
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  83 specific communities and towns.
  
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  2010 service area population: 78,473
  
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  2010 service area households – 31,491
  
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  2010 population in poverty – 12,064 or 15.37% (Montana’s average is 14.1%)
  

Red stars indicate an Action office location: Glendive (Dawson County – main office), Sidney (Richland County – 1 hour from Glendive), Miles City (Custer – 1 hour from Glendive), Glasgow (Valley County – 2.5 hours from Glendive) and Malta (Phillips County – 3.5 hours from Glendive). Distance to the Capital in Helena from Glendive: 7 hours.

District #1	Sheridan	Daniels	Roosevelt	Valley	Phillips	Total
Population - 2010 census	3,384	1,751	10,425	7,369	4,253	27,182
Size - square miles	1,677	1426	2356	4921	5140	15,520
# of Communities	6	5	6	8	6	31
# of Households	1,666	714	3,390	3,048	1,830	10,648
Population over 65	25.80%	25.10%	10.80%	21.40%	21.70%	21.0%
Per. Of Pop. below poverty.	11.60%	13.50%	30.70%	14.30%	17.00%	17.42%
District #2	Garfield	McCone	Dawson	Richland	Wibaux	Prairie	Total
Population - 2000 census	1,206	1,734	8,966	9,746	1,017	1,179	23,848
Size - square miles	4668	2643	2373	2084	889	1737	14,394
# of Communities	5	3	3	5	2	5	23
# of Households	513	762	3,637	3,943	421	508	9,784
Population over 65	18.10%	19.80%	18.40%	15.50%	24.30%	25.30%	20.2%
Per. Of Pop. below poverty.	17.40%	17.20%	12.60%	10.30%	13%	15.30%	14.28%
District #3	Custer	Rosebud	Treasure	P. River	Carter	Fallon	Total
Population - 2000 census	11699	9,233	718	1,743	1,160	2,890	27,443
Size - square miles	3783	5012	979	3297	3340	1620	18,031
# of Communities	4	9	3	7	4	2	29
# of Households	5,025	3,204	342	719	569	1,200	11,059
Population over 65	17.50%	11%	22.70%	21.40%	20.60%	18.10%	18.6%
Per. Of Pop. below poverty.	14.20%	17%	12.20%	13.00%	20%	9.10%	14.30%