MTLRS457.xml Guide to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Senior and Long Term Care records 1978-2006 Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Senior and Long Term Care records Finding aid prepared by Matt Kruse; Updated by Lindsey Mick Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Montana Historical Society 2013; 2024 Finding aid encoded by Matt Kruse; Updated by Lindsey Mick2013; 2024 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). Montana Historical Society Library and Archives
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RS 457_RS 495 Montana. Department of Public Health and Human Services. Department of Public Health and Human Services, Senior and Long Term Care records 1978-2006 13 linear feet This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records. This collection is comprised of DPHHS's Senior and Long Term Care Division records and includes correspondence (1982-1987), reports (1980-2006), and subject files (1978-2000). 17:14-3 English

The Legislature established the Department of Public Welfare in 1937, consolidating state welfare activities. The Department was responsible for the administration of all forms of public assistance, including general relief programs and supervision of institutions caring for the dependent, delinquent, or mentally or physically handicapped. In 1971 the Department of Public Welfare was abolished and its functions assumed by the newly created Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS). The SRS assumed the functions of various state agencies, including functions pertaining to vocational rehabilitation and education; the Commission on Aging; and the Council on Human Resources. The SRS administered all forms of public assistance, child protection, and child welfare; gave consultant service to private institutions providing care for the needy, indigent, handicapped, or dependent; developed provisions for services to the blind; supervised county boards of public welfare; and administered all funds allotted for public welfare activities. State government reorganization in 1995 combined the SRS with portions of the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences to form the Department of Public Health and Human Services.

The Senior and Long Term Care Division administers aging services, adult protective services, and the state’s two veterans' homes. It also helps to fund care for elderly and disabled Montanans who are eligible for Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

This collection is composed of three series:

Correspondence (1982-1987): Including incoming and outgoing correspondence related to the division.

Reports (1980-2006): Including area plans, area grants, and state plans.

Subject Files (1978-2000): Including adult protective services, Alzheimer’s disease, tribal elder abuse, and other related topics.

This collection is arranged by series.

Collection is open for research.

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Library & Archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Library & Archives before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 495, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the Montana Historical Society catalog, and to follow best archival practices.

Collections from Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services' various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 495. Rather than reprocessing over 60 linear feet of DPHHS materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.

Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.

Acquisition information available upon request

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search under these terms.

Elderly Nutrition Program (U.S.) Indians, North American--Northwestern United States. Senior citizens Montana Medicine and Health Detailed Description of the Collection Correspondence 1 / 1-12 General Office 1983-1987 1 / 13 United States Human Development Service, Information Memos. 1982-1984 1 / 14-15 Regional Office Memos 1985-1986 Reports 2 / 1-2 Area Agencies on Aging – Assessment 1984 2 / 3 Area I Plan 1981 2 / 4 Area II Plan 1981 2 / 5 Area IV Plan 1981 2 / 6 Area IV Plan 1981-1983 2 / 7 Area V Plan 1981 2 / 8-9 Area VI Plan 1981 2 / 10 Area VII Plan 1981-1983 2 / 11 Area I Plan 1982 2 / 12 Area II Plan 1982 2 / 13 Area IV Plan 1982 2 / 14 Area V Plan 1982 2 / 15 Area VI Plan 1982 2 / 16 Area VII Plan 1982 2 / 17 Missoula Co. 1983 2 / 18 Montana Inter-Tribal Policy Board 1983-1984 2 / 19 State Plan on Aging 1984 3 / 1 Area I Plan 1984 3 / 2 Area II Plan 1984 3 / 3 Area III Plan 1984 3 / 4 Area IV Plan 1984 3 / 5 Area VI Plan 1984 3 / 6 Area VII Plan 1984 3 / 7 Area VIII Plan 1984 3 / 8 Area IX Plan 1984 3 / 9 Area X Plan 1984 3 / 10 Area XI Plan 1984 3 / 11 Area VII Plan 1986 3 / 12-13 Area I Plan 1989-1994 3 / 14 Area V Plan 1989-1994 4 / 1 Area VI Plan 1991 4 / 2 Area VI Plan 1991 4 / 3 Area VIII Plan 1989-1993 4 / 4-5 Area IX Plan 1989-1993 4 / 6 Area X Plan 1989-1993 4 / 7-8 Area XI Plan 1989-1993 4 / 9-10 Area IV Plan 1993 4 / 11-12 Area II Plan 1994 4 / 13 Area III Plan 1994 4 / 14 Area I Grants 1980-1981 4 / 15 Area II Grants 1980-1981 4 / 16 Area III Grants 1980-1981 4 / 17 Area IV Grants 1980-1981 4 / 18 Area V Grants 1980-1981 4 / 19 Area VI Grants 1980-1981 4 / 20 Area VII Grants 1980-1981 5 / 1-13 State Plans 1995-2001 6 / 1-10 State Plans 2002-2006 Subject Files 6 / 11 Adult Protective Services – Pamphlet 1996 6 / 12 Adult Protective Services – Training 1997 6 / 13 Caseload Reports by Region 1989-1990 6 / 14 Domestic Violence of Elderly Women 1995 6 / 15 Adult Protective Services – Exploitation Resource Handbook 1995 6 / 16 Adult Protective Services – Planning Task Force 1996 6 / 17 Elderly Abuse Statistics 1985-1994 7 / 1 Adult Protective Services – Support Letters 1996 7 / 2-3 Adult Protective Services – Survey and Misc. 1996 7 / 4 Indian Elder Abuse 1989-1995 7 / 5 Legislative File 1995 7 / 6 Adult Protective Services – Law Enforcement Workshop 1994 7 / 7 Adult Protective Services – Staff Contacts 1996 7 / 8 Adult Protective Services – Targeted Case Management and Medicaid Reimbursement 1996 7 / 9 Triad 1994 7 / 10 Aging Services Manual 1983 7 / 11 Area VII – Area Agency on Aging Assessment 1992 7 / 12 Area I – Area Agency on Aging 1988-1991 7 / 13 Area II – Area Agency on Aging 1990-1993 7 / 14 Area Agencies on Aging Assessment 1990 7 / 15 Area II Contract Computer Accounting Proposal 1991-1992 7 / 16 Area IV – Area Agency on Aging 1991-1993 7 / 17 Area VI – Area Agency on Aging 1990-1993 7 / 18 Aging Coordinator – Governor’s Office on Aging 1991-1992 7 / 19 Billings Fair Housing Alliance 1992 7 / 20 American Indian Heritage Foundation 1987-1988 7 / 21 Max Baucus – U.S. Senate 1988-1993 7 / 22 Joe Bear – Northern Cheyenne Tribal Office 1988 7 / 23 Gloria Beardsley 1992 7 / 24 Berry, Dr. Joyce T. – Acting U.S. Commissioner on Aging 1990-1992 7 / 25 Bi-Weekly Report to Governing Board from PSA-VII Director 1988-1989 7 / 26 Conrad Burns – U.S. Senate 1990-1992 7 / 27 Bridging the Newworks 1991 7 / 28 Brigham Young University – Senior Helpline 1990 7 / 29 Broadwater Center Fire 1987-1989 8 / 1 Commodities for Tribes 1990-1991 8 / 2 Commodities – Food Distribution Bureau, Helena, MT 1988-1990 8 / 3 USDA Commodities 1988-1993 8 / 4 Commodity Inventories 1991-1994 8 / 5 Area Agency on Aging – Assessment 1992 8 / 6 Coordinator of Indian Affairs 1989-1993 8 / 7 Department of Health and Human Services 1990-1993 8 / 8 Part C External Advisory Committee 1989-1990 8 / 9 PSA-VII Equipment Inventory 1978-1993 8 / 10 Tribal Elder Abuse 1987-1988 8 / 11 Elder Abuse 1988-1991 8 / 12-13 Fair Housing 1989-1990 8 / 14 Food Stamp Outreach 1991-1992 8 / 15-17 PSA VII – Funding 1990-1992 8 / 18 First Bank Recovery Shares 1987-1988 8 / 19 Governing Board Correspondence 1990-1991 8 / 20 Governing Board Delegate Verifications 1988 8 / 21 Governor’s Office on Aging 1988-1993 8 / 22 Personnel Grievance Procedure 1990-1993 8 / 23 Governor’s Health Care for Montanans 1991-1992 8 / 24 Green Thumb Time Sheets and Applications 1988-1993 8 / 25 Indian Health Service Statistics 1991-1993 8 / 26 Information, Counseling and Assistance Program (ICA) 1991-1993 8 / 27 Medicare/Medicaid 1989-1993 8 / 28 Area VII Quarterly Governing Board and Special Meeting 1993-1994 8 / 29 PSA – VII Quarterly Meetings 1990 8 / 30 PSA – VII Quarterly Meetings 1991 8 / 31 PSA – VII Governing Board Quarterly Meetings 1991-1992 8 / 32 PSA – VII Governing Board Quarterly Meetings 1992-1993 8 / 33 PSA – VII Area Agency on Aging – Meetings Schedules, and Agendas 1987-1993 8 / 34 Executive Director 1989-1993 9 / 1 Montana United Indian Association 1989-1995 9 / 2 Program Totals 1988-1991 9 / 3 Program Performance Report 1992 9 / 4 Area VII – Project Director’s Correspondence 1989-1993 9 / 5 Policies/Procedures Manual Updates 1992 9 / 6 State of Montana Proclamation 1989-1993 9 / 7 Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) 1992 9 / 8 Office of Public Instruction 1990-1992 9 / 9 Patterson, Herb, Regional Aging Coordinator – Northwest Human Services Center 1990-1993 9 / 10 Timelines 1990-1995 9 / 11 Title III/VI Coordination 1992 9 / 12 Title VI Grant Process 1989-1993 9 / 13 Traders State Bank 1989-1991 9 / 14 HIV Counselor Training Course 1990 9 / 15 Area Agency on Aging – Redesignation Process 1991 9 / 16 Rocky Boy Assessment 1993 9 / 17 Area Agency on Aging – Responsibilities Concerning Program Planning 1989 9 / 18 Florence Running Wolf 1988 9 / 19 Visual Impairment Information 1988-1993 9 / 20 Representative Pat Williams 1988-1993 9 / 21 Wills 1988 9 / 22 AARP’s Widowed Persons Support Group 1991-1992 9 / 23 White House Conference on Aging 1993 9 / 24 West Montana 1993 9 / 25 Yellowstone Council on Aging 1990 9 / 26 Youth Manpower Program 1988-1991 9 / 27 Policies/Procedures Manual 1987 9 / 28 Transportation 1991-1992 9 / 29 In-Home Service 1991-1992 9 / 30 Dennis Stinger 1988 9 / 31 Funding 1987 9 / 32 State Plan Task Force 1988 9 / 33 Area Agency for Aging – Assessment 1988-1989 9 / 34 PSA-VII Quarterly Meetings 1989 9 / 35 Minutes of Quarterly Meetings 1987-1988 9 / 36 Priorities for People 1988 9 / 37 Annual Program Performance Report 1988 9 / 38 Senator John Melcher 1988 9 / 39 Training – Region III Conference, Denver, CO 1988 9 / 40 Monthly Internal Financial Summary Reports 1988 9 / 41 Funding 1988 9 / 42 Monthly Project Service Units/Clients Summaries 1988 9 / 43 Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies 1991 9 / 44 State Assessment Survey 1988 9 / 45 Presentations 1988 9 / 46 Information and Referral 1991-1992 9 / 47 Fort Belknap – Commodities and Correspondence 1990-1992 9 / 48 State Plan on Aging – Title III of the Older American Act 1989-1991 9 / 49 Fort Belknap – Reimbursements 1988 9 / 50 Governing Board Minutes 1995-1999 9 / 51 Area VII Plan 1987-1988 10 / 1-2 Montana Legacy Legislature 1988-1990 10 / 3 Eastern Montana Senior Center 1997 10 / 4 Elder Law Forum Magazine 1996 10 / 5 Elderly Drug Abuse 1997 10 / 6 Economic and Educational Opportunities Subcommittees 1999 10 / 7 Educational Forums on Building Codes 1996 10 / 8 List of Billings Area Elderly 1996 10 / 9 Elder Abuse – Billings Chapter 1994-1995 10 / 10-11 Elder Abuse 1994-1997 10 / 12 Tribal Elderly Abuse 1995-1996 10 / 13 Elderly Studies (Indian) 1997 10 / 14 Fair Housing in Montana 1994 10 / 15 Montana Food Bank Network Information 1994-1997 10 / 16 Food Stamp Information 1994-1995 10 / 17 Food Survey 2000 10 / 18 Foundation List 1994-1997 10 / 19 Funding Information 1994-2000 10 / 20 Northwest Focus on Conference’s 1995 10 / 21 Consumer Education Research Center 1996 10 / 22 Human Rights Commission 1994 10 / 23 Human Services Delivery Task Force 1996 10 / 24 – 28 11 / 1-2 Department of Health and Human Services 1994-2000 11 / 3-4 Human Services Foundation of Montana 1994-1995 11 / 5 I and A Network Report 1999 11 / 6 Indian Health Service Statistics 1994-1997 11 / 7 Internet Resource Directory 1998 11 / 8 Definitions for Units of Service 1999 11 / 9 Definition of Disability for Children undated 11 / 10 Don Allen 1995 11 / 11 Devine, Percy III – Program Director of Region VIII 1993 11 / 12 Denver – regional Administration on Aging 1995 11 / 13 Developmental Disabilities 1992-1998 11 / 14 Dementia 2000 11 / 15 Preadmission Screening Program Study – Phase I undated 11 / 16 Governor Marc Racicot 1994-1995 11 / 17 Governing Board/ Project Director Meeting 1995-1997 11 / 18 Governing Board/Project Directors 1995 11 / 19 Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging 1992-1998 11 / 20 Governor’s Conference 1999 11 / 21 Governor’s Conference on Aging – Billings, MT 1996 11 / 22 Governor’s Conference on Aging – Butte, MT 1994 11 / 23 Green Thumb 1994-1999 11 / 24 Department of Health and Environmental Sciences 1993-1997 11 / 25 Administration on Aging 1995-1996 11 / 26 Administration on Aging – Out of State 1996-1997 11 / 27 PSA – VII Area Agency on Aging – Area Plan 1999-2003 11 / 28 Area – VII Agency on Aging 1995 11 / 29 Area Agency on Aging – Assessment Guide 1995 11 / 30 Area III – Area Agency on Aging 1995 11 / 31 Area IV – Agency on Aging 1994-1995 11 / 32 Area V – Agency on Aging 1988 11 / 33 Area IV – Area Agency on Aging 1994-1997 11 / 34 “Aging Horizons” – News for the Aging Network 1994-1996 11 / 35 Aging Coordinator – Governor’s Office on Aging 1994-1999 11 / 36 Alzheimer Grant List of Seniors – Billings Area 1997 11 / 37 Alzheimer’s Demonstration Project 1998-1999 11 / 38 Alzheimer’s Disease – Information 1996-1999 12 / 1 Billings American Indian Council 1994 12 / 2 Area Agencies on Aging – Indian Tribal Organizations 1990-1997 12 / 3 Alzheimer’s Disease 1995-1996 12 / 4 National Awards – Aging Program 1999 12 / 5 PSA – VII Area Agency on Aging – Audit Report 1999-2000 12 / 6 Audit 1989-1997 12 / 7 Max Baucus – US Senate 1994 12 / 8 Billings Fair Housing Alliance 1992 12 / 9 Comrad Burns 1993-1997 12 / 10 Block Grants 1995 12 / 11 Blackfeet Nation Material undated 12 / 12 “Bridging the Networks: Dignified Alternatives Later Life” undated 12 / 13 Brigham Young University – Senior Helpline 1993-1997 12 / 14 Area VII Budget 1999 12 / 15 PSA-VII Governing Board undated 12 / 16 Legislative Handouts, Charts, etc. 1993 12 / 17 Region VIII – Denver – Office of Health and Human Services 1989-1991 12 / 18 Office of Public Instruction 1991 12 / 19 Office Space 1991 12 / 20 OK-AIM Residential Services Handbook 1991 12 / 21 Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Report 1990 12 / 22 Laradon 1991 12 / 23 Personnel 1990-1993 12 / 24 Phase IV Screening Team 1991-1992 12 / 25 Parents Let’s Unite for Kids (PLUK) 1988-1992 12 / 26 Pluralism 1992 12 / 27 Prevention Resource Guide 1991 12 / 28 Private Duty Nursing Services 1991 12 / 29 Proposed Rule Changes 1987-1988 12 / 30 Projections 1992 12 / 31 Protective Services Protocol 1992-1993 12 / 32 Publicating 1991 12 / 33 Purchasing 1991 12 / 34 Purpose of Developmental Disabilities 1980 12 / 35 Reduction in the Work Force 1992 12 / 36 Recycling 1991 12 / 37 Regional Council – Misc. 1984-1985 12 / 38 Regional Plans 1992 12 / 39 Region I Council Minutes 1991-1992 12 / 40 Region II Council Minutes 1991-1993 12 / 41 Region III Council Minutes 1985-1993 12 / 42 Region IV Council Minutes 1991-1993 12 / 43 Region V Council Minutes 1985-1993 12 / 44 Residential Facility Screening Team 1991-1993 12 / 45 Residential Scheduling Coalition 1988-1991 12 / 46 Rural Exchange 1991-1992 12 / 47 Screening Appeal File 1992 12 / 48 Screening Committees 1991-1992 12 / 49 Senators/Representatives 1991 12 / 50 Sexuality 1991 12 / 51 Screening Review Board 1991-1992 12 / 52 Social Security 1992-1993 12 / 53 Social Services Block Grant 1992-1993 12 / 54 State Advisory Boards 1991 12 / 55 State Coordinator of Indian Affairs 1992 12 / 56 State Employee Combined Campaign 1991 12 / 57 – 13 / 2 Statistical Reports 1989-1993 13 / 3 Legislative Planning 1996-1997 13 / 4 Rocky Boy Clinic 1986-1995 13 / 5-6 RFI – Personal Care 1993 13 / 7 Home Care Service PAS Application 1995 13 / 8 Blackfeet PAS Application 1995 13 / 9 General Correspondence 1995 13 / 10-15 Incoming Correspondence 1991-1999 13 / 16-22 Outgoing Correspondence 1991-2000