Area Plan

Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington (ALTCEW) is the local Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for Spokane, Whitman, Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens counties. As an AAA, we pursue the development of services and supports for older adults and people in need of long-term care.

Every four years all Disability Services and other Area Agencies on Aging around the country are required to develop an Area Plan. This outlines the course each agency plans to follow as they seek to create an age-friendly community. The plan provides an overview of how the agency plans to prioritize services and distribute funding, outlines budget information and available services, presents relevant demographic trends, and identifies the major goals and objectives to be achieved. This is revised every four years and updated every two. The final plan is submitted to the Aging and Long Term Support Administration.

Prior to any Area Plan updates, Aging & Long Term Care holds public hearings to gather input on proposed changes. At these hearings, ALTCEW presents the proposed budget for the following calendar year, changes to service prioritization, and any other changes to the Area Plan.

Aging & Long Term Care is developing its 2024 – 2027 Area Plan

The 2024 – 2027 Area Plan Process:

Focus groups were held on March 30^th, April 10^th, April 12^th, April 27^th, May 11^th, and May 19^th, 2023. These were held in conjunction with senior and community centers in Aging & Long Term Care’s service region.
An Area Plan survey was distributed to agencies, organizations, and the community in June 2023.
Three public hearings were held for the Area Plan public review in Spokane County, Whitman County, and the Tri-Counties on July 7^th, July 10^th, and July 12^th, 2023.
ALTCEW sought comments on the proposed Area Plan from June 1^st, until July 21^st, 2023.
The ALTCEW Advisory Council reviewed and approved an overview of the proposed 2024 – 2027 Area Plan for public review on July 28^th, 2023.
The ALTCEW Governing Board reviewed and approved the proposed 2024 – 2027 Area Plan on August 11^th, 2023.
A final draft of the 2024 – 2027 Area Plan will be submitted in November 2023 to the Washington State Unit on Aging for review.

To review the proposed 2024 – 2027 Area Plan and the 2020 – 2023 Area Plan Report on Accomplishments, click on the buttons below. To request materials in an alternative format, email action@altcew.org.

Proposed 2024-2027 Area Plan Booklet 2020-2023 Area Plan Report on Accomplishments

Prior Years

To read Aging & Long Term Care’s previous Area Plan’s, click on the buttons below. To request materials in an alternative format, email action@altcew.org.

Approved 2016 – 2019 Area Plan Approved 2020-2023 Area Plan