Links, Handbooks & Resources

View Title III Reporting Forms Here

Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) Social Media:

ITCA Facebook Page

ITCA YouTube Channel

Arizona Department of Economic Security – Division of Aging and Adult Services DES-DAAS) Manuals & Handbooks:

Nutrition, Food Service, and Wellness Manual (2023)

Case Management Handbook

Nutritional Health Screening Tool (AG-119)

Older American’s Act:

OAA-TVI-Manual-AOA

Administration for Community Living (ACL) – Older Americans Act

AZ DES DAAS Scope of Services/Scope of Work 2026: 

Coming soon!

Resources:

Arizona Department of Economic Security - Older Adult Services

Poverty Guidelines | ASPE

 Archives:

Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES) – Area Agencies on Aging – Scope of Work (2020)

Tribal Nursing Home Practices:

“This report describes the approaches to culturally sensitive care of four tribal long-term care facilities.  It outlines tips for providing person-centered care, honoring traditions, coordinating cultural activities, supporting elders’ spiritual wellbeing, training staff to provide culturally sensitive care, and leveraging community support and partnerships to provide care rooted in culture and tradition.” (DHHS/CMS, March 2018, pg. 2)

https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/American-Indian-Alaska-Native/AIAN/LTSS-TA-Center/pdf/nursing-home-best-practices_cultural-sensitivity_20180301.pdf

Tribal Nursing Home Directory (New Publication):

“The Tribal Nursing Home & Assisted Living Facility Directory lists information about each tribally operated nursing home and tribally operated assisted living facility in the country. Updated annually, it includes tribal affiliation, physical address, certification, number of beds, and year opened.”

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/tribal-nursing-home-assisted-living-facility-directory-2026.pdf

Profile of Older Americans

A Profile of Older Americans is an annual summary of the latest statistics on the older population compiled primarily from U.S. Census data, is available as a web-based publication in a user friendly format along with data tables and charts in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

The Profile has proven to be a very useful statistical summary and serves as a resource for all professionals with an interest in the changing demographics of the population age 65 and over, including 15 topical areas (such as population, income and poverty, living arrangements, education, health, and caregiving).

https://acl.gov/aging-and-disability-in-america/data-and-research/profile-older-americans