As you grow older staying healthy and fit can mean more years doing what you love, living in your home, and enjoying all life has to offer.  Our Healthy Aging programs are designed to help adults get and maintain overall health and wellness in the later years of their lives.  

The mission of MSU Extension is to improve the lives of Montana residents by providing unbiased, research-based education and information that integrates learning, discovery and engagement to strengthen the social, economic and environmental well-being of individuals, families and communities. The MSU Extension Montana Healthy Aging Initiative is a goal for residents of Montana to be their best self across their lifespan. Healthy aging is a concept for you to strive to work on challenges you may face using preventative programs and services, becoming involved in your community and creating healthy living habits and behaviors. This page is dedicated to healthy aging across the lifespan and features education and information on how to be your best self. Click on any of the links below to join us on the journey of healthy aging.

 

Healthy Caregiving

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Programs and tools that help you take care of yourself while you are taking care of others.

Aging in Place

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Programs, ideas, and tools to help you stay in your home.

Healthy Transitions

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Planning for life during retirement.

Healthy Living

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Programs and tools for nutrition, phyical activity and mental health wellness to help you live your best life.

Living Well with Dementia

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Resources for Memory Loss for Montanans including Mobile Memory Café's schedule.

Memory Loss Directory of Services for Caregivers

Memory Loss Resource Region Map

Find region on the Montana map to find the memory loss resources in your particular region.

The Montana Caregiver Respite Food Box Program

Healthy Food and Vegetables

The Montana Caregiver Respite Food Box Program to support unpaid family caregivers across Montana—particularly those in rural and tribal communities.  The program delivers thoughtfully curated boxes of healthy, shelf-stable food directly to caregivers’ doors. 

 

Montana Caregiver Respite Retreat Program Dates for Fall 2025

All Respite Retreats are held from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Contact Dan Koltz or Peyton Vining for more information on any retreat location.

Click here to Download Schedule (PDF)

 

Location Date
Broadus  September 8
Lame Deer September 9
Hardin September 10
Glasgow September 22
Havre September 23
Browning September 24
Sidney November 3
Glendive November 4
Miles City November 5
Deer Lodge November 19
Phillipsburg November 20
Anaconda November 21

 

For more information on Gerontology Programs at MSU and MSU Extension please contact: 

Dan Koltz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development & Community Health
Gerontology Specialist, MSU Extension

Herrick Hall
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3540
406-994-4351
daniel.koltz@montana.edu