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Presented by Sherri Clark Aging Services Program Specialist
Administration for Community Living Update
www.olderamericansmonth.aoa.gov
Session Outline
Overview of ACL
Update on ADRC efforts
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Volunteer Collaborative
National Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
LGBT Aging Training
HIV/AIDS Toolkit
Overview
Administration for Community Living
New HHS Operating Division brings together:
Administration on Aging (AoA)
Office on Disability (OD)
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)
This single agency is charged with developing policies
and improving supports for seniors and people with
disabilities.
ACL Objectives
Reduce the fragmentation that currently exists in Federal
programs addressing the community living service and
support needs of both the aging and disability populations
Enhance access to quality health care and long-term
services and supports for all individuals
Promote consistency in community living policy across other
areas of the Federal government
Complement the community infrastructure, as supported by
both Medicaid and other Federal programs, in order to
better respond to the full spectrum of needs of seniors and
persons with disabilities
Why Is This Important?
The common interests of the aging and disability populations have been recognized at the local and state levels.
The mechanisms for providing supports that facilitate community living have been brought together into agencies that serve both populations.
Yet at the federal level, policy development, community outreach and program implementation related to aging and disability across the lifespan was fragmented across HHS.
Background
In 2009, on the 10th anniversary of the Supreme
Court’s landmark Olmstead decision, President
Obama announced the Year of Community Living.
He directed the HHS and HUD Secretaries to work
together to identify ways to improve access to
housing, community supports, and independent living
for people with disabilities.
Background
In 2009 HHS Secretary Sebelius established an interagency Coordinating Council co-led by the Director of the Office on Disability and the Assistant Secretary on Aging.
Through the Community Living initiative, stakeholders and states have been engaged, investments made to improve access to housing and critical long-term services and supports; increase in communities that have Aging and Disability Resource Centers and enhanced state participation in the Money Follows the Person program.
Organizational Structure
www.hhs.gov/acl
Where are they? ADRC Coverage March 2012
416 ADRCs
covering 61%
of US
Population
ADRC Update
Veterans Directed Home and Community
Based Services
There are now 38 VA Medical Centers
actively participating with 91 AAA/ADRC
in 23 states
VD-HCBS Operational
VD-HCBS Planned FY12
VAMC Locations
Planned for FY13 & FY14
Hawaii*
Alaska *
MT
ID*
WA†
CO†
WY
NV
CA*†
NM AZ
MN
TX†
KS*
IA
WI
IL†
KY
TN†
IN† OH
MI
AL MS
AR
LA
FL†
SC*
WV VA
NC*
PA †
VT
RI†
NH† OR*
SD
ND
MO*
OK
NE
NY†
CT†
MA†
DC
ADRC Care Transitions Activities
DE
GA
38 States currently conducting care transitions activities
9 States currently planning to conduct care transitions activities
4 States not reporting current or planned care transition activities
* 10 states with CMS Hospital Discharge Planning Model grant
† 16 states with 2010 ADRC Care Transitions grant
15 states participating in CCTP
MD*†
NJ
ME†
116 active sites, partnering with 225 hospitals
94 planning sites, partnering with 69 hospitals
ADRC Resources
ADRC Technical Assistance Exchange
http://adrc-tae.org
AoA Care Transitions webpage:
http://www.aoa.gov/Aging_Statistics/Health_
care_reform.aspx
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Designated as June 15th annually
Elder abuse is a priority of ACL Administrator
Day-long symposium at the White House on June 14, 2012
Federal partners:
- White House OPE - Administration for Community Living
- Department of Justice - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Focus on financial exploitation and the unique role it plays
in the wider problem of elder abuse.
To be webcasted live http://www.whitehouse.gov/live
Consider hosting a “Watch Party”
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) Toolkit
Includes:
Ideas for state and local communities to can get
involved
Tip sheets and fact sheets.
http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/ncearoot/Main_Site/About/Initiat
ives/Take_A_Stand.aspx
The Aging Network's Volunteer Collaborative
N4A Project Funds by ACL/Administration on Aging
Virtual meeting place for Aging Network
Designed to stimulate and support volunteer
development
http://www.agingnetworkvolunteercollaborative.or
g/
Learn more at session Monday, 1:00 – 2:30 pm –
Addressing the Age Wave: Utilizing the Aging
Network to Engage Baby Boomers in Volunteerism
National Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Research –Funding of new research by the NIH
Tools for Clinicians – HRSA to provide high-quality
training for doctors, nurses, and other health care
providers
Awareness campaign –Media campaign will be
launched this summer
Alzheimer’s Public Awareness Campaign
National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
Free Training for Aging Network Organizations
Some of the topics include:
Culture, needs, and concerns of LGBT older adults
Why LGBT older adults are less likely to access health and
social services
Best practices, policy and practice areas for increasing
inclusiveness and safety for LGBT older adults
Tools and education to better serve the LGBT older adults
To learn more, or to request a FREE training for your
agency, visit lgbtagingcenter.org.
Older Adults and HIV/AIDS Toolkit
HIV: Know the RISKS. Get the FACTS
Visit www.aoa.gov
Click this button
on the right-hand slide of the homepage
Video, Fact Sheet & PowerPoint Presentation
Toolkit Poster Series
23
HIV: Know the Risks. Get the Facts.
Toolkit Video
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QUESTIONS!
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suggestions, or comments
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