NATIONAL NETWORK ON AGING

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NATIONAL NETWORK ON AGING
What It Is What It Does...
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Older Americans ActFoundation of the Aging
Network

• Older Americans Act of 1965
• Congressionally Initiated
• Constituent Based
• Goal
• To provide maximum opportunities to live
  independent, meaningful, and productive lives in
  their own homes and communities as long as
  possible
• To protect the rights of vulnerable older persons

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OAA Title INational Policy Statement

• To Assure Older Americans
• An adequate income
• Best possible physical and mental health
• Suitable housing
• Comprehensive long term care services
• Employment opportunities
• Civic, cultural, educational and recreational
  opportunities
• Continuum of care for vulnerable elderly
• Benefits from research

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Older Americans Act of 2000Key Provisions

• Title I Objectives
• Title II Administration on Aging
• Title III Grants for State Community Programs
• A. Administration
• B. Supportive Services Senior Centers
• C.1. Congregate Nutrition Services
• 2. Home Delivered Nutrition Services
• D. Disease Prevention Health Promotion
• E. National Family Caregiver Support Program

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OAA of 2000Key Provisions

• Title IV Training, Research and Discretionary
  Projects
• Title V Senior Community Service Employment
• Title IV Grants for Native Americans
• Title VII Elder Rights Protection

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OAAFoundation for the Aging Network

• Two-Fold Mission
• Service System Development
• Advocacy
• National Infrastructure
• Federal
• State
• Local

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Aging Central Office and
Regional Offices
Tribal Organizations (228)
State Units on Aging (56)
Area Agencies on Aging (660)
Local Service Provider Organizations (29,000)
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SUAs and AAAs

• State Units on Aging (SUA)
• Departments
• Agencies in Umbrella Departments
• Commissions
• Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)
• County/City Government
• Regional Councils
• Non-Profits

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Service System
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Aging Central Office and
Regional Offices
State Units on Aging (56)
Area Agencies on Aging (660)
Local Service Provider Organizations (29,000)
ACCESS SERVICES
SUPPORTIVE NUTRITION SERVICES
ELDER RIGHTS SERVICES
COMMUNITY SERVICES
IN-HOME SERVICES
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Service System
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Aging Central Office and
Regional Offices
State Units on Aging (56)
Area Agencies on Aging (660)
Local Service Provider Organizations (29,000)

• ACCESS
• SERVICES
• Information Assistance
• Outreach
• Transportation
• Case Management

SUPPORTIVE NUTRITION SERVICES
ELDER RIGHTS SERVICES
COMMUNITY SERVICES
IN-HOME SERVICES
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Service System
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Aging Central Office and
Regional Offices
State Units on Aging (56)
Area Agencies on Aging (660)
Local Service Provider Organizations (29,000)

• ELDER RIGHTS SERVICES
• Long Term Care Ombudsman
• Elder Abuse Protections
• Benefits/ Pension Counseling
• Legal Assistance

ACCESS SERVICES
SUPPORTIVE NUTRITION SERVICES
IN-HOME SERVICES
COMMUNITY SERVICES
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Service System
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Aging Central Office and
Regional Offices
State Units on Aging (56)
Area Agencies on Aging (660)
Local Service Provider Organizations (29,000)

• IN-HOME SERVICES
• Personal Care
• Homemaker/ Chore
• Home Health
• Home-Delivered Meals
• Respite
• Home Repair

ADVOCACYSERVICES
SUPPORTIVE NUTRITION SERVICES
ACCESS SERVICES
COMMUNITY SERVICES
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Service System
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Aging Central Office and
Regional Offices
State Units on Aging (56)
Area Agencies on Aging (660)

• COMMUNITY SERVICES
• Adult Day Care
• Senior Centers
• Congregate Nutrition
• Legal Services
• Housing Services
• Employment Services
• Health Promotion/ Disease Prevention

Local Service Provider Organizations (29,000)
ACCESS SERVICES
SUPPORTIVE NUTRITION SERVICES
ELDER RIGHTS SERVICES
IN-HOME SERVICES
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OAAAdvocacy Responsibilities

• Systems Improvement Reform
• Governors Offices
• State Legislatures
• Other State Government Agencies
• Empowering Older Persons
• Senior Advocacy Organizations
• Other Systems
• Responsiveness and Fair Share

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Other Programs SUAs May Administer

• Home Community Based Service Programs
• (Older persons and/ or persons with
  disabilities)
• Medicaid Waiver Program
• State Funded HCBS Program
• State Health Insurance Counseling Program
• Adult Protective Services
• State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs
• Adults with Physical Disabilities Programs

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State Demonstrations Many SUAs Administer

• AoA Demonstrations
• Alzheimers Demonstrations
• Pension Counseling Demonstrations
• Senior Medicare Patrol (Medicare Fraud and Abuse)
• Innovations in the National Family Caregiver
  Support Program
• Aging Disability Resource Center Demonstrations

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State Demonstrations Many SUAs Administer

• HHS Systems Change Grants for Community Living
• Real Choice Systems Change
• Community Personal Assistance Service Supports
• Nursing Home Transition
• Foundation Initiatives
• Robert Wood Johnson
• Last Acts Campaign--Death with Dignity in HCBS
• Coming Home--Affordable Assisted Living
• Cash Counseling--Consumer Direction in HCBS
• Medicaid Managed Care--Post-Olmstead Planning

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SUA Funding Sources

• Federal Funds
• Older American Act--1/3 SUA budgets
• Medicaid/Medicaid Waiver
• Social Service Block Grant
• Other Federal Sources
• State Funds
• State General Revenue
• State Tobacco Settlement
• State Lotteries
• Foundations