Division of Aging Services White House Conference on Aging

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Division of Aging Services White House Conference
on Aging Healthy Aging Summit
Presenter James J.
Bulot Division of Aging Services
Presentation to Department of Human
Services Board
Date August 2015
Georgia Department of Human Services
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Vision, Mission and Core Values

• Vision
• Stronger Families for a Stronger Georgia.
• Mission
• Strengthen Georgia by providing Individuals and
  Families access to services that promote
  self-sufficiency, independence, and protect
  Georgia's vulnerable children and adults.
• Core Values
• Provide access to resources that offer support
  and empower Georgians and their families.
• Deliver services professionally and treat all
  clients with dignity and respect.
• Manage business operations effectively and
  efficiently by aligning resources across the
  agency.
• Promote accountability, transparency and quality
  in all services we deliver and programs we
  administer.
• Develop our employees at all levels of the
  agency.

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Table of Contents

• Title Slide Number
• Anniversaries and Events 4
• White House Conference on Aging 6
• Policy Areas 7-14
• Healthy Aging Summit 15
• State Actions 18

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Anniversaries and Events

• 80th Anniversary of Social Security
• 50th Anniversary of the Older Americans Act,
  Medicare and Medicaid
• 40th Anniversary of the Aging Services Network
• 25th Anniversary of the Americans with
  Disabilities Act
• 6th White House Conference on Aging

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White House Conference on Aging
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WHCOA Policy Issues

• Healthy Aging
• Long Term Supports and Services
• Elder Justice
• Retirement Security
• Technology

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Reducing Falls

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  launching free on-line course to physicians,
  nurses and other health professionals on making
  falls prevention a routine part of clinical care
• National promotion of 2015 Falls Prevention
  Awareness Day in September
• Previewed Falls Prevention Toolkit for Pharmacists

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Improving Safety and Care in Long Term Care

• Requiring staff training on caring for residents
  with dementia and in preventing elder abuse
• Ensuring staff have the right skill sets and
  competencies to provide person-centered care to
  residents
• Requiring nursing homes to provide greater food
  choice for residents while also giving
  flexibility for nursing homes

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Improving Dementia Care

• The Health Resources and Services Administration
  (HRSA) created Alzheimers and Related Dementia
  training on quality dementia care and accurate
  detection/diagnosis
• The Office of Womens Health is developing
  training to help family caregivers maximize their
  health and addresses specific care needs of
  persons with dementia

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Improving Health

• The Surgeon General is Partnering with YMCA to
  encourage intergenerational physical activity
• The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is
  launching a 4 million Brain Health Awareness
  Campaign
• The National Institutes of Health is promoting
  its Go4Life exercise and physical activity
  campaign for older adults

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Health and Nutrition

• U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing
  accessibility to critical nutrition programs for
  homebound, older Americans and people with
  disabilities by enabling Supplemental Nutrition
  Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to be used
  for services that purchase and deliver food to
  these households.

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Combating Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation

• Department of Justice revising Victim Assistance
  Programs so that funds may be used to support
  social and legal services for elder victims of
  abuse, financial exploitation, fraud, and neglect
• ACL developing National Adult Maltreatment
  Reporting System and Voluntary Guidelines for
  Adult Protective Services Created Office of
  Elder Justice

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Retirement Security

• The National Resource Center on Women and
  Retirement Planning educating importance of
  rolling over their retirement savings in order to
  prevent adverse consequences
• Department of the Treasury introduced myRA, a
  simple, safe, and no-fee savings option
  accessible to individuals who may not have access
  to retirement accounts  

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Technology

• Financial Engines
• Uber
• Airbnb
• Peapod
• Care.com

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Healthy Aging Summit
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Healthy Aging Summit Goals

• Explore the science on healthy aging
• Identify knowledge gaps that need to be filled
• Promote the role of prevention and preventive
  services in improving quality of life in later
  years
• Mobilize action to improve the delivery of care
  for those aging in place or in transition

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Healthy Aging Summit Key Sessions

• Biology of Aging and the advance of Geroscience
• Emergency Preparedness and Home Safety
• Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions
• Age Friendly Communities
• Continuum of Care /Care Coordination
• Cognitive Aging in America
• Falls Prevention Programs

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Healthy Aging Summit State Actions

• Fire and Falls Prevention Remembering When
• Tai Chi for Health
• Suicide Prevention in Older Adults

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• Any Questions?

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