Virginia Department for the Aging 8/26/2018 Virginia Department for the Aging Area Plan Program Section Training FY 2011

Things You Need to Know When Preparing and Administering Your Area Plan

Services To Be Provided You must check each service if you provide it – regardless of the funding source.

Service Page We make sure it complies with Service Standards, Title III Regs, and OAA.

Service Implementation Description of services provided and how services are delivered VDA and Agency assessment instruments utilized Compliance with service standard

Target Population Expand the specific target population that your program serves, if appropriate Low income minority Socially isolated Rural Limited English proficiency Caregivers (III-E)

Do not cut and paste information from last year. Targeting Objectives Do not cut and paste information from last year.

Targeting Objectives Total must be the sum of White, American Indian/Native, Asian, Black/African American, and Other.

Targeting Objectives Adult Day Care

Direct Service and Cost Sharing/Fee for Service Waivers If a waiver for direct service is requested, or cost sharing is applicable to the service, this section will be provided.

Direct Service and Cost Sharing/Fee for Service Waivers Be sure to check yes or no. If yes, provide explanation. Be sure to check yes or no. If yes, provide explanation.

Personal Care Note: Indicate whether the service provider is licensed or not licensed.

Communication, Referral and Information & Assistance

Community Living Program

Congregate Nutrition Referral/assessment/reassessment/ nutrition screening process Who, where Types of meals Frozen, hot, shelf stable How prepared, purchased Nutrition Education/Health Programming, Screening Involvement of RD Nutrition counseling, education Menu planning or review

Congregate Nutrition 8/26/2018 This should equal the number of sites on the next page where congregate meals are listed as a service. Go over slide Distribute Policy and walk through.

Delivery Site for Group Services 8/26/2018 Number of delivery sites that list “congregate meals” should match # of congregate meal sites on previous pg. VDA checks to be sure that within the PSA at least one congregate meal site is open Mon – Friday. Go over slide Distribute Policy and walk through.

Home Delivered Nutrition Service Delivery - Provide similar information as requested to describe the congregate nutrition program Who delivers, How often Nutrition Supplements

Home Delivered Nutrition 8/26/2018 New Check Boxes

Disease Prevention/Health Promotion Service Delivery – Particularly describe any implementation of an evidence-based program Such as Chronic disease self-management Physical activity Fall prevention Nutrition and diet Depression and/or substance abuse Program name Type of evidence-based model used Community partners Date initiated Number of participants

2006 Reauthorization of the National Family Caregiver Support Program Reminder: Eligibility Changes Grandparents and other relative caregivers, providing care for children under 18 years of age may receive services at 55 years of age or older Grandparents and other relative caregivers providing services to adults between the ages of 18 and 59 with a disability, may receive services at 55 years of age or older

Caregivers of Adult Children with Disabilities Priority is given to those providing for an adult child with severe disabilities Services provided to adult children in this category are not counted against the 10% ceiling for grandparents and other caregivers providing care to children under the age of 18

Caregivers must be age 55 or older Biological or adoptive parents are not eligible to receive services

National Family Caregiver Support Program 2010 Title III-E

Definition of a Caregiver An adult family member or another individual, who is an “informal” provider of in-home and and community care to an older individual. “Informal” means that the care is not provided as part of a public or private formal service program.

New Care Receivers defined: 1. Individuals 19-59 years of age who have a severe disability as defined in Section 102(48) of the Older Americans Act. Section 102 (48) The term ‘‘severe disability’’ means a severe, chronic disability attributable to mental or physical impairment, or a combination of mental and physical impairments, that— (A) is likely to continue indefinitely; and (B) results in substantial functional limitation in 3 or more of the major life activities specified in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (8). Note: paragraph is now 13 as opposed to 8 in an earlier version of the act.

(13) The term ‘‘disability’’ means (except when such term is used in the phrase ‘‘severe disability’’, ‘‘developmental disability-  ‘‘physical or mental disability’’, ‘‘physical and mental disabilities’’, or ‘‘physical disabilities’’) a disability attributable to mental or physical impairment, or a combination of mental and physical impairments, that results in substantial functional limitations in 1 or more of the following areas of major life activity:

(A) self-care, (B) receptive and expressive language, (C) learning, (D) mobility, (E) self-direction, (F) capacity for independent living, (G) economic self-sufficiency, (H) cognitive functioning, and (I) emotional adjustment.

2. 60 or younger who has a diagnosis of early onset dementia.

State Programs on Area Plan CCEVP 2 or more ADLs Respite Care Initiative Program Target population should include full time caregiver Hours provided per client per month – no more than 35

Reminders! List of Advisory Council Members should match total number of Council members Include Organizational Chart Provide information regarding Significant Trends (p. 9)

Area Plan Due Friday July 23, 2010! E-mail to: Reminders! Area Plan Due Friday July 23, 2010! E-mail to: jane.snead@vda.virginia.gov

Reminders! Area Plan Requested Revisions will be emailed to AAAs FAX revisions back to person who sent them to you

Concluding Comments or Questions???