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2012 ADRC Joint Program Funding Annoucement FAQ

Source: ACL
This is a funding opportunity from the Administation for Community Living (ACL), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Veteran's Health Administration (VHA), number HHS-2012-ACL-RO-1210. This opportunity is for states to significantly strengthen and expand their long term services and supports Options Counseling (LTSS OC) programs. Application deadline is July 25, 2012.
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Associated Date: May 2012

2012 ADRC Joint Program Official Funding Announcement

Source: ACL
This is a funding opportunity from the Administation for Community Living (ACL), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Veteran's Health Administration (VHA), number HHS-2012-ACL-RO-1210. This opportunity is for states to significantly strengthen and expand their long term services and supports Options Counseling (LTSS OC) programs. Application deadline is July 25, 2012.
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Associated Date: May 2012

ADRC MFP Collaborative Partnership Toolkit

Source: TAE
Building a Collaborative Partnership between the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration and Aging and Disability Resource Centers is aimed at states with both ADRC and MFP programs. This toolkit provides useful information and helpful tools to aid States in coordinating ADRC and MFP programs towards joint goals. Efforts are being made at the Federal and State levels to encourage system change to afford Americans with disabilities greater choice and control. State health and human service programs are struggling with economic and social policy constraints resulting in an ever increasing need for partnership within and across public and private programs.
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Associated Date: December 2011

Making the Long-Term Services and Supports System Work for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers

Source: TAE
States serve a substantial number of people with dementia and their family caregivers in their Aging Networks and LTSS systems. Serving this population effectively involves accommodating the needs of a population that, in addition to memory loss, experiences a variety of physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms resulting from dementia, along with other medical conditions. In model dementia-capable systems, programs are tailored to the unique needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, and their caregivers.
(PDF) Caption: Making the Long-Term Services and Supports System Work for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers
(PDF) Caption: Dementia Capability Toolkit
Associated Date: November 2011

Program Announcement and Grant Application Instructions for Systems Integration Grant

Source: Administration on Aging
This document from AoA is the program announcement and grant application instructions for:
PART A - Accelerating Integrated, Evidence-Based, and Sustainable Service Systems for Older Adults, Individuals with Disabilities and Family Caregivers
PART B – Creating Dementia Capable, Sustainable Service Systems For Persons With Dementia And Their Family Caregivers
It was announced in FY2011.
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Associated Date: June 2011

My Thinker’s Not Working
Source: National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices
My Thinker’s Not Working: A National Strategy for Enabling Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Affected by dementia to Remain in the Community and Receive Quality Supports was developed by a national task group co-chaired by the University of Illinois at Chicago's Research and Training Center on Aging and I/DD and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry. Task group objectives were to identify a workable screening instrument to help assess and substantiate suspicions of dementia-related decline, suggest and promote the development of practice guidelines for post-diagnosis health care and supports, and recommend models of community-based support and long term care for persons with an intellectual disability affected by dementia.
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Associated Date: January 2012

Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grants to States Program: Case Studies of the Relationship Between the ADDGS and NFCSP Programs

Source: TAE
Prior to the Alzheimer’s Disease Supportive Services Program (ADSSP), the Administration on Aging funded the Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grants to States program (ADDGS). This report from June 2008 examines the ways in which seven ADDGS grantees work with the U.S. Administration on Aging-funded National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) in their respective states to support family caregivers. The seven states are Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
(Word) Caption: Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grants to States Program: Case Studies of the Relationship Between the ADDGS and NFCSP Programs
Associated Date: June 2008

AOA systems integration grantee meeting_FINAL_ November 7 2011-2
Source: CDC
These slides "CDC Resources and Tools for Aging Services Professionals" provide an overview of aging-related CDC programs and activities. It includes tools resources and links to additional information.
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Associated Date: December 07, 2011

Vaccination Poster
Source: CDC
This is a poster/flyer from the CDC encouraging adult innoculations
(Internal Link) • File type: pdf
Associated Date: December 07, 2011

AoA Systems Integration Grantees11 2011mbr
Source: CMS
These slides are an Overview of Medicaid Programs & Affordable Care Act Provisions that impact care transitions. It includes information on Money Follows the Person the Balancing Incentive Payments Program and others.
(Powerpoint) • File type: pptx
Associated Date: December 07, 2011

Behavioral Health Summary
Source: 0
This document is on behavioral health a state of mental and well-emotional being and/or choices and actions that affect wellness. The Aging Network can help older adults persons with disabilities and their family caregivers maintain their health � supporting programs and policies that help prevent and treat depression substance abuse and misuse and suicidal thoughts/behavior using a variety of funding streams. Resources are available to assist the Aging Network in developing systems that help support those with or at risk for behavioral health disorders.
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Associated Date: December 07, 2011

CDSMP Overview
Source: AoA
This brief overview of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSPM) covers program intent history key partners reach and content.
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Associated Date: December 07, 2011

Care Transitions Overview
Source: AoA
This brief overview of the Care Transitions program describes the history purpose and reach of the program.
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Associated Date: December 07, 2011

DSMT Initiative one-page overview 10-11.doc
Source: AoA
This one page overview of AoA's Diabetes Self-Management Training Initiative covers the program's intent history reach and content.
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Associated Date: December 07, 2011

Options Counseling Overview
Source: TAE
This brief overview of the Options Counseling program describes the background cooperative agreement process goals and performance of the program.
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Associated Date: December 07, 2011

STEADI Fall Prevention Toolkit
Source: CDC
A preventive toolkit to help health care providers prevent falls. The great majority of primary care providers are unaware of the American Geriatrics Society's Clinical Practice Guidelines on preventing falls in older persons as well as of standardized fall risk assessment methods. To address these identified gaps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Injury Center developed the STEADI toolkit. The STEADI toolkit materials as well as additional resources will be available online at www.cdc.gov/injury.
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Associated Date: December 07, 2011

Press Release for Systems Integration Grants
Source: AoA
This is the September 28 press release from AoA announcing the four Systems Integration Grantees Ohio New York Georgia and Minnesota.
(External Link) • File type: web
Associated Date: September 28, 2011

AK Provider Survey Report

Source: Alaska
This report summarizes results of Alaska's Provider Survey. It examined capacity across the ADRC system in Alaska to provide options counseling. The survey was designed to get an indication of what relevant knowledge and skills people brought when hired how much this grew while working with the ADRC how people learned these skills and where there were systemic gaps that could be addressed by focused training.
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Associated Date: November 2011