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1995 PHDEP LANAKILA DRUG ELIMINATION GRANT <br /> "PUKA ANA" CONTRACT <br /> HAWAII COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING <br /> SCOPE OF SERVICES <br /> OVERVIEW OF SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION <br /> National and state-wide health statistics indicate a growing problem amongst senior <br /> citizens associated with drug abuse. Within the senior population, the problem is often times <br /> caused by prescription drugs taken in non compatible combinations as well as consumption <br /> of outdated prescription drugs taken in combination with newly prescribed drugs. Drug <br /> abuse amongst the elderly is often associated with depression brought on by isolation and <br /> loneliness. <br /> The proposed project addresses the drug problem amongst the elderly population through <br /> the establishment of a health resource center in combination with educational and <br /> recreational activities for elderly residents of the Pomaikai, Lanakila, and Punahele housing <br /> complexes. <br /> Senior residents within these housing complexes will be initially screened by Coordinated <br /> Services for the Elderly Staff utilizing a nutritional risk assessment questionnaire developed <br /> by the Administration on Aging. The one page instrument contains questions including <br /> information on drug consumption. Individuals identified as being at risk will be encouraged <br /> to attend educational and recreational activities at the established center. <br /> Computers at the center will provide valuable health information for seniors via the <br /> Internet and provide a positive educational avenue for seniors as well Online information on <br /> Medicare/Medicaid benefits and the ability to access assistance concerning these national <br /> programs will also be available. Early evening movies and other <br /> recreational/intergenerational activities will also provide socialization for otherwise lonely <br /> elderly individuals. The project will also coordinate a health screening by a registered nurse <br /> from a partnering program, including a medication management component to evaluate the <br /> drug consumption of seniors. <br /> GOALS AND OBJECTIVES <br /> Goal <br /> TO REDUCE DRUG ABUSE AMONGST THE ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN THE <br /> POMAIKAI, LANAKILA, AND PUNAHELE HOUSING COMPLEXES THROUGH <br /> PROVISION OF EDUCATION/TRAINING SESSIONS AND AN ARRAY OF <br /> RECREATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES/SERVICES FOR SENIORS. <br /> Objectives <br /> I. to establish by September 1, 1997, a health resource center within the Pomaikai <br /> elderly housing complex to provide senior residents of the Pomaikai, Lanakila <br /> and Punahele housing complexes with health education and computer training, <br /> and access to other health information via the Internet. <br /> ACTION STEPS: <br /> Exhibit A- Page I of 3 <br />