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AGING <br />AGING <br />Program Objectives <br />Non - Contracted Services <br />Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Development Project <br />Provide older adults and caregivers information and assistance services. <br />a. Provide quarterly activities marketing ADRC services using community <br />presentations and resource fairs, and other media. <br />b. Collaborate with tenant agencies and community partners to provide quarterly in- <br />service trainings for ADRC tenant staff. <br />c. Provide Office of Aging staff access to training for Alliance of Information and <br />Referral Systems (AIRS) certification. One hundred percent of Office of Aging <br />ADRC intake staff will be AIRS certified. <br />d. Develop a Memorandum of Agreement with at least one acute hospital facility to <br />streamline ADRC referrals and service access for eligible individuals. <br />e. Implement Social Assistance Management Software / Information and Referral <br />(SAMS /IR) as the data and tracking software for all Information and Assistance <br />contacts with the ADRC. <br />2. Caregiver Support: National Family Caregiver Support Program <br />a. Develop and maintain information and outreach displays and presentations about <br />the availability of support services in the community through public education in <br />group settings (health fairs, community service fairs, or community organization <br />meetings). <br />• A minimum of one presentation will be given annually in each of <br />nine districts island -wide. <br />• HCOA will participate in at least two health and/or resource fairs, <br />one in East Hawai'i and one in West Hawai'i. <br />b. Provide access to all districts of the island, trained individuals to assess caregiver <br />needs, provide information and assistance that link caregivers to needed services <br />and provide follow -up on an as- needed basis. <br />At least 80% of requests for information and /or services will have immediate <br />(within 7 days) contact with an assessor to begin the assessment process and <br />identify caregiver needs. <br />c. Provide respite, support group, and counseling services for caregivers based on <br />needs identified through the Montgomery - Borgatta Burden Scale screening tool. <br />Respite services will include adult day care, personal care, and homemaker <br />services. <br />At least 80% of caregivers with needs identified will receive respite, support <br />group, or counseling services. <br />4 <br />