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AGING <br /> _ <br /> AGING <br /> Program Description <br /> The Hawai`i County Office of Aging was authorized in 1966 and is an Area Agency on <br /> Aging(AAA). As an AAA, the Office of Aging is required to prepare and submit for <br /> funding an Area Plan on Aging. The Area Plan describes the manner in which this office <br /> develops its service delivery system for older persons on the Big Island. Through an <br /> approved Area Plan, the Office of Aging obtains federal and state funds through the State <br /> Executive Office on Aging. <br /> Funds obtained for services are contracted to various providers in the community that <br /> have shown the ability and willingness to deliver quality programs. AAAs are not <br /> permitted to provide services directly. Most of the funding for the Office of Aging's <br /> administrative expenses are provided by the County of Hawai`i. <br /> The Office of Aging has a total staff of twelve: an Executive on Aging, five Aging <br /> Program Planners, an Accountant, a Computer Programmer/Analyst, a Data Processing <br /> Clerk, and three Information and Assistance Clerks. Additionally,the Aging and <br /> Disability Resource Center(ADRC)has three contractual positions: an ADRC <br /> Coordinator, an Aging and Disability Resource Specialist, and an Aging and Disability <br /> Specialist I. <br /> A Committee on Aging, appointed by the Mayor, advises the Office of Aging in its <br /> planning responsibilities. The majority of its members is over the age of 60 and <br /> represents every major district of Hawai`i County. <br /> Specific functions of the Office of Aging include: <br /> 1. To continuously assess the needs of older persons in Hawai`i County and develop <br /> programs aimed at meeting these needs; <br /> 2. To monitor, evaluate, and comment on policies, programs, hearings, and <br /> community actions which affect older persons; <br /> 3. To represent the interests of older persons to public officials and public and private <br /> agencies; <br /> 4. To develop and maintain a public awareness program for older persons; <br /> 5. To maintain data on the profile and needs of older persons in Hawai`i County and <br /> have this information available for other organizations and the general public; <br /> 6. To coordinate planning with other agencies and organizations to promote new or <br /> expanded benefits and opportunities for older persons; <br /> 7. To manage an Aging and Disability Resource Center to provide access to and <br /> information on available long term care options for seniors and individuals with <br /> physical disabilities; <br /> 2 <br />