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Committee on Aging Minutes of <br />May 31, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />4-vear Area Plan is almost final, and the Committee will <br />now concentrate its attention on achieving the goals and objectives of the Plan. <br />a. Volcano and situation in Puna: More than a year after the eruption, there <br />are still a lot of people in need of housing and other services. Twenty-seven <br />percent (27%) of the affected households were Kupuna. <br />b. Staff Updates: Nicolas Los Banos' last day is today and after many years of <br />excellent service. It will not be easy shoes to fill as the ADRC Manager; <br />however, Jolean Yamada is ready to step into the position. Her position as <br />manager for case management and vendor pool services is open. <br />c. Services for Seniors was the only agency that put in a bid for case manage- <br />ment (CM) services. <br />d. The Office of Aging has been testing a person -centered needs -based model <br />of CM, which means that if a client says they need homemaking services <br />(for example) for 5 days instead of 3, that was provided. However, because <br />Kupuna Care dollars cannot stretch to meet the needs of all. We will have <br />to begin prioritizing clients. The most needy of the needy will be served <br />first. And some services may have to be cut - for example, we started offer- <br />ing yard services, but that $42,000 cost may be better spent on basic ser- <br />vices. <br />Discussion: <br />a. "Case Management (CM)" is defined differently, by different Counties, and <br />the State needs a common definition in order for any of us to understand <br />what's happening. For example, Hawaii County has 500 CM clients, while <br />Maui has only 40! Clearly, they are using a different definition. <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />An Area Agency on Aging <br />