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Committee on. Aging Minutes of <br />May 31, 2019 <br />Page 4 <br />Association to train all ADRC staff. Homelessness is an issue being <br />addressed by many players. The Office of Aging will be part of that <br />collaboration, and does not need to lead. There is a transportation hui <br />that is now gaining momentum. We will look for partnerships to <br />addresss grandparenting issues. <br />3) Enhance the ADRC: A lot of progress has already been made and <br />there is no need to focus on this in the coming year. <br />4) Aging in Place: The agency will continue to work on ways to reduce <br />the waitlist for Kupuna Care services, and to increase support for <br />caregivers. Changes in how people can access Kupuna Caregiver <br />dollars will make it easier to help caregivers who are also trying to <br />hold on to their job. <br />5) Deep Kupuna Safe: Disaster preparedness training is planned. <br />c. Lito made suggestions to include in the Area Plan: <br />Work with the Legal Aid Society to help kupuna understand their rights <br />and protect themselves from fraud and abuse. This is mandated and <br />funded under the federal Older Americans Act. <br />Continue the STEP program; also through the federal Workforce Invest- <br />ment Act (WIA) do retraining for seniors. <br />d. Other things not in the Plan that we need to work on: <br />* The needs assessment identified the lack of service workers to be a <br />major issue and this is not included in the Area Plan. There is a short- <br />age of CNAs and service workers who are willing to travel to rural <br />areas. What can we do? <br />There is a great need for legal and financial aid to those who have <br />already fallen victim to fraud or abuse. <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. (A) <br />An Area Agency on Aging <br />