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► Terri was impressed that in Hawaii County, there is community support for the ADRC! <br />B. "NO WRONG DOOR" <br />► Terri clarified that funding will go to the EOA, not to the Governor's office. <br />► Terri is working on establishing staff for the program at EOA, and making sure that the <br />legislature understands that "No Wrong Door' does not supplant ADRC. The state is <br />working through the issues putting projects and studies in place to be sure that all <br />federal money that is available is utilized. <br />► There were no specific updates on how the Veteran's Administration (VA), the <br />Department of Human Services - Medicaid, the Department of Health Adult Mental <br />Health Division, and Department of Health Developmental Disabilities feel about the No <br />Wrong Door, including funding issues, and the use of standardized forms (they are also <br />included in this new initiative). <br />► Debbie Shimizu (state coordinator for the "No Wrong Door" [NWD]) will be invited to <br />our next meeting. Our concern is that NWD does not hurt our kupuna. <br />► Susan Akiyama discussed how housing has mandated collaborations with other <br />agencies; they are required to come together to figure out how to help the unemployed <br />get back to work, including all the surrounding services necessary; they need a system <br />for referrals between agencies. They are working on developing a cost sharing model <br />to allocate funding between agencies, have a common intake form, and are using a <br />web -based tool called "Resource Match" to make it easy for any agency to find all <br />programs their client is eligible for. This is a model that might work for NWD. <br />AGENCY AND DISTRICT REPORTS <br />► Chris Ridley, Alzheimer's Association announced dates for upcoming meetings in <br />Kona, Waimea and Hilo <br />► Tim Kitagawa handed out an updated and thorough Fraud Prevention and Resource <br />Guide. <br />No. Tim Kitagawa announced that the new long term care facility, Regency Hilo, is open <br />with 120 private pay beds. <br />► There is an advocacy going on for more emergency shelters for displaced/homeless <br />adults. <br />► Jim Cisler, PABEA for the legislative update reports that their legislative committee <br />has issued an advocacy list of priority pieces of legislation. Long term care issues and <br />advocating for family leave for caregivers are priorities, as well as licensing fees for <br />care homes and foster facilities. <br />