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Home My WebLink AboutDecember 18, 2019 William 4398-323 (808) Fax⬥ 4390-323 (808) Phone 96740Hawai’i Kona,-Kailua Highway, Keohokālole Ane 5044- Center, Community Hawai’i West 8603-961 (808) Fax  8600-961 (808) Phone 3872-96720 Hawai’i Hilo, 101, Suite Street, Kino’ole 1055 Center, Resource Disability and Aging AGING OF OFFICE Hawaii of ounty Mayor KimHarry Aging on Executive Acting Farr H. MINUTES COMMITTEE ON AGING MEETING Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 10:00 AM 1055 Kinoole Street, ADRC Training Room Hilo, Hawaii 96720 1. CALL TO ORDER: Lito Asuncion, Vice Chair called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. 2. PRESENT: Committee Members: Meizhu Lui, Chair; Lito Asuncion, Vice Chair; Judy Bell, George Ito, Rowena Tiqui, Leonor Corpuz, Patrick Toal, Marcia Saquing, Elwood “Woody” Kita HCOA Staff: William “Horace” Farr, Clayton Honma, Jolean Yamada, Keola Okajima-Kenoi, Deborah Wills, Meredith Catalini, Luana Ancheta- Kauwe Guests: Caroline Cadirao, Director, State Executive on Aging (EOA) and Aaron Arakaki, EOA Grants Manager; Roann Okamura, Director, Elderly Activities Division, Department of Parks & Recreation; Shelly Ogata, Council Aide to Councilmember Sue Lee Loy and a member of PABEA; and Chasity Quihano, Council Aide Public: None Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. 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APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 MEETING: Motion to approve by Judy Bell and seconded by Rowena Tiqui. Unanimously approved 4. COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR: Meizhu Lui 5. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: None 6. EXECUTIVE REPORT AND UPDATES: Horace Farr and Staff  Horace reported that there are two positions where staff have trans- ferred to other departments. Judy Bell asked what positions are va- cant. Horace replied, the Executive on Aging, the ADRC Services Manager, and the Information and Assistance Clerk. There is also one more position that is open which is the Aging and Disability Services Specialist I position. So technically, there are four unfilled positions. 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Senate the has third the and Districts Representative House and State the has sheet second Districts, Council shows sheet First island: the on up ended management case rewhe see to you helps pages following the on tables heT District Geographic and Council the shows handout The .th 30 June on Year Fiscal State the ended we Case on year the throughout cussionsdis- several were there that and map a of handout a dprovide Horace .team a as together work and ecom to efforts ’sstaff the commended Horace around. ship the turn to “impossible” not is it that example an as Aging of Office the uses he that other the to mentioned he meeting, Cabinet Mayor’s last the At list. his on venues other dshare and concerns and vision his shared Mayor The unexpectedly. by drop does Mayor het that mentioned Horace 3 Page 2019 18, December Minutes Aging on Committee years. 4 next the for Plan a have we State; the by accepted Plan Area County i’Hawai The happen. this make to together ingwork- for fstaf the commends Horace Hawaii. West to services more provide to 2020 January in board on them get and provider a have now We Friday. on closed RFP The RFP. an with out go to approval the us veag office Purchasing County the and contract the on worked staff The services. provide to capacity our impacted It .Hawaii West in gap a with us left it down, closed he When island. whole the to vicesser- providing was who providers the of one was He 2019. 3, temberSep- of as down closed Seniors Helping Seniors romf Matsumoto ichiShin- .meeting the attended who providers were there meeting mitteecom- last our In workers. service and care home of shortage a is There 4 Page 2019 18, December Minutes Aging on 7. STATE EXECUTIVE ON AGING (EOA): Caroline Cadirao, EOA Director and Aaron Arakaki, Grants Manager A. Caroline focused her remarks on the Kupuna Caregiver’s Pro- gram which is being improved for 2020 based on the successes and challenges of the 2019 year. EOA will lead in the efforts to let more people know about the program so they can apply; redesign- ing the eligibility criteria, using targeting criteria based on the fi- nancial needs of the caregiver, and the level of care needed by the family member to prioritize where the dollars will go, support care- givers to maximize their employment opportunities, and plan to evaluate the Program at the end of the year. See attached power- point. B. Discussion: While we are glad to have financial help for working family caregivers, the Program leaves out many caregivers who are not working thirty-plus (30+) hours per week. Some of these are the most needy families. While helpful to family caregivers, it does not address the worker shortage for elders who do not have family Committee 5 Page 2019 18, December Minutes Aging on members who can care for them. In addition, the Program creates new administrative challenges with all the rules that must be fol- lowed and there is a cost to this administration. We wondered whether rolling the dollars for Kupuna Caregivers into Kupuna Care services, using some of the money for working caregivers, but al- lowing flexibility to meet the greatest needs in each County that would be a more effective way to get the most care services and the biggest bang for the taxpayer’s buck. Lito Asuncion noted that the administrative rules were supposed to be created for Kupuna Care, but in the 20 years that KC has existed, this has not been done! Caroline said that they have a 2022 deadline to get it done. C. Next steps: To follow up on our last meeting on the home caregiver shortage, we asked Caroline to set up a task force to work on the critical issues. She said she was convening such a body. Shelly Ogata suggested that we form a sub-committee for Hawaii County that can interact with the state body. 8. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ISSUE: LONG TERM CARE 9 LEGISLATIVE ISSUES: None 10. AGENCY AND DISTRICT NEWS AND UPDATES Patrick Toal from the Alzheimer’s Association let us know about a new program they will be rolling out, a “Memory Cafe Hui” for people with mild forms of dementia and their caregivers. Once a month they will gather at the ADRC office for fun and challenges to keep their minds ac- tive. Interacting with others with the same health conditions will create a safe and comforting space. 11. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Patrick Toal, Alzheimer’s Association announced that the “Memory Café Hui” is doing well. Every fourth Tuesday of each month. Committee 6 Page 2019 18, December Minutes Aging on 12. NEXT MEETING: FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 10:00 AM 13. ADJOURNMENT Meizhu Lui adjourned the meeting at 11:40 a.m. Submitted by: Meizhu Lui, Committee Chair Recorded by: Luana Ancheta-Kauwe, HCOA