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Home My WebLink About2015, 12-2-2015 COMMITTEE ON AGING MINUTESria William P. Kenoi Mayor ; County of Hawaii OFFICE OF AGING Aging and Disability Resource Center, 1055 Kino'ole Street, Suite 101, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720-3872 Phone (808) 961-8600 • Fax (808) 961-8603 West Hawai'i Community Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 Phone (808) 3234390 • Fax (808) 3234398 COMMITTEE ON AGING Minutes December 2, 2015 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. INTRODUCTIONS: C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. Executive on Aging INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS: Donna Payesko and Phyllis LaForge were introduced as new members OFFICERS PRESENT: Meizhu Lui, Chair (North Hilo); Judy Bell, Vice -Chair (North Kona); minutes taken by Donna Payesko, Secretary elect (North Kona) and sworn in prior to meeting MEMBERS PRESENT: Dorothy Baxter (Lower Puna); Jim Cisler (PABEA); Lily Inouye (South Hilo), Chris Ridley (Life Care Center, Hilo and Alzheimer's Association); Michael Sumja (North Kohala), Rowena Tiqui (Kona Adult Day Center), Kona; Phyllis LaForge, (North Hilo), Amos Meyers (Upper Puna); George Ito (South Hilo) Ex -OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT: Susan Akiyama (Housing), J. Yoshimoto (Legal), Tamila Singleton (Social Security), Tim Kitagawa (Adult Protective Services) OFFICE OF AGING AND GUESTS: Kimo Alameda, Executive; Keola Kenoi, Aging Planner; Luana Ancheta-Kauwe, I&A Clerk; Terri Byers, Director, State Executive Office of Aging (EOA); Aaron Arakaki, EOA Staff; Lori Wada, Deputy Attorney General and Shirley Ito EXCUSED: Robert Masuda (AARP/South Kohala); Steve Ono (HARA/South Hilo); Tiffany Kai, Mass Transit Administrator; Aaron Ueno, District Health Officer, Department of Health Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. ICY An Area Agency on Aging APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 23,2015: The minutes of September 23, 2015 meeting was approved. The motion to approve was made by Chris Ridley and seconded by Judy Bell. The motion passed unanimously. ELECTION OF A SECRETARY: Committee Secretary remains vacant. Donna Payesko agreed to serve on an interim basis. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (Agenda Items): There were no public comments. EXECUTIVE REPORT Kimo Alameda gave a status update on the adoption of the new Area Plan on Aging, which included an in-depth point -by -point comparison of the old vs. the new plan. He outlined the goals of the old plan and if/how those goals were accomplished. There are several facets of the old plan that are being built into the new plan, and he offered a comparison as to how the old goals are carrying over to the new plan, and how they are being improved. Overall the goal is to have benchmarks that measure actual impact/ outcomes in terms of improvements in quality of life for seniors. Hawaii County Office of Aging (HCOA) is aiming for something more meaningful than 'outputs" and is interested in actual outcomes. The Plan is in final stages of review with the State and should be available by the next meeting. Discussion with guests from the State Executive Office of Aging (EOA): We were very happy that the Executive on Aging made it a priority to come to this meeting to follow up on our discussions in September. The two big issues were: A. CONSOLIDATION OF HAWAII COUNTY DATA INTO THE STATE'S DATA SYSTEM ► The working relationship between EOA and HCOA has been "awesome"! Terri said she has noticed a big change, and is optimistic that the future is bright. Both EOA and HCOA are pleased with the partnership, and the obstacles have been overcome. Statewide data must be available to support funding, and it was necessary to resolve the issues and to bring all the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRCs) into one system. ► Jim Cisler began a discussion about how we can improve in getting information out to the public? How can we better market the ADRC and all it has to offer? Several ideas were raised: going to community -sponsored health fairs; ensuring language access, word of mouth - information from trusted local people who are "neutral" not paid staff - that includes us, the Advisory Committee members! Kimo noted that marketing will be a specific focus of the new strategic plan, and that the message needs to be culturally effective as well. ► A big concern was turnaround time for the provision of urgent services. Chris Ridley said we need to help first, and ask questions later. Tim Kitagawa said that from the adult protective services point of view, there is a 3 week response time which may be too late for the person needing help. We need a method of streamlining! Must people always go through the ADRC? We do not want the data consolidation process or No Wrong Door to cause increases in wait times. ► Terri was impressed that in Hawaii County, there is community support for the ADRC! B. "NO WRONG DOOR" ► Terri clarified that funding will go to the EOA, not to the Governor's office. ► Terri is working on establishing staff for the program at EOA, and making sure that the legislature understands that "No Wrong Door' does not supplant ADRC. The state is working through the issues putting projects and studies in place to be sure that all federal money that is available is utilized. ► There were no specific updates on how the Veteran's Administration (VA), the Department of Human Services - Medicaid, the Department of Health Adult Mental Health Division, and Department of Health Developmental Disabilities feel about the No Wrong Door, including funding issues, and the use of standardized forms (they are also included in this new initiative). ► Debbie Shimizu (state coordinator for the "No Wrong Door" [NWD]) will be invited to our next meeting. Our concern is that NWD does not hurt our kupuna. ► Susan Akiyama discussed how housing has mandated collaborations with other agencies; they are required to come together to figure out how to help the unemployed get back to work, including all the surrounding services necessary; they need a system for referrals between agencies. They are working on developing a cost sharing model to allocate funding between agencies, have a common intake form, and are using a web -based tool called "Resource Match" to make it easy for any agency to find all programs their client is eligible for. This is a model that might work for NWD. AGENCY AND DISTRICT REPORTS ► Chris Ridley, Alzheimer's Association announced dates for upcoming meetings in Kona, Waimea and Hilo ► Tim Kitagawa handed out an updated and thorough Fraud Prevention and Resource Guide. No. Tim Kitagawa announced that the new long term care facility, Regency Hilo, is open with 120 private pay beds. ► There is an advocacy going on for more emergency shelters for displaced/homeless adults. ► Jim Cisler, PABEA for the legislative update reports that their legislative committee has issued an advocacy list of priority pieces of legislation. Long term care issues and advocating for family leave for caregivers are priorities, as well as licensing fees for care homes and foster facilities. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS: None ANNOUNCEMENTS and NEXT MEETING: February 17, 2016 ADJOUNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:51 a.m. We thanked Terri, Aaron, and Lori for coming (and bringing delicious bao!): their participation was very helpful and we are grateful for their cooperation. Respectfully submitted, A1Ati Qnclifa�r�v� Luana Ancheta-Kauwe Recorder