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The National Aging Services Network has played a key role in integrating information about community services, including health, social support, educational, and recreational services, resources, and funding streams. This document compares two Area Agency on Aging (AAA) computerized information systems in Georgia and Indiana. This study is one of a series of five reports called Case Studies from the Aging Network: Health and Social Support Systems Integration.

The Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) released an RFP for a statewide-automated case management system that included case management, overall tracking & control of cases, person centered planning to formulate & monitor individually centered plans of service, management & control of provider claims, direct linkage to all state systems, outcome-related information, waiting list management to track unmet demands by type of service and individual, & electronic billing to include Medicaid.

This report was prepared to inform the New York City Department for the Aging about other states’ long-term care (“LTC”) point of entry (“POE”) systems. The analysis and case studies in this report focus on the following topics: system structure and integration at the state and local levels, common elements of successful systems, and special features of each POE system.

The Indiana Waiver Services is a new unit created in Jan ‘04, to consolidate the management and operation of Indiana’s eight HCBS Waivers. Attached are documents that provide a program overview. The Services Unit Summary describes the program; the Priority Diversion Guidelines details the individual criteria for priority diversion; the Waiver Services Organizational Chart provides a pictorial overview; and the Hoosiers at Home Press Release announces the programs goals.

This document provides information on elements to include in the ADRC evaluation plan. This resource will provide guidance on what to include, and will serve as an example of how to organize the elements into a matrix, but this format can be tailored by each grantee. Elements to incorporate into the ADRC evaluation plan include: Project Objectives; Tasks; Indicators; Data Sources; Data Collection Methods; Timeline/Interval; Responsible Entity; and Instruments.

New Hampshire received an ADRC Grant in 2003. The following materials provide information on grant activities in relation to Hospital Discharges. The SLRC Referral Check-off Form for Hospital Discharge Planners is a check-off form for the use of hospital discharge planners in determining whether an individual should be referred to the Resource Center. The other draft protocol documents provide procedures for receiving and sending referrals between hospital and Resource Center staff.

This link provides information on the requirements in Wisconsin for the Aging and Disabilty Resource Centers (ADRC). The attachments include: the administrative rules to implement the pre-admission consultation (PAC) referral requirements; a link to the webpage that describes the pre-admission consultation process and provides links to additional materials; and a document that contains information and data for Wisconsin Preadmission Counseling Referrals during the quarter ending March 31, 2004.

This guide profiles 15 successful programs that have partnered with community organizations to address medication, alcohol and mental health problems in older adults by promoting new linkages between well-known, trusted, and heavily utilized providers of aging services and relevant substance abuse and mental health services. By joining these systems, we can more successfully identify older adults who are at risk and connect them with the prevention, education, outreach, and treatment services.

This website provides materials to enhance independence, inclusion, individual productivity and self-determination for people with disabilities. Free materials and features include: Resources for individuals, families and professionals; “Parallels in Time: A History of Developmental Disabilities;” Partners in Policymaking; and The Learning Center library. You will also find a self-paced online learning courses to increase knowledge and skills in self advocacy, education and employment.

This article profiles some suggests on prevention which occurs on three levels. Primary prevention targets healthy individuals and groups to stop disease before it starts; secondary prevention targets those at early stages of disease or with high risk behaviors but who are asymptomatic; and tertiary prevention targets those with symptomatic disease, to manage or improve their conditions. ADRCs can promote health by offering information assistance and resources on each of these levels.