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Aging and Disability Resource Center Initiative: Streamlining Access to LTC

Aging and Disability Resource Center Initiative: Streamlining Access to LTC. John Wren, AoA Dina Elani, CMS 2004 Gerontological Society of America Conference. What is the ADRC Initiative?.

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Aging and Disability Resource Center Initiative: Streamlining Access to LTC

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  1. Aging and Disability Resource Center Initiative:Streamlining Access to LTC John Wren, AoA Dina Elani, CMS 2004 Gerontological Society of America Conference

  2. What is the ADRC Initiative? • Purpose to develop a national framework for and to implementasingle point of entry system in states • An HHS initiative jointly developed and administered by the Administration on Aging and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services • 1st Partnership of this significance between CMS-AoA • Awards to state agencies coupled with a National Technical Assistance Program

  3. Define –Single Point of Entry System • A system that enables consumers to access long term and supportive services through one agency or organization. • Single entry points vary in the services they offer. All provide awareness and information. • ADRC - one type of single point of entry system

  4. Why Single Point of Entry? • Long term care system in many states is fragmented and disjointed with many public and private programs and services delivered by a variety of agencies and organizations. • Navigating the long term care system can be confusing and frustrating for persons with disabilities of all ages and their family members. • Many may be placed in an institutional facility because they and their family members were unaware of, or could not easily access, home and community-based long term care services.

  5. Aging & Disability Resource Center Vision To create a single, coordinated system of information and access for all persons seeking long term support to minimize confusion, enhance individual choice, and support informed decision-making

  6. Goals & Functions of an ADRC Awareness & Information • Public Education • Information on Options Assistance • Options Counseling • Benefits Counseling • Employment Options Counseling • Referral • Crisis Intervention • Planning for Future Needs Access • Eligibility Screening • Private Pay Services • Comprehensive Assessment • Programmatic Elig. Determination • Medicaid Financial Elig. Determination • 1-Stop Access to all Public Programs

  7. 2003 ADRC Grantees • 12 States (first year): Louisiana New Hampshire Maine New Jersey Maryland Pennsylvania Massachusetts Rhode Island Minnesota South Carolina Montana West Virginia • 3-year cooperative agreement, sustainability

  8. 2004 ADRC Grantees • 12 States: Alaska Illinois Arkansas Indiana California Iowa CNMI New Mexico Florida North Carolina Georgia Wisconsin • 3-year cooperative agreement, sustainability

  9. 2005 ADRC Grantees • Discussion of 12-18 more grantees • Would create a total of 36-42 States w/ ADRC grants • Scope within states: 2 ADRCs to statewide implementation • Congressional funding and HHS approval still pending

  10. ADRC Technical Assistance Three Nat’l Contractors Providing Streamlined TA • The Lewin Group: Point of 1st contact for ADRC TA • Community Living Exchange Collaborative: Rutgers Center for State Health Policy & National Academy for State Health Policy • Independent Living Resource Utilization –sub to NASUA • -

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