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The Economic Crisis and Its Impact on State Aging Programs In FY09, 27 states expect budget shortfalls at the same time that HCBS and other services administered by State Units on Aging nationwide experience increased demand. NASUA surveyed 44 states and the District of Columbia about their strategies for coping with this situation. These include creating or increasing waiting lists, cutting budgets, reduced staffing and travel, and adjusting program elements such as eligibility.
Project 2020: Building on the Promise of Home and Community-Based Services The goal of this coordinated national campaign from n4a & NASUA is to provide the resources to implement consumer-centered and cost effective long-term care strategies authorized in the 2006 reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Empower the Aging Services Network to implement these strategies through a three-pronged program encompassing person centered access to information, evidence-based disease management and health promotion activities, and enhanced home and community-based services.
More Can Be Done: Involvement of Older Consumers in the Design, Implementation and Oversight of Home and Community Based Services This paper explores the role of older participants in planning, developing and overseeing home and community based service (HCBS) programs. It seeks to help State Units on Aging and others in the aging network identify concrete steps they can take to support the role of these older individuals as public policy advocates. The report addresses the extent of older HCBS participants' current involvement, the barriers to success, and the strategies being used to attain participation.
Long-Term Support Options Counseling: Decision Support in Aging and Disability Resource Centers This paper presents the perspective that options counseling is a pivotal function of Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) and its essential elements are counseling and decision support. The diverse array of definitions currently in use runs the risk of diminishing the importance of options counseling, which is a key function of a comprehensive long-term care system.
Inclusion/Exclusion Policy Development Guide for Aging Information & Referral/Assistance Are you struggling with what should and should not be included in an I&R resource database? NASUA has put together a compilation of suggestions, experiences, and ideas from the field related to establishing a database. The paper also addresses specific elements of designs and policy development.
HCBS Waiver Conference 2005 - Presentations Held in May 2005 this national conference was designed to meet the unique training needs of waiver program operators. This year’s conference, titled "The Sun Shines Brighter at Home," offered substantive opportunities to learn about the national initiatives, policy directions and grant programs that shape the current environment. The attached agenda has links to all of the presentation overheads.
2005 Older Americans Act Reauthorization Policy Recommendations The National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) is pleased to share a comprehensive set of recommendations for reform of the Older Americans Act (OAA) when it is reauthorized by the 109th Congress in 2005. NASUA believes that the forthcoming reauthorization of the Act provides an opportunity to modernize its structures, programs, and services to prepare to serve the next generation of older persons and their families.
Assessment and Implementation Guide for Older Americans Act: Information & Referral/Assistance This is the Administration on Aging's National Aging Information and Referral/Assistance Support Center guide. This guide assists State and Area Agencies on Aging and local providers in matching I&R/A services with established AIRS Standards.
NASUA AIRS Assessment and Implementation Guide This document is one of many that comprise the Aging and Disability Resource Centers Toolbox developed by the Rutgers/NASHP/ILRU Community Living Exchange Collaborative. The entire toolbox is available online at: http://www.nashp.org/_docdisp_page.cfm?LID=B788F7C5-9C83-432F-93D19930527F356F
NASUA AIRS Self Assesment Guide This document is one of many that comprise the Aging and Disability Resource Centers Toolbox developed by the Rutgers/NASHP/ILRU Community Living Exchange Collaborative. The entire toolbox is available online at: http://www.nashp.org/_docdisp_page.cfm?LID=B788F7C5-9C83-432F-93D19930527F356F

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