Aging and Disability Resource Centers - A Michigan Perspective -

1. Aging and Disability Resource Centers- A Michigan Perspective - Jane Church Office of LTC Supports and Services March 2006

2. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective • Michigan is a 2005 grantee

3. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective • Michigan is a 2005 grantee • $800,000 grant for 3 years

4. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective • Michigan is a 2005 grantee • $800,000 grant for 3 years • Administered in partnership with Single Point of Entry demonstration projects

5. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective • Michigan is a 2005 grantee • $800,000 grant for 3 years • Administered in partnership with Single Point of Entry demonstration projects • Will support development of organizational and operational templates

6. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Project Goal Establish ADRCs to • serve as a comprehensive resource on long term care and provide information and assistance in accessing services, personal planning for long term care financing and delivery, benefits outreach, and proactive choice counseling for the general population

7. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective • serve as the single point of entry for elderly and physically disabled adults to Michigan’s Medicaid-funded long term care system

8. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective • serve as the single point of entry for elderly and physically disabled adults to Michigan’s Medicaid-funded long term care system • assist individuals to access the full array of available services and supports

9. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective • serve as the single point of entry for elderly and physically disabled adults to Michigan’s Medicaid-funded long term care system • assist individuals to access the full array of available services and supports • assist individuals in transitioning between and among the long term care services and settings they choose

10. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Design Components • Toll-free telephone access via common number

11. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Design Components • Toll-free telephone access via common number • Web-based information technology to manage resource and consumer information, supports coordination and service arranging

12. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Design Components • Toll-free telephone access via common number • Web-based information technology • Certified information and referral specialists

13. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Telephone Access: • Common number (e.g., 1-800-LTC INFO)

14. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Telephone Access: • Common number (e.g., 1-800-LTC INFO) • Geo-routed to ADRC or local partner responsible for serving the locality where the call originated • Will increase visibility and improve awareness as ADRCs are implemented across the state

15. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Web-based information technology • ServicePoint

16. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Web-based information technology • ServicePoint • A single, comprehensive application to manage I&R resource information, consumer assessment and tracking, supports coordination, and electronic service referral

17. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Web-based information technology • Widely accessible via the world wide web by consumers, caregivers, supports coordinator and providers

18. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Web-based information technology • Widely accessible via the world wide web by consumers, caregivers, supports coordinator and providers • Easily customizable

19. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Web-based information technology • In partnership with demonstration sites, will develop and implement a single modularized assessment that collects core information needed by multiple programs/providers

20. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Web-based information technology • Horizontal sharing of information will minimize redundant data collection and duplication of effort, and create4 greater opportunities for consumer control

21. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Certified I&R Specialists • Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) certified

22. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Certified I&R Specialists • Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) certified • Specialty in Aging (CIRS-Aging)

23. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Certified I&R Specialists • Establishes a performance benchmark

24. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Certified I&R Specialists • Establishes a performance benchmark • Allows for consistency in service delivery across the demonstration sites

25. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Certified I&R Specialists • Enhance consumer access to the broad range of information needed to make informed choices

26. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Certified I&R Specialists • Enhance consumer access to the broad range of information needed to make informed choices • Linkage to supports coordination that enables consumers to actualize their choices

27. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Where Are We Now? • Hired a project coordinator

28. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Where Are We Now? • Hired a project coordinator • Learning all we can about experience in other states

29. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Where Are We Now? • Hired a project coordinator • Learning all we can about experience in other states • Pulling together planning committees and workgroups

30. ADRCs – A Michigan Perspective Where Are We Now? • Hired a project coordinator • Learning all we can about experience in other states • Pulling together planning committees and workgroups • Anxiously awaiting announcement of SPE demonstration sites

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