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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2006.02.02 - 28124, MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 106018 February 2, 2006 BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson IN RE: AREA AGENCY ON AGING — SUPPORT OF THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING 1-B'S APPLICATION TO SEEK DESIGNATION AS THE SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FOR LONG TERM CARE IN OAKLAND COUNTY To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS, according to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, Oakland County's age 65+ population is now increasing by almost 3,000 individuals each year; and WHEREAS, an increasing number of these individuals require assistance in performing necessary activities of daily living in order to maintain their independence; and WHEREAS, in June, 2005 the Governor's Medicaid Long Term Care Task Force issued a report calling for action to create an integrated system that appears seamless to the consumer, yet takes advantage of the variation of long term care programs at the local, state, and federal levels"; and WHEREAS, the report recommends that the Michigan Department of Community Health "designate locally or regionally-based 'Single Point of Entry' agencies for consumers of long term care and mandate that applicants for Medicaid funded long term care go through the Single Point of Entry agency to apply for services"; and WHEREAS, Executive Order # 2005 — 14 states that "by June 30, 2006, the Department shall establish not less than three single point of entry demonstration programs for the delivery of long term care supports and services", and intends to have single points of entry in place statewide within three years; and WHEREAS, the Michigan Department of Community Health has issued a request for proposals to implement the first Single Point of Entry programs; and WHEREAS, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B has served as an access point for older Oakland County residents and adults with a disability seeking home and community-based long term care services since the AAA 1-B Care Management program was initiated in 1982; and WHEREAS, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B is Michigan's largest Medicaid MI Choice Home and Community-Based Elderly/Disabled Waiver program provider and administers in-home service programs utilizing federal, state, and United Way dollars; and WHEREAS, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B has developed a state-of-the-art call center with unlimited capacity to provide information and assistance to callers seeking information on long term care resources and alternatives; and WHEREAS, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B quality assurance programs have documented that in- home service programs produce positive health outcomes which reduce health care utilization and save consumer and public dollars; and WHEREAS, the Area Agency on Aging Board of Directors has directed the agency to seek designation as the Single Point of Entry for long term care for Oakland County, in addition to the other five counties of its region; and WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has full confidence that the Area Agency on Aging 1-B, serving as a Single Point of Entry that serves as an independent source of information to area seniors, will work in collaboration with other public and private organizations to develop a high quality service that is responsive to consumer needs. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the Area Agency on Aging 1-B's application to seek designation as the Single Point of Entry for long term care in Oakland County. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. 14111144,.1 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE General Government Committee Vote: Motion carried on a roll call vote with Patterson absent. AREA AGENCY ON AGING 1-B LONG TERM CARE SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY APPLICATION SUMMARY WORKPLAN Goal 1: Long term care stakeholders will have ample opportunities to provide input into the development and implementation of the AAA 1-B Long Term Care Single Point of Entry Objective 1.1: Establish six local Consumer Advisory Boards with members from various Medicaid long term care programs for the purpose of advising the AAA 1-B on matters related to development and implementation of the Single Point of Entry Objective 1.2: Conduct a Regional Community Needs Assessment in collaboration with long term care consumers and stakeholders to evaluate long term care services and establish outcome indicators Goal 2: Long term care providers, consumers, and pathway entities will know about the Single Point of Entry and utilize it as an access point for long term care information and services Objective 2.1: Develop and implement a community education and outreach plan in collaboration with local hospitals, nursing homes, Centers for Independent Living, disease-specific organizations, and other long term care stakeholders, and the general public Objective 2.2: Develop specific outreach strategies for identified special populations with language, cultural, or other barriers Goal 3: The AAA 1-B Single Point of Entry will perform a range of core functions that are necessary to educate consumers about long term care options and facilitate access to desired supports Objective 3.1: Provide information and preliminary screening for long term care benefits 1/24/2006;11:11 AM;D: \WPDOCS \Pam \General Government - 2006 \06jan23AAA 1-8 SPE Summary Workplan doc Objective 3.2: Implement person centered planning practices and protocols Objective 3.3: Develop protocols with collaborating community agencies that are pathway entities to offer proactive long term care counseling on choices and benefits Objective 3.4: Develop collaboration protocols with local nursing facilities for referrals of potential residents, and person centered planning and supports coordination for SPE referred residents Objective 3.5: Develop transition services that allow consumers to move from one region, program, or setting to another Objective 3.6: Develop a system of supports coordination based on person centered planning that will provide functional screening and long term care options counseling, create supports plans, authorize services, advocate for consumer-directed outcomes, and re-evaluate consumer status and goals Objective 3.7: Develop collaboration protocols with local offices of the Michigan Department of Human Services for financial eligibility determination and targeted collaboration for the most vulnerable and/or highest cost consumers Objective 3.8: Develop collaboration protocols with county Community Mental Health Authorities to assure the coordination of services for persons with concurrent mental health and long term care needs Goal 4: Long term care consumers will be satisfied with their chosen array of long term care supports and health outcomes Objective 4.1: Develop a Single Point of Entry quality management plan based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Framework for Quality in Home and Community- Based Services 1/24/2006;11:11 AM;D:\WPDOCS \ Pam \General Government - 2006 \06jan23AAA 1-E1 SPE Summary Workplan doc ••• • Goal 5: Long term care stakeholders and the Michigan Department of Community Health will know about progress in developing Single Point of Entry functions and achieving long term care outcomes Objective 5.1: Develop an annual reporting plan that includes information on regional long term care access, the development and operation of core functions and methods, performance indicators, and consumer outcomes Objective 5.2: Develop AAA 1-B and vendor capacity to meet Michigan Department of Community Health requirements for electronic information system screening, assessment, tracking, outcome analysis, and bill submission 1/24/2006;11:11 AM;D: \WPDOCS \Pam \General Government - 2006\ 06jan23AAA 1-B SPE Summary Workplan.doc Ruth Johilton, County Clerk r 0 Resolution #06018 February 2, 2006 Moved by Zack supported by Scott the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted). AYES: Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, KowaII, Long, Melton, Molnar, Nash, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Wilson, Woodward, Zack, Bullard. (21) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted). •••••• I EBY AMR THE F011E60111 BUM STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on February 2, 2006, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 2nd day of February, 2006.