Floridas ADRC Experience: The PascoPinellas Pilot Site

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Floridas ADRC Experience The Pasco-Pinellas
Pilot Site

• National Aging Disability IR/A Symposium
• May 10, 2007
• Beverly Burton
• Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc.

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• Pinellas County
• Small land area on a peninsula 280 square miles
• 1 of 4 Florida counties with highest density of
  60
• 60 population (263,719) is 28 of the population
• 60 population decreased 2.8 since 1990
• 85 population (36,223) is 4 of the population
• Pasco County
• One of the top 100 fastest growing US counties
• 60 population (123,849) is 30 of the population
• 85 population (14,641) is 4 of the population
• 85 population has increased 17 in one year
• 85 population is expected to double by 2050

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Low Income 60 Population in the Two County Area

• Low Income
• 32,192 or 8.3 of those 60
• Near Low Income
• 49,848 or 12.9 of those 60

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Minority 60 Population in the Two County Area

• Black
• 3.3 of 60 population
• Spanish origin
• 2.3 of 60 population
• Other Minorities
• 1.1 of 60 population

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Functions of an ARC / ADRC

• Access
• Information and Referral services
• Intake and Screening
• Triage
• Eligibility determination
• Fiscal Control
• Wait list management,
• Management of program budgets, and
• Care plan review
• Quality Assurance
• LTC Options Counseling

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Building a Coalition

• A local coalition is a required part of the ADRC
  and ARC in Florida. This workgroup consists of
  representatives of agencies and organizations
  serving elders and individuals with severe mental
  illness, stakeholders, consumers, and
  community-based organizations.
• The purpose of the group is to provide advice in
  the planning, development, and implementation of
  Aging Resource Center activities and a
  coordinated long-term care service delivery
  system.

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The ADRC can be seen as

• Separate
• Dangerous
• Threatening
• Avoid at all costs

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Or the ADRC can be seen as

• Teamwork
• Coordinated effort
• Each arm with a different function, but
  working together for the benefit of the clients

The ARC-topus
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Co-located Partners

• Department of Children and Families Economic
  Self Sufficiency Unit
• Department of Elder Affairs
• CARES Unit
• Physical co-location in 2 offices
• Pasco office is in a senior center with a
  nutrition site

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Mental Health Collaboration

• DCF Mental Health and Substance Abuse
• Mental health and social service providers
• AAA serves on several mental health community
  groups
• Recovery and Resiliency Meetings
• Forensic Meeting
• Suicide Prevention Group
• Baker Act Committee
• Optimal Mental Health and Aging Coalition

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Other Partners

• 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares
• Provider agencies funded by AAA
• Sunshine Center and other senior centers
• First Responders
• Private sector

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The ADRC as a Systems Change

• New and expanded partnerships
• Ongoing growth and change
• Flexibility
• Creativity
• Communication
• Team building

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How Client Contacts Are Handled