Overview

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Overview

• Major Accomplishments since 2007
• Planning Process
• Goals/Objectives/Strategies
• Next Steps

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Major AccomplishmentsLooking back to 2007-2011

• NC Roadmap for Healthy Aging
• Fall Coalitions
• Executive Order No. 54
• North Carolina Insight The Art of Aging Our
  State Our Elders
• Senior Legal Hotline

• New
• NCcareLINK.gov
• NC Star Rating Program
• Relay for Extra Help
• NC NOVA
• Geriatric Aide
• Relay for Extra Help
• Silver Alert
• DEEM

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Major AccomplishmentsLooking back to 2007-2011

• Expanded
• Project C.A.R.E
• Special Assistance In-home Program
• Evidence-based programs
• Special Care Dentistry
• Community Resource Connections for Aging and
  Disabilities

• Victims Assistance Program
• Certified Senior Centers
• NC Senior Games-SilverArts
• Housing Trust Fund
• Revised Advanced Directive Laws

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Planning Process

• Livable and Senior-Friendly Framework
• Governors Policy Roundtables
• Executive Order 54
• Key Informant Survey
• Governors Conference on Aging

Access and Choice in Services and
Supports Economics of Aging Health and
Aging Homes and Neighborhoods Lifelong
Engagement and Contributions Safe Communities
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Strategic Goals

• Empower older adults and their families to make
  informed decisions and easily access existing
  health and long-term care options
• Enable older adults to age in their place of
  choice with appropriate services and supports
• Empower older adults to have optimal health
  status and to have a healthy lifestyle
• Ensure the safety and rights of older and
  vulnerable adults and prevent their abuse,
  neglect, and exploitation

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Goals continued

• Empower older adults to engage in the community
  through volunteerism, lifelong learning, and
  civic activities
• Prepare North Carolina for an aging population
• Ensure an adequate direct care workforce for an
  aging population and opportunities for older
  workers
• Maintain good stewardship of publicly funded
  services

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Empower informed decisions and to easily access
existing health and long-term care options
Objective 1.1 Educate the public on the
availability of services to foster independence,
self- sufficiency, and their future planning for
long-term needs Objective 1.2 Streamline and
strengthen access to long-term services and
supports to facilitate informed decision-making
Objective 1.3 Ensure inclusion of diverse
cultures and abilities in all aspects of the
aging and adult services network
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Enable older adults to age in their place of
choice with appropriate services and supports
Objective 2.1 Promote flexibility in publicly
funded services and supports to allow people
more opportunities to choose how and where they
receive these Objective 2.2 Maintain and expand
the availability of community-based Services and
supports Objective 2.3 Continue to transform
NCs long-term services and support system
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Empower older adults to enjoy optimal health
status and to have a healthy lifestyle
Objective 3.1 Build capacity and infrastructure
to develop and sustain health and wellness
programs and initiatives Objective 3.2 Expand
access to and increase participation of
evidence-based health promotion and disease
prevention programs
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Ensure the safety and rights of older and
vulnerable adults and prevent their abuse,
neglect, and exploitation
Objective 4.1 Maximize collaboration, outreach,
and training to stop or prevent abuse, neglect,
and exploitation Objective 4.2 Strengthen
emergency preparedness and response for older
adults and people with disabilities
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Empower older adults to engage through
volunteerism, lifelong learning, and civic
activities
Objective 5.1 Promote volunteerism and other
active engagement Objective 5.2 Offer senior
leadership opportunities that recognize the
importance of older adult involvement in
addressing issues affecting seniors
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Prepare North Carolina for an aging population
Objective 6.1 Prepare state government to better
serve and address the needs of an aging
population Objective 6.2 Support local
communities to better prepare and plan for an
aging population
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Ensure an adequate direct care workforce for an
aging population and opportunities for older
workers
Objective 7.1 Focus on the need for an adequate
and quality direct care workforce Objective
7.2 Promote older workers as vital for
businesses seeking a trained, qualified, and
reliable workforce
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Maintain good stewardship of publicly funded
services
Objective 8.1 Promote effective and efficient
management policies, including the use of
performance-based standards and outcomes
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Next Steps

• March 1, 2011 delivered to the NC General
  Assembly
• April 25, 2011 Aging Liaison Meeting
• October 18-20 NC Conference on AgingThe
  Community Response Implementing the Plan

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