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a. Approve and authorize the Department of Social Services Director to sign funding Agreement AE-1920-09 for $267,838 with California Department of Aging for the Aging and Disability Resource Connection program to provide streamlined access to long-term and short-term services, effective March 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to the Agreement, where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Department of Social Services Director to sign funding Agreement AE-1920-09 for $267,838 with California Department of Aging for the Aging and Disability Resource Connection program to provide streamlined access to long-term and short-term services, effective March 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to the Agreement, where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
California Senate Bill 80 (SB 80) established the first state Aging and Disability Resource connection (ADRC) Infrastructure Grants Program in 2019. The ADRC program develops coordinated networks of programs and services to serve the needs of older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers, in navigating the complicated system of long-term services and supports (LTSS). An ADRC provides, at a minimum, 1) enhanced information, referral and assistance, 2) Options Counseling, ,3) Short-term Service Coordination and 4) Transition Services.
SB 80 required the California Department of Aging (CDA) to award grants to interested and qualified Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) and Independent Living Centers (ILC) to work together as core partners and provide each of the four core services outlined above. On February 25, 2020, the partnership between the Monte...
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