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COMMUNITY RESOURCE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONNECTIONS FOR AGING CONNECTIONS FOR AGING & DISABILITIES & DISABILITIES

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Demographic Changes

• NC in the midst of

significant demographic change

• The state’s 2.3 million

baby boomers are beginning to retire

• NC has the highest % of seniors living in

rural areas among the most populous states

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Older Adults were 12.0%

• f NC population

12% or less 12.1% to 13.0% 13.1% to 14.4% 14.5% to 15.9% More than 16%

Percent of NC Population Age 65+ in 2000

Percent of Population Age 65+ North Carolina projected 2030

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Older Adults projected to be 17.7% of NC population

12% or less 12.1% to 13.0% 13.1% to 14.4% 14.5% to 15.9% More than 16%

Disability in North Carolina

• NC has a higher average rate of people

with disabilities*

– 7.4% of children ages 5-20 as compared to 6.5% nationally – 15.1% of individuals ages 21-64 as compared to 13% nationally – 43.5% of individuals age 65 or older as compared to 41% nationally

*Based on 2000 census

Percent of NC Population Ages 5+ with One or More Disabilities by County*

25.0 to 29.9% More than 30.0% 20.0 to 24.9% Less than 20.0%

Highest %: Northampton—32.0% Lowest %: Orange—12.9%

* Based on 2000 census data

New Alexander Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Catawba Cherokee Cleveland Davie Gaston Graham Haywood Henderson Iredell Jackson McDowell Macon Madison Mecklenburg Mitchell Polk Rowan Rutherford Surry Swain Union Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Clay Transylvania Lincoln Granville Nash Alamance Anson Bladen Caswell Chatham Columbus Cumberland Davidson Durham Forsyth Franklin Guilford Harnett Hoke Johnston Lee Montgomery Moore Orange Person Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Vanc e Wake Warren Beaufort Bertie Carteret Chowan Craven Dare Duplin Edgecombe Gates Greene Halifax Hertford Hyde Jones Lenoir Marti n Hanover Northampton Onslow Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Pitt Tyrrell Brunswick Washington Wayne Wilson Camden Currituck

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2001 NC Institute of Medicine Recommendations: Entry into the System

• North Carolina’s long-term care system

should be accessible and understandable for both public and private pay consumers, and uniform for all in need

• f long-term care services (priority).

2001 NC Institute of Medicine

• The North Carolina DHHS should

develop a “uniform portal of entry” system for long-term care services in which confidentiality of information is ensured (priority).

“Lay of the Land”

• Long-term services and supports are

funded by numerous sources, administered by multiple agencies, and have complex, fragmented, and often duplicative intake, assessment, and eligibility functions.

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• Determining how to obtain services is

difficult both for persons who qualify for publicly funded support and for those who can pay privately.

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• A uniform, coordinated system of

information and access for all persons seeking long-term support will minimize confusion, enhance individual choice, be cost efficient, and support informed decision-making.

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National Implementation: Aging and Disability Resource Centers

FY 2004 ADRC FY 2003 ADRC FY 2005 ADRC FY 2008 ADRC

What is objective of the ADRC Initiative?

To have Aging and Disability Resource Centers in every community serving as highly visible and trusted places where people of all incomes and ages can get information on the full range

• f long term support options and a

uniform point of entry for access to public long term support programs and benefits.

History of ADRC/CRC in NC

2004 NC was awarded ADRC Grant (3yrs)

Forsyth & Surry Counties served as pilots

2006 ADRC was included in the language of the reauthorization of the Older Americans’ Act 2007 NC Systems Transformation Grant

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Access

Required Functions for NC Programs

The program Is NOT!

• Necessarily a new physical location
• A new organization or a business
• A change in program management

responsibilities or eligibility criteria

• A replacement of existing services

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