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THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGING NETWORK

                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

The federal organization that makes the Older Americans Act a reality is the Administration on Aging (AoA).  AoA is directly under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).  The administrative network reaches through the 10 regional offices of DHHS to the 57 State Units on Aging (SUAs) and some 664 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs).                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

PRESIDENCY

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

                                                                                                                               

                               

Recommend policy, develop regulations to implement the Older Americans Act (OAA) and administer the OAA budget, grants for research, training, model projects, etc.                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

REGIONAL OFFICES ON AGING

(10 Regions)

                                                                                                                                                               

Provide technical assistance to states and monitor state aging programs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                               

STATE UNITS ON AGING

(57 Jurisdictions)

                                                                                                                                                               

Coordinate state level activities on behalf of older people, develop and administer the state plans on aging, serve as advocates, and provide technical assistance to Area Agencies on Aging.                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

AREA AGENCIES ON AGING

(664 Agencies)

                                                                                                                                                               

Develop and implement the area plans on aging, serve as advocates for older people, coordinate with other agencies and organizations in the planning and service areas to develop comprehensive aging service systems, and administer the Older Americans Act programs within their jurisdictions.                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

               

AR DHS Statistical Report SFY 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2000 SERVICES

                                                                    

Number of Senior Citizens Centers

197

 

 

Chore Clients served: Approximately

1,042

 

 

Homemaker                                                  

Clients served: Approximately 1,194

 

 

Legal Services

Hours of service provided to over 1,198 clients: 3,551

 

 

Congregate Meals

Meals served to 19,852 clients: 1,806,941

 

 

Home Delivered Meals

Meals served to 15,343 clients: 2,056,615

 

 

Client Representation

Unduplicated clients served: Approximately 10,525

 

 

Personal Care

Clients served: Approximately 822 

 

 

ElderChoices

Clients served: 8,838 (Female 6,845 and Male 1,993) or

 

(White 6,550, Black 1,845, Spanish American 5, Oriental 6, 

 

Other 8 and Unknown 424)              

 

 

Adult Day Care

Clients served: 276

 

 

Transportation

One-way trips provided: Approximately 885,110

 

 

Literacy 

This program works with DAAS, but is not part of its

 

Division and DAAS has no numbers to report.                                                                                   

 

 

Federal Older Workers Programs  

Clients enrolled as of June 30, 2000: 246

 

Clients placed in unsubsidized employment: 19        

 

 

State Older Workers Program

Clients enrolled as of June 30, 2000: 168

 

 

Information and Referral   

State referrals given: 51,997  

 

Distribution of material:

 

Public Benefits for Seniors: 475

 

Medicare Program Brochures: 310

 

Directory of Patient Assistance Programs: 310

 

Directory of Aging Programs distributed: 150                           

 

ElderChoices, IndependentChoices Brochures: 400

 

Mental Wellness & Successful Aging Materials: 450                           

 

 

Volunteers           

Volunteers Hours given by 12,457 volunteers: 806,018

 

Volunteer services worth: $11,455,034

 

 

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Facility complaints: 504  Facility visits: 1,028 

 

Training sessions of 803 facility staff: 20 

 

Resident and family council meetings attended: 212 

 

Community education sessions: 12 

 

Telephone inquiries: 245

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                               

Aging Arkansas

Newspaper

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Participated monthly by submitting articles for statewide newspaper with circulation of nearly 40,000.                                                                                                                              

Special Events

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

*Arkansas Aging Conference had over 400 participants.                                                                                                                                                

*A 55-member Aging Services Volunteer Advisory Council met quarterly to share information and promote volunteerism.                                                                                                                                                   

*Arkansas Coalition on Mental Wellness and Successful Aging met quarterly.                                                                                                                                         

*The Governor's Advisory Council on Aging (GACA), a 36-member Advisory Council, met quarterly.   

 

 

 

                                                                                          

AR DHS Statistical Report SFY 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

Total Referrals Received

2,940

 

Miles Driven:

 

 

 

Total Referrals Founded

260

 

    In Privately Owned Vehicles

163,349

 

Visits to Custody Clients

108

 

    In State Vehicles

 

73,937

 

New Custody Clients Taken

653

 

Total Miles Driven                                    

237,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Founded Reports by Age

 

 

Founded Reports by Gender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age 18 to 29

10

 

 

Male

 

98

 

 

Age 30 to 39

14

 

 

Female

 

162

 

 

Age 40 to 49

14

 

 

Total

 

260

 

 

Age 50 to 59

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age 60 to 69

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age 70 to 79

73

 

 

Founded Reports by Race

 

 

Age 80 to 89

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age 90+

 

26

 

 

White

 

198

 

 

Total

 

260

 

 

Black

 

56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Founded Reports by Abuse Types

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Abuse

23

 

 

Founded Reports by Place of Abuse

 

Verbal Abuse

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sexual Abuse

8

 

 

PR (Private Residence)

247

 

Caregiver Neglect

57

 

 

*LTCF (Nursing Home)

5

 

Self Neglect

138

 

 

*HDC

 

 

0

 

Exploitation

32

 

 

*DDLP (Licensed Provider)

1

 

Total

 

260

 

 

Other

 

 

7