Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 349-32

• Aging and disability resource centers: means an entity established by the State as part of the state system of long-term care serving as a highly visible and trusted source where people of all incomes and ages can obtain information on the full range of long-term support options and a single point of entry for access to public long-term support programs and benefits. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 349-31
• Area agency on aging: means the agency in each county designated by the executive office on aging, under section 305(a)(2)(A) of the Older Americans Act, P. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 349-31
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Dementia: means a group of symptoms affecting intellectual and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 349-31
• Family caregiver: means a spouse, adult child, other relative, partner, or friend who has a personal relationship with, and provides a broad range of unpaid assistance for an older adult with a chronic or disabling condition. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 349-31
• Long-term supports and services: means the broad range of assistance and care needed by older persons or persons with physical or mental disabilities who have lost or never acquired the ability to function independently. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 349-31
• Severe mental illness: means one of several diseases that affects the brain and significantly and functionally impairs an individual for an indefinite period of time. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 349-31