(a) A statewide aging and disability resource center may be established with sites in each county to streamline access to long-term supports and services by integrating the full range of long-term supports and services into a single, coordinated system.
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
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
(b) The aging and disability resource center may be the single point of entry in every county where persons of all ages, incomes, and disabilities may access information in a person-centered manner on the full range of long-term supports and services options, including but not limited to:
(1) Federal, state, and county revenue-funded programs and services including those funded by medicaid, medicare, the Older Americans Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and kupuna care; (2) A centralized application process for publicly funded long-term services and supports; (3) Privately administered programs and services; (4) Supports and services for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementia; (5) Transportation services; (6) Housing options; (7) Elder rights protection; (8) Hospital and nursing home discharge planning and care transition; (9) Health, prevention, and wellness programs; (10) Support for grandparents raising grandchildren and other relatives age fifty-five years or older caring for children; (11) Informal and family caregiver support services; and (12) Community resources and services for individuals with disabilities. (c) The aging and disability resource centers shall target delivery of services to:
(1) Persons sixty years of age and older; (2) Persons of any age with physical disabilities, severe mental illness, dementia, and developmental or intellectual disabilities; (3) Informal and family caregivers providing assistance to persons needing long-term supports and services; (4) Professionals seeking long-term supports and services on behalf of their clients; and (5) Persons planning for their future long-term supports and services needs. (d) The executive office on aging shall coordinate the implementation of the statewide aging and disability resource center. (e) The aging and disability resource center may be a function of each area agency on aging within the respective geographic service area.
