Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

Aging and Disability Pilot Sites Are Making Progress; Future of Other Centers Uncertain

Report 06-20, March 2006




Report Summary

The three pilot Aging and Disability Resource Centers are making progress and the Department of Elder Affairs plans to conduct follow-up readiness assessment activities to document the extent to which the centers have implemented required functions. The department also has introduced a new web-based information and referral system at the pilot sites

The department has addressed prior OPPAGA recommendations by

  • distributing outsourcing guidelines to help ensure that any outsourcing of center functions would be in the best interest of the elders being served and properly monitored,
  • developing a method for assessing each center's timeliness in Medicaid eligibility determination, and
  • improving the readiness assessment process.

However, the department halted its readiness activities for Aging Resource Centers and has requested that the Legislature repeal the statute authorizing the initiative.


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Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
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