DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCE
Aging
Linda Miller, Director
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Iowa Department on Aging is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of long-term living and community support services that help individuals maintain health and independence in their homes and communities.
Measures:
Average Length of Time Independent
Status is Maintained
Providing assistance
to family caregivers
Home
delivered meals improve nutrition
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Performance Plan - How we measure our progress
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Strategic
Plan - How we plan for progress
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Performance Report- How we report our progress
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Highlighted Measure:
Average number of months a client's independent living
status is maintained via the Case Management Program
for the Frail Elders (CMPFE) prior to institutionalization
or death.
Data Source: Department on Aging CMPFE
Program
Updated 04/24/2017
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NOTE: Data are cumulative for the Fiscal Year
and may vary from calendar quarter to calendar
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Why
this is important:
The CMPFE program provides individualized support services
which help frail elderly Iowans meet their preference to
remain in their own homes, while delaying or deferring
nursing home and other institutional care, which are normally
much more costly in terms of taxpayer costs.
What we're doing about this:
The Area Agency on Aging (AAA) case managers, or their subcontractors, provide ongoing monitoring of the needs of the consumer, as well as conduct consumer satisfaction surveys at least annually. AAAs also submit data reports which enables the Department to capture CMPFE activities.
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Highlighted Measure:
The number of clients receiving
assistance from the National Family Caregivers
Support Program in Iowa.
Data Source: Department on Aging
NOTE: Prior to State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2015, the number reported was the total number of consumer contacts. Beginning in SFY 2015, the number reported has been changed to an estimated unduplicated count of consumer contacts.
Updated 04/24/2017 |
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Why
this is important:
Family caregivers provide the vast majority of
the assistance that enables older people to live
independently in their homes and communities.
Family caregivers are an important component
of the home and community-based care system which in turn can delay or
defer
more costly institutional care for the older
adult family member.
What we're doing about this:
Department on Aging is building support for family
caregivers to ensure services that sustain
a caregiver's role and maintain their
emotional and physical health.
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Highlighted Measure:
The
percentage of high nutrition
risk Home Delivered Meal, congregate meals, nutrition counseling participants
with multiple nutrition risk
assessments, who maintained or
improved their Nutrition Risk
Scores.
Data Source: Department on Aging
Updated 04/24/2017 |
NOTE: Data are cumulative |
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Why
this is important:
The nutrition program was developed
to improve the nutritional health of older Iowans. Increasing this percentage shows that participants
with multiple risks are maintaining or
improving nutritional health with receipt
of home delivered meals, congregate meals and nutrition counseling. By helping
older Iowans stay healthy in their own homes,
it helps delay nursing home placement.
What we're doing about this:
Healthy aging objectives will be completed by continuing
efforts of the Department on Aging in
administering the Older American Act nutrition
program. The Department provides technical assistance
to the Area Agencies on Aging regarding funding,
compliance with state and federal guidelines,
increasing efficiencies or service delivery,
communication of best practices, identifying collaborative
opportunities, and communicating the preventative
and health benefits of the nutrition program.
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