Grantee Agency/Organization: Oregon Department of Services Partner Organizations: Oregon’s nine ADRCs Alzheimer’s Association Oregon University of Washington School of Nursing, Northwest Research Group on Aging Community organizations through the State Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease in Oregon (SPADO) network to accomplish tasks in the two core objective areas. Area Covered: statewide Project Summary: With a growing number of individuals impacted by dementia, Oregon proposes to enhance the capacity of its statewide Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) system to ensure that people with dementia and their family caregivers, regardless of income level or geography, have access to information, support, and a broad range of services to meet their needs. The goal of this grant-funded project, matched by state and private funds, is to increase the dementia-capability of Oregon’s ADRC and home and community-based services systems for people with dementia and their family caregivers. Project objectives include: Enhance dementia-capability of the statewide ADRC no wrong door system for people with dementia and their family caregivers; Ensure access to a comprehensive, sustainable set of quality HCBS that are dementia capable, and provide effective services to those with dementia and their family caregivers. Target populations will include rural and limited English-speaking populations. Anticipated outcomes include: By 2015, ADRCs have trained staff to identify consumers with potential dementia, and provide dementia-capable Information & Assistance, Options Counseling, Care Transitions, and Streamlined Access to Public Services using Oregon’s dementia training curriculum and standards. By December 2014, people with dementia and their family caregivers and professionals in Oregon have greater knowledge of dementia related resources and information through increased promotion and a website with links to local, state and national dementia-related resources and information. By 2015, people with dementia and family caregivers in Oregon have access to evidence informed early stage social support and physical activity programs. By 2015, people with dementia and family caregivers in Oregon have access to and reliable long term services and supports.
Grantee Agency/Organization: Oregon Department of Services Partner Organizations: Oregon’s nine ADRCs Alzheimer’s Association Oregon University of Washington School of Nursing, Northwest Research Group on Aging Community organizations through the State Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease in Oregon (SPADO) network to accomplish tasks in the two core objective areas. Area Covered: statewide Project Summary: With a growing number of individuals impacted by dementia, Oregon proposes to enhance the capacity of its statewide Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) system to ensure that people with dementia and their family caregivers, regardless of income level or geography, have access to information, support, and a broad range of services to meet their needs. The goal of this grant-funded project, matched by state and private funds, is to increase the dementia-capability of Oregon’s ADRC and home and community-based services systems for people with dementia and their family caregivers. Project objectives include: Enhance dementia-capability of the statewide ADRC no wrong door system for people with dementia and their family caregivers; Ensure access to a comprehensive, sustainable set of quality HCBS that are dementia capable, and provide effective services to those with dementia and their family caregivers. Target populations will include rural and limited English-speaking populations. Anticipated outcomes include: By 2015, ADRCs have trained staff to identify consumers with potential dementia, and provide dementia-capable Information & Assistance, Options Counseling, Care Transitions, and Streamlined Access to Public Services using Oregon’s dementia training curriculum and standards. By December 2014, people with dementia and their family caregivers and professionals in Oregon have greater knowledge of dementia related resources and information through increased promotion and a website with links to local, state and national dementia-related resources and information. By 2015, people with dementia and family caregivers in Oregon have access to evidence informed early stage social support and physical activity programs. By 2015, people with dementia and family caregivers in Oregon have access to and reliable long term services and supports.
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