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Descriptions of Current Projects Below is a brief description of projects currently funded under the Alzheimer’s Demonstration Grants to States Program. Alabama Department of Senior Services, $350,000 - to develop a system of care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease including providing training to long term care providers, public education and community-based care services. Includes the development of a Leadership Institute for Long Term Care, and volunteer care teams to expand community-based supportive services.  Alaska Department of Administration, Commission on Aging, Juneau, AK, $222,973 - to address local, regional and state needs of persons with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers living in isolated communities with high concentrations of low-income and Alaskan Native families. Special focus is on developing flexible, culturally sensitive models of adult day care and group respite effective in minority and highly rural communities. Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Aging and Community Services, Phoenix, AZ, $300,000 - to increase the availability and use of respite care, especially among Native American, Hispanic, and rural populations. Also to expand and develop culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate programs and materials for caregivers of persons with dementia. Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services, Little Rock, AR, $368,025 - to develop models of assistance for persons with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers who live in rural areas of Arkansas. The project will focus on developing facility-based respite, providing dementia training for adult day care staff, and increasing the number of people who access adult day and respite services. California Department on Aging, Sacramento, CA, $350,000 - to develop a system of dementia care for Asian and Pacific Islanders in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay area. The system will develop and provide culturally and linguistically competent educational, social, and supportive services for dementia-affected persons and their families. Florida Department Of Elder Affairs, $350,000 - to develop the Support Through Alzheimer’s Relief Systems (STARS) program to coordinate and develop resources, target culturally under served and rural Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers, conduct a culturally appropriate awareness campaign through faith-based institutions, develop a multi-cultural Alzheimer’s volunteer resource network, and establish a regional caregiver counseling hotline. Illinois Department Of Public Health, $325,231 - The Illinois Rural and Limited English Proficiency Populations Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Project will target rural and limited English proficiency elderly populations to expand and build on existing systems to coordinate and integrate services for persons with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and their families. State funded regional AD assistance centers, the Coalition of Limited English Speaking Elderly, and an Alzheimer’s Association chapter will collaborate on the project. Indiana Division Of Disability, Aging And Rehabilitative Services, Bureau Of Aging And In-Home Services, $300,000 - The Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grants to States Project will enhance attendance, provide educational resources and training for staff and program materials for consumers at Adult Day Services and develop a voluntary electronic respite service using in-home video-monitoring of persons with Alzheimer’s Disease. The project will also focus on rural and low-income populations, and develop culturally sensitive educational materials for consumers. Iowa Department of Elder Affairs, Des Moines, IA, $349,009 - to increase access to and use of community-based support services using a nurse care managed delivery system for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia’s. Focus is on improving the service delivery system and making the community-based long term care system more "dementia friendly." Maine Department of Human Services, Bureau of Elder and Adult Services, Augusta, ME, $255,000 - to integrate dementia-specific services for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers into its long-term care system. Models will be developed to serve people with dementia who are enrolled in a rural Medicaid-coordinated/managed care demonstration program while incorporating mental health services for people with dementia. Maryland Department Of Aging, $266,943 - The Maryland Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Project will expand the number of rural providers of dementia-competent care through developing microenterprises, or small businesses owned by low-income entrepreneurs. Work with faith-based providers will also be included in these efforts. In addition, the Project will implement a consumer-directed respite care model to improve the responsiveness, efficiency and quality of care for people with dementia and their families. Massachusetts Executive Office Of Elder Affairs, $350,000 - The Springfield Multicultural Alzheimer’s Services Project (SMAS) will provide access to appropriate information and services for Springfield’s Latinos and African Americans with Alzheimer’s Disease and their families through multiple community and faith-based organizations. Minnesota Board on Aging, St. Paul, MN, $270,061 - to develop at least five model community-based service projects, train home and community-based direct care workers in culturally appropriate approaches to dementia care, and to develop a community advocates resource "point of contact" in every county. Missouri Department Of Social Services, Division Of Aging, $350,000 - The Missouri Coalition Demonstration Project will deliver direct services to persons challenged by Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders by creating and refining communication routes to extend services to diverse families throughout all areas in the state. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Aging and Disability Services, Lincoln, NE, $265,980 - to test a consumer-directed approach to serving persons with mild to moderate forms of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders and their families. The project will use consumer-directed services, in combination with care management services provided through an Area Agency on Aging, to enable consumers to decide about care for themselves and their family members. Nevada Division for Aging Services, Las Vegas, NV, $350,000 - to target under-served Native American, Hispanic and rural populations with dementia with telemedicine and caregiver training. Consumer directed care for persons in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and for those under age 65 who do not qualify for other forms of assistance will also be a focus of this project. New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Elderly and Adult Services, Concord, NH, $250,315 - to expand and improve dementia-capable adult day and respite care services in rural communities. Also to improve access to services for minority populations through the development of culturally and linguistically competent services. Improve access and use of community-based services by persons with dementia by expanding the current home and community-based care system. New Mexico State Agency on Aging, Santa Fe, NM, $350,000 - to expand personal care, adult day care and in-home respite services in a culturally appropriate way to address the needs of Hispanic and Native American populations. This project will also develop a culturally competent telemedicine approach for use in rural areas of the state. North Carolina Department Of Health And Human Services, Division Of Aging, $350,000 - The Caregiver Alternatives to Running on Empty (C.A.R.E.) project will implement a family consultant service to improve the access, choice, use and quality of respite services and identify gaps and barriers in the existing North Carolina home and community-based care system. The project will target rural and minority communities. Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs, Providence, RI, $231,000 - to develop a model of consumer-directed respite care, with a focus on care provided by and for minority elders. This project will also demonstrate a model of workforce development and develop an acuity-based assessment process for Alzheimer’s affected families. Tennessee Commission On Aging, $350,000 - The Alzheimer’s Respite Services Demonstration project will provide assistance to minority and low income groups and their caregivers. The project will also explore Internet use in assisting families of persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and caregivers. The experience of this demonstration will be adapted and replicated throughout Tennessee, thereby improving the responsiveness of the existing home and community based systems of care. Texas Department of Human Services, Austin, TX, $349,860 - will develop a culturally and linguistically appropriate assessment process and system of care for Hispanic families who live in the San Antonio and Rio Grande Valley areas. Direct care service gaps will be addressed through development of culturally competent respite and adult day care. Vermont Department of Aging and Disabilities, Waterbury, VT, $350,000 - to improve the capacity of Vermont’s adult day centers to deliver dementia-specific care, to develop support services for individual with early-stage dementia, and to increase early detection of dementia. A special focus is on developing services in rural areas and for low-income individuals. Virginia Department for the Aging, Richmond, VA, $350,000 - to develop new models of care for persons with Alzheimer’s through holistic demonstration models which will address the service and health care and the persons emotional and spiritual needs. Certified nursing assistants will receive education and training in effective methods of dementia care. Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Bureau of Aging and Long Term Care Resources, Madison, WI, $350,000 - to create a Dementia Service Network to improve access to diagnosis, treatment and services for minority and underserved families. The Network will expand a service credit bank to provide adult day care, respite, and other community-based long-term care services. New Crisis Response Teams will address abuse of persons with dementia. Additional information about the ADDGS program is available by contacting Melanie Starns at (202) 401-4541. Information about the AoA and programs and services it administers for older adults and their families is available on the web at: www.aoa.gov.
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