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Mature Voices MinnesotaMinnesota Association of
Area Agencies on Aging Minnesota HomeCare
AssociationMinnesota Medical
Directors AssociationMinnesota Network of
Hospice and Palliative CareSenior Community ServicesVolunteers of America of
Minnesota
AARP MinnesotaAging Services of
MinnesotaAlzheimer's Association
Minnesota -North Dakota
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Care Providers of Minnesota
DARTSElderCare Rights
AllianceLutheran Social Service
of Minnesota
MNLCOA Member Agencies
Welcome & Introductions
MNLCOA OverviewSupporting
Caregivers in Minnesotao Variety Stakeholder -
Broad Perspectives Public Sector -
Funding and Needs Caregivers –
Personal Stories and Issues
Leaders in Service - What’s Possible
BreakoValue of Informal System of
Caregiving Research on
Effectiveness of Caregiver Support
o Reactor Panel Legislative
Leaders Businesses and
Employers Caregivers
·Participation Survey
2010 Summit Agenda
Jean Wood, Director, Aging & Adult Services, Department of Human Services
and Executive Director, MN Board On
Aging
Defining the Challenge: Need for Caregivers and
Their Relationship to Formal Services
David Foster, Spousal Caregiver
Caregiver Perspective
Dr. Ed Ratner, Moderator
Dawn Simonson, Overview of MN Initiatives
Krista O’connor, Eldercare PartnersSusan Bulger, Evercare Caregiver
Solutions
What’s New in the Caregiving World?? Recent Changes and
Trends in Caregiving and Caregiver Support
Caregiver Perspective
Warren Wolfe, Parental Caregiver
Research on Effectiveness of Caregiver Support
Joe Gaugler, Associate Professor/McKnight Presidential Fellow
at University of Minnesota
Presentation of Recommendations of Potential Changes to Public Policy on
Family Caregiving and Caregiver Support
Jeri Schoonover , Lutheran Social Services-MN
To protect and ensure current levels of funding for programs and services that support informal caregivers in their eff orts to assist family, friends and neighbors to remain in their homes.
Policy Objective:
Recommended Actions:
Maintain current funding through the 2011-2013 biennium.
Assure continued state investment of match funds for caregiver services to assure continuing receipt of federal medical assistance funds.
Invest in an expanded, “statewide” caregiver support system to assure a full range of “core services” that are eff ective and sensitive to the diversity of caregivers to reflect the change in demographics.
Policy Objective:
Recommended Actions:
Encourage Minnesota State Agencies to work together in a planful way to develop a system that supports a diverse group of caregivers.
Advocate for continued support of programs that support caregivers.
Invest new funds to establish a Statewide Caregiver Coalition to develop new partnerships at the local and State levels with the purpose of presenting a coordinated approach to awareness building/ outreach, advocacy and service system development.
Recommended Actions:
· Expand publicly funded service options to promote flexibility and consumer choice in service selection.
Increase awareness and promote the use of services that support self-directed care, i.e. Fiscal Support Entities, Support Planners.
Address administrative inefficiencies/barriers at the State level to increase flexibility for service providers which will enable caregivers increased access to services.
Recommended Actions:
Promote “Communities for a Lifetime” which offers seniors home and community supports for aging in place, emphasizing the availabilities of the right services at the right time. These services would include caregiver support, encompassing adult day programs, evening and weekend respite options.
Promote caregiver friendly work environments in
Minnesota in both the public and private
sector (relates to the business community).
Policy Objective:
Recommended Actions:
Expand the approved use of existing sick leave benefits to include caregiving for adult son or daughter, spouse, sibling, parent, grand-parent, and stepparents both by passing legislation and encouraging employers to adopt these policies.
Provide incentives to encourage adoption of flexible workplace policies to support family caregiving.
Work with business community to share tools/information/best practices and policies.
Promote innovative service options and use of technology to maximize services which assist caregivers as they support older adults aging in their homes.
Policy Objective:
Recommended Actions:
Create incentives that support innovation and flexibility in the delivery of long-term care, to promote consumer choice, deliver better outcomes, and reduce cost.
Create a technology inventory for caregivers including technologies used in the disability community to identify those with greatest impact/success.
Maintain and promote funding within the public programs for the use/purchase of technology.
Reactor Panel to Potential Changes to Public Policy
Warren Wolfe, Moderator
Representative Diane LoefflerRepresentative Matt Dean
David Foster, CaregiverBill Blazer, MN Chamber Of Commerce
1. Please fi ll out the participant survey and
leave it with us before you leave
2. Go to www.Mnlcoa.Org and fi ll out the survey on-line
What is YOUR Response?? We want your feedback….
Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging
THANK YOUSummit Sponsors
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Minnesota
Area Gerontalogical Educational Center (MAGEC)
MN Leadership Council on Aging
Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging
Speakers And Panelists
Jean Wood, DHS David Foster, Caregiver Dawn Simonson, MAAA Krista O’connor, Eldercare Partners Susan Bulger, Evercare Caregiver Solutions Warren Wolfe, Star Tribune Joe Gaugler, Univ. Of Minnesota Rep. Diane Loeffler Rep. Matt Dean Bill Blazer, Chamber Of Commerce
Thank You For
Joining Us Today
Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging
MN Leadership Council on Aging