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 efforts 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 effective 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

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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

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