COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Health Services Agency

DATE:

January 15, 2003

BOARD MEETING DATE:

February 4, 2003

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Margaret Taylor, Director of Health Services

Charlene A. Silva, Director of Aging and Adult Services

   

SUBJECT:

Approval of the Submission of the Year-End Reports for 2001-2002 and the 2002-2003 Updates for the Strategic Plan for Services to Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities and the Title III E Family Caregiver Support Program Addendum

 

Recommendation

Adopt a resolution:

1.

Approving the submission of the Year-End Reports for 2001-2002 and Updates for 2002-2003 for the Strategic Plan for Services to Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities and the Title III E Family Caregiver Support Program Addendum to the California Department of Aging; and

2.

Authorizing execution of the transmittal letter as required by the California Department of Aging.

 

Background

The New Beginning Coalition's Strategic Plan for Services to Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities for 2000-2005 (Strategic Plan) is the long-range plan for the continuum of services intended to meet the needs of San Mateo County's older adults and adults with disabilities. The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors officially adopted the Strategic Plan on August 21, 2001. It serves as the countywide umbrella plan for all other plans regarding older adults and adults with disabilities in San Mateo County, including the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Plan that is required by the California Department of Aging (CDA) to receive Older Americans Act (OAA) and Community-Based Services Program (CBSP) funding.

 

The OAA was re-authorized on November 13, 2000 by the federal government to include a new federal program, Title III E, the Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP). Recipients of these funds are required to develop a plan based on locally identified needs and to explain how the FCSP funds will be used to provide informal family caregiver support in five areas: Information, Assistance, Caregiver Support, Respite, and Supplemental Services. The FCSP Addendum to the Strategic Plan, which you approved on January 29, 2002, fulfills this requirement.

 

Discussion

Each AAA Planning and Service Area in the State submits an Area Plan every four years, with updates of the Plan for years two, three and four, as a condition for receiving Title III, Title V, and Title VII OAA funding, as well as State CBSP funding. Year-End Reports are submitted after the close of each fiscal year. The Strategic Plan is a multipurpose document that fulfills CDA's requirement of San Mateo County for the submission of an Area Plan and annual updates as well as Year-End Reports.

 

The workplan section of the Strategic Plan contains the activities that will be undertaken under the proposed Area Plan Update, as well as the status report on objectives for the previous year. The activities reflect a comprehensive picture of the services provided, as well as the program development, advocacy, and coordination efforts that will be undertaken by San Mateo County's coordinated network of services and supports for seniors and adults with disabilities. The workplan also contains the workplans of the Commission on Aging and Commission on Disabilities, which were developed at their respective retreats.

 

Similarly, each Area Agency on Aging is now required to submit an Update for 2002-2003 and a Year-End Report for 2001-2002 for the FCSP Addendum. The FCSP workplan is similar to that of the Strategic Plan, but focuses on the services provided with Title III E funding. Beginning in FY 2003-2004, CDA will eliminate the requirement for a separate addendum and information relating to FCSP will be integrated into the Strategic Plan.

 

The Commission on Aging has approved the submittal of the documents containing the 2002-2003 Updates and the 2001-2002 Year-End Reports to the Strategic Plan and the FCSP Addendum to CDA. A transmittal letter signed by the President of the Board of Supervisors is required to complete the processing.

 

Vision Alignment

The Area Plan Year-End Report, Area Plan Update, FCSP Year-End Report and FCSP Update keep the commitment of ensuring basic health and safety for all and goal number 8: helping vulnerable people-the aged, disabled, mentally ill, at-risk youth and others-achieve a better quality of life. The Year-End Report and the Area Plan Update are both contained within the Strategic Plan for Services to Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities, which contributes to this commitment and goal by providing a countywide blueprint for a coordinated system of care for those two populations.

 

Fiscal Impact

There is no fiscal impact to the county General Fund associated with the submittal of the year-end reports of either the Strategic Plan or the FCSP Addendum to CDA.