REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Authorization to accept grant funding from NYSOFA and approve a Memorandum Of Understanding between Albany County Department of Aging and the Department of Social Services to provide Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP) Services
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Date: 7/24/2020
Submitted By: Patrick Dillon
Department: Aging
Title: Contract Administrator
Phone: 518 447 7733
Department Rep.
Attending Meeting: Deborah C. Riitano, Commissioner
Purpose of Request:
☐ Adopting of Local Law
☐ Amendment of Prior Legislation
☐ Approval/Adoption of Plan/Procedure
☐ Bond Approval
☐ Budget Amendment
☒ Contract Authorization
☐ Countywide Services
☐ Environmental Impact/SEQR
☐ Home Rule Request
☐ Property Conveyance
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CONCERNING BUDGET AMENDMENTS
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☐ Contractual
☐ Equipment
☐ Fringe
☐ Personnel
☐ Personnel Non-Individual
☐ Revenue
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CONCERNING CONTRACT AUTHORIZATIONS
Type of Contract:
☐ Change Order/Contract Amendment
☐ Purchase (Equipment/Supplies)
☐ Lease (Equipment/Supplies)
☐ Requirements
☐ Professional Services
☐ Education/Training
☒ Grant
Acceptance
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☐ Settlement of a Claim
☐ Release of Liability
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Contract Terms/Conditions:
Party (Name/address):
New York State Office for Aging
Two Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223-1251
Additional Parties (Names/addresses):
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Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: $824,665.00
Scope of Services: Requesting authorization for The Department for Aging and the Department of Social Services to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding for the provision of Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP). The EISEP program provides assessments, case management, and non-medical home care services for eligible older adults residing in Albany County. The EISEP program has proven to delay and sometime prevent the need for costly nursing home care.
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CONCERNING ALL REQUESTS
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☐ No ☒
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Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Current Budget: Yes ☒ No ☐
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: AA6772 03781
Revenue Amount: $824,665.00
Appropriation Account and Line: AA6772 44425
Appropriation Amount: $1,370,000.00
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
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State: 60%
County: 40%
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Term
Term: (Start and end date) 4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021
Length of Contract: 12 Months
Impact on Pending Litigation Yes ☐ No ☒
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Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number: 307
Date of Adoption: 8/12/2019
Justification: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
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The Albany County Department for Aging is seeking authorization to accept grant funding and enter into an MOU with the Department of Social Services for EISEP services. EISEP home care services are provided to eligible persons to allow them to remain in their own home, thus precluding or delaying more costly nursing home care.
The purpose of the EISEP program is to provide eligible seniors with assistance with activities of daily living so that they are able to stay at home and be independent as long as they desire to do so. EISEP services are non-medical in-home services meant to address the needs of seniors who are not eligible to receive support from Medicaid or other programs. For many, EISEP services supplement informal family caregiver efforts by providing needed supportive services that allow seniors to continue to live in the comfort of familiar surroundings in their own community. The non-medical in-home services include non-hands on care such as Light Housekeeping; Laundry; Meal Preparation; Escort Assistance; Errands and Shopping, and hands on personal care including Bathing; Grooming; Dressing; Toileting; Transferring and Ambulation; Feeding; Self-Administration of Medication. Last year the Albany County EISEP program provided in-home care and case management to 1084 older adults.
Grant funding shall be spent on direct care for seniors: in-home supportive non-medical services will be provided to Albany County residents.
The Albany County Department for Aging will work in coordination with the Department of Social Services to provide:
• An initial screening of individuals eligible for the EISEP program
• An in-home assessment
• Case management
• Individualized care plan development
• The arrangement and coordination of in-home services
• Ongoing client monitoring and follow up
Case management services and assessments will be provided by Department of Social Services staff.