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THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGING NETWORK

                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

The federal organization that makes the Older Americans Act a reality is the Administration on Aging (AoA).  AoA is directly under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).  The administrative network reaches through the 10 regional offices of DHHS to the 57 State Units on Aging (SUAs) and some 664 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs).                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

PRESIDENCY

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

                                                                                                                               

                               

Recommend policy, develop regulations to implement the Older Americans Act (OAA) and administer the OAA budget, grants for research, training, model projects, etc.                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

REGIONAL OFFICES ON AGING

(10 Regions)

                                                                                                                                                               

Provide technical assistance to states and monitor state aging programs.

                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                               

STATE UNITS ON AGING

(57 Jurisdictions)

                                                                                                                                                               

Coordinate state level activities on behalf of older people, develop and administer the state plans on aging, serve as advocates, and provide technical assistance to Area Agencies on Aging.

 

     

                                                                                                                                                               

AREA AGENCIES ON AGING

(664 Agencies)

                                                                                                                                                               

Develop and implement the area plans on aging, serve as advocates for older people, coordinate with other agencies and organizations in the planning and service areas to develop comprehensive aging service systems, and administer the Older Americans Act programs within their jurisdictions.                                                     

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

               

AR DHS Statistical Report SFY 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2001 SERVICES

 

 

Number of Senior Citizens Centers

197

 

 

Chore

Clients served: Approximately 541

 

 

Homemaker  

Clients served: Approximately 2,523

 

 

Legal Services

Hours of service provided to over 1,198 clients: 3,789

 

 

Congregate Meals

Meals served to 20,651 clients: 1,725,685

 

 

Home Delivered Meals

Meals served to 14,051 clients: 1,917,102

 

 

Client Representation       

Unduplicated clients served: Approximately 9,414      

 

 

Personal Care

Clients served: Approximately 888 

 

 

ElderChoices

Clients served: 8,719 (Female 6,752 and Male 1,967) or

 

(White 6,395, Black 1,924, Spanish American 11, Oriental 7,

 

Other 5 and Unknown 377)

 

 

Adult Day Care

Clients served: 164

 

 

Transportation

One-way trips provided: Approximately 779,496

 

 

Literacy

This program works with DAAS, but is not part of its

 

Division and DAAS have no numbers to report.

 

 

Federal Older Workers Programs

Clients enrolled as of June 30, 2001: 253

 

Clients placed in unsubsidized employment: 26        

 

 

State Older Workers Program

Clients enrolled as of June 30, 2001: 168

 

 

Information and Referral

State referrals given: 35,129

 

 

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Facility complaints: 709 Facility visits: 1,401

 

Training sessions of 120 facility staff: 22

 

Resident and family council meetings attended: 60

 

Community education sessions: 16

 

Telephone inquiries: 371

                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Aging Arkansas

Newspaper

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Participated monthly by submitting articles for statewide newspaper with circulation of nearly 40,000.                                              

 

                                                                                          

Special Events

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

*Arkansas Aging Conference had over 400 participants.

                                                                                                     

*A 55-member Aging Services Volunteer Advisory Council met quarterly to share information and promote volunteerism.

 

*Arkansas Coalition on Mental Wellness and Successful Aging met quarterly.

                                                                     

*The Governor's Advisory Council on Aging (GACA), a 36-member Advisory Council, met quarterly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

AR DHS Statistical Report SFY 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES

 

 

 

Total Referrals Received

2,827

 

Miles Driven:

 

 

Total Referrals Founded

95

 

    In Privately Owned Vehicles

183,447

Visits to Custody Clients

957

 

    In State Vehicles

 

65,528

New Custody Clients Taken

82

 

Total Miles Driven                                    

248,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Referrals Received and Founded

By Age, Gender, Race, Abuse Type and Place of Abuse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age

 

 

 

Gender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Referrals
Founded

 

 

 

 

Referrals
Founded

Age 18 to 29

122

2

 

 

 

Male

1,031

33

Age 30 to 39

93

2

 

 

 

Female

1,796

62

Age 40 to 49

161

3

 

 

 

Total

2,827

95

Age 50 to 59

214

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age 60 to 69

404

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age 70 to 79

684

27

 

 

 

Race

Age 80 to 89

877

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age 90+

272

8

 

 

 

 

Referrals
Founded

Total

2,827

95

 

 

 

White

2,084

78

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black

682

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

61

2

Abuse Type

 

 

 

Total

2,827

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Referrals
Founded

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Abuse

197

6

 

 

 

Place of Abuse

Verbal Abuse

58

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sexual Abuse

18

0

 

 

 

 

Referrals
Founded

Caregiver Neglect

813

21

 

 

 

Private Residence

2,782

92

Self Neglect

1,433

62

 

 

 

DDS Provider

3

1

Exploitation

255

5

 

 

 

Other

42

2

Other

53

0

 

 

 

Total

2,827

95

Total

2,827

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*     This page is not reflective of abuse that has occurred in NH, HDC, or DDLP.  These cases were investigated by Adult Protective Services as incidents of abuse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AR DHS Statistical Report SFY 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES       

REFERRALS BY COUNTY

 

 

 

 

 

Arkansas

15

 

 

 

Lincoln

13

 

 

 

 

Ashley

20

 

 

 

Little River

9

 

 

 

 

Baxter

52

 

 

 

Logan

26

 

 

 

 

Benton

109

 

 

 

Lonoke

52

 

 

 

 

Boone

28

 

 

 

Madison

7

 

 

 

 

Bradley

16

 

 

 

Marion

24

 

 

 

 

Calhoun

6

 

 

 

Miller

78

 

 

 

 

Carroll

18

 

 

 

Mississippi

61

 

 

 

 

Chicot

25

 

 

 

Monroe

8

 

 

 

 

Clark

14

 

 

 

Montgomery

7

 

 

 

 

Clay   

30

 

 

 

Nevada

26

 

 

 

 

Cleburne

38

 

 

 

Newton

7

 

 

 

 

Cleveland

1

 

 

 

Ouachita

38

 

 

 

 

Columbia

26

 

 

 

Perry

11

 

 

 

 

Conway

57

 

 

 

Phillips

40

 

 

 

 

Craighead

55

 

 

 

Pike

16

 

 

 

 

Crawford

41

 

 

 

Poinsett

22

 

 

 

 

Crittenden

69

 

 

 

Polk

54

 

 

 

 

Cross

22

 

 

 

Pope

52

 

 

 

 

Dallas

8

 

 

 

Prairie

9

 

 

 

 

Desha

21

 

 

 

Pulaski              

367

 

 

 

 

Drew

19

 

 

 

Randolph 

26

 

 

 

 

Faulkner

61

 

 

 

Saline

54

 

 

 

 

Franklin

17

 

 

 

Scott

20

 

 

 

 

Fulton

15

 

 

 

Searcy

9

 

 

 

 

Garland              

191

 

 

 

Sebastian               

132

 

 

 

 

Grant

8

 

 

 

Sevier

23

 

 

 

 

Greene

40

 

 

 

Sharp

21

 

 

 

 

Hempstead

35

 

 

 

St Francis

27

 

 

 

 

Hot Spring

38

 

 

 

Stone

14

 

 

 

 

Howard

11

 

 

 

Union

46

 

 

 

 

Independence

30

 

 

 

Van Buren

22

 

 

 

 

Izard

12

 

 

 

Washington             

92

 

 

 

 

Jackson

20

 

 

 

White

60

 

 

 

 

Jefferson

83

 

 

 

Woodruff

13

 

 

 

 

Johnson

30

 

 

 

Yell

21

 

 

 

 

Lafayette

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawrence

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lee

11

 

 

 

Total

2,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source:  Division of Aging and Adult Services

 

AR DHS Statistical Report SFY 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

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