AAA AGING PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS & DRAFT GOALS
AAA Manager Sridevi Mohan delivered a PowerPoint presentation. Disability & Aging
Services Division Administrator Angela Velasquez, AAA Registered Dietitian and Healthy
Aging Coordinator Shannon Gabriel, and Mohan answered Board Members' questions.
Mohan will share the draft goals with some identified actions to Board Members for the
purpose of receiving feedback.
Attendance Update
Werner joined the meeting at 4:07 p.m.
5 -
Present
Absent
HELEN PAN, CAROLINE WERNER, DIANE FARSETTA, Supervisor PATRICK
DOWNING, and Supervisor HEIDI WEGLEITNER
2 - CLEVELAND JAMES, and EDWARD WREH
E. Reports to Board
1. State & Federal Report (Langer)
Laura Langer of the Wisconsin Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources (BADR)
reported the following:
- A change to Older Americans Act Title III-C1 regulations that will allow up to 20
percent of funding to be used to provide meals to unhoused and homeless persons.
- The Alzheimer's Family Care Support Program (AFCSP) will no longer require an
Alzheimer's/dementia diagnoses or means testing.
- Wisconsin has been awarded a Family Caregiver Grant for two years at $250,000 per
year. BADR will share more information later this week.
- BADR will be asking for more oversight and monitoring of contracts that counties have
with providers in an effort to be certain that Older Americans Act services are provided
proportionally through AAAs and focal points.
2. Board Member Reports
Farsetta summarized the minutes from committies.
a. AAA Access Committee
Minutes from September 9, 2024
Next meeting: Monday December 2, 2024