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ment, and will consider the needs, strengths and preferences of elders and their families in all local planning
The project will engage a broad spectrum of local citizens and policy-makers in each county to establish local priorities. At the same time a number of regional workgroups will develop plans for creating or expanding services in the following areas: community-based supports (e.g. adult day care, in-home care), health (prevention and management of chronic conditions), housing, transportation, long term care workforce development, and standards for quality of care. Local priorities and regional workgroup plans will be consolidated in a strategic plan, which will then be used to apply for funds to put the plans into action.
“It’s a great advantage to our region to be part of a national effort like the Community Partnerships program, which will enable us to build on our own experience, share and learn from other communities, and help shape state and national policy as solutions are developed and implemented for the future,” said Cathy Zielinski, who has been hired as the local Community Partnerships Project Coordinator.
“There is no quick fix for improving the current long term care system,” said Jane Isaacs Lowe, Ph.D., senior program officer at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “It takes the coordinated planning and effort of a whole community to change the way long term care is viewed and provided.”
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