Core Programs |
SUBSIDIES
FOR LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS
In order to reduce financial barriers
to participation, the Network raises funds to subsidize individuals
who do not qualify for Medicaid reimbursement. Our member centers
do not charge these low-income consumers the full cost of care.
For many, however, the services would be inaccessible without the
subsidies that also aid our centers in meeting their operating expenses.
UNITED WAY/FRANCIS GOLDSMITH
VISION & HEARING PROGRAM
The Network's Vision and Hearing Program offers important services
for adult day participants with vision and hearing impairments and
ongoing education for the staff who care for them. An Implementation
Team composed of occupational therapists guides the activities of
the program. Some of the important components are:
- Vision
and hearing screening for all participants;
- Assistive
devices and equipment such as closed-circuit TVs which enlarge
printed materials, hand-held magnification devices and equipment
that helps low-vision diabetics administer their own insulin;
- Consumer
education materials, translated into multiple languages;
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An art therapy program designed for blind and low vision individuals.
The Vision and Hearing program is generously funded through the
annual income from a bequest to The United Way of the Bay Area
from the Francis Goldsmith estate.
ACCESS
TO CARE INITIATIVE - ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH
The goals of the Access to Care are to 1) raise awareness of adult
day services at government, nonprofit and healthcare meetings,
2) develop multimedia tools and "media image" to communicate
benefits of adult day services, 3) develop tools for tracking
referrals, evaluate and address barriers to enrollment of elderly
participants and 4) plan public policy activities among center
directors and administrators, including holding an advocacy summit.
TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE
This Initiative is designed to
evaluate the technology capacity and needs of the Network's member
centers and determine "needs-in-common" that the Network
can implement to collectively assist the membership.
PEER
COMMITTEES
Monthly
meetings of Center Directors and bi-monthly meetings of Senior Managers
provide a venue for problem solving and information sharing. The
Senior Managers Committee addresses issues affecting the adult day
services industry as well as county and statewide policy and fiscal
developments. The Center Directors concentrate on issues that relate
to daily operations and to each center's plans and activities.
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