AOA PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES

1. AOA PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES N4A Conference Intensive July 10, 2005

2. PROGRAM INITIATIVES Priorities of the Assistant Secretary Reauthorization Theme: Modernize the Older Americans Act Recognize the Role of the Network � Largest Long-Term Care Service Network in U.S. Focus on Prevention and Planning Reach Out Before People Are Old, Before People Are Sick and Disabled, Before People Are Poor Integrate and Rebalance Long-Term Care for All

3. Not Just Reauthorization AoA is Using Discretionary Authority to Pursue Improvements across Core Programs Program Development, Program Evaluation, Performance Measurement, Other Efforts Will Produce Valuable Information/Data New Planning Grants Intended to Foster the Inclusion of Developments in Long-Term Planning and Reduce Planning Burden Major Improvements in Dissemination

4. DATA INITIATIVES (1) Data Is Critical to Demonstrate Program Value�OMB and Congress Demand It We Want an Effective NAPIS; AoA and NASUA Data Improvement Objectives Are: 1) Define Common Data Needs 2) Reduce Burden on Clients and Providers 3) Eliminate Inefficient Data Systems 4) Use Economies of Scale to Reduce Data Costs

5. DATA INITIATIVES (2) We Will Expand Sample Surveys Service surveys, AAA Survey, Provider Survey We Will Develop New Outcome Measures We Will Provide Decennial Census and American Communities Survey Data We Will Integrate All Data Sources We Will Provide Expanded Data Analysis and Dissemination Capability We Will Expand Program Evaluation Activity