Part I: Introduction to the Area Plan An Area Plan is the document submitted by an Area Agency on Aging to the State Agency on Aging to receive awards or contracts from the State Agency's grant provided under the Older Americans Act, as amended. The Area Plan contains provisions required by the Act, the Federal rules and regulations, State policies, procedures, and assurances and commitments that the Area Agency will administer activities funded under the plan in accordance with all Federal and State requirements. The plan is the blueprint by which the Area Agency develops and administers a comprehensive and coordinated system of services and serves as the advocate and focal point for older people in the Planning and Service Area.
Conceptually, the plan must represent a process, which translates needs assessment information into the establishment of priorities for funding and services.
The Area Plan on Aging, as a planning document, has three major purposes, as follows:
1) The Area Plan serves as the planning document which identifies needs, goals, objectives, and the activities that will be undertaken by the Area Agency on Aging relative to programs for the older persons in the Planning and Service Area. 2) The Area Plan represents a formal commitment to the State Agency, which describes the way the Area Agency on Aging plans to utilize the Older Americans Act funds, and how it will carry out its administrative responsibilities. 3) The Area Plan is viewed as "the blueprint for action" which represents a commitment by the Area Agency on Aging that it will fulfill its role as the planner/catalyst/advocate on behalf of older persons in the Planning and Service Area. In this document Pima Council on Aging as the Area Agency on Aging defines its intent to: • Allocate adequate proportions of Title III-B funds for the delivery of access services (transportation, case management, I & R), in-home services, and legal services. • Establish and maintain Information and Assistance Services. • Target services to older individuals with greatest economic and social need, with special attention to minority, frail, disabled and rural individuals, including individuals at risk of institutional placement, and older individuals with limited English-speaking proficiency. • Identify individuals eligible for assistance under the Older Americans Act and serve them in at least the same proportion as their Census percentage representation in the region. • Conduct periodic hearings on activities under this Area Plan and provide an annual update of budgets and services provided. • Provide technical assistance about aging issues to subcontractors and the community. • Solicit views from service recipients and incorporate them where appropriate. • Serve as the advocate and focal point for older individuals within Pima County. • Collaborate and coordinate with other local public and private organizations that provide long-term care services.
Region II: PCOA
Area Plan 2024-2027
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