Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part 2 - Division of Aging and Adult Services › Chapter 1 - State Plan on Aging › Section 18-2-1-IV - Older Americans Act (OAA) Core Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
Mississippi's service delivery system consists of a varied
				  mix of services and programs geared to meet the needs and priorities of
				  Mississippi's age sixty and older population so that they may remain
				  independent and in their own home as long as possible. OAA, CMS, Social
				  Services Block Grant (SSBG), and other sources are used to fund aging programs
				  and services.
Programs and services in Mississippi's Aging Network are
				  categorized in the following three systems:
-
Access
- Services that link individuals with
				  information, support, and other services in the community;
-
Legal Assistance/Advocacy
- Services that
				  protect and assist individuals in securing their rights and benefits and ensure
				  quality of care; and
-
Home and Community-Based
- Services that help
				  individuals maintain their functioning level in their homes and communities and
				  contribute to their dignity and self-worth.
Aging programs and services are provided according to the
				  participants' functioning level and need, ranging from independence to
				  dependence. Although there is a mix of programs and services, not all services
				  and programs are provided by each AAA. Programs and services are provided in
				  the ten AAAs based on the priorities identified. A brief description of
				  available programs and services follow in alphabetical order can be located in
				  Attachment I.
The MDHS DAAS plans to enhance coordination with the Title VI
				  Native American programs in state to strengthen the Title III and VII services
				  and other Aging programs. The Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers
				  Act (MIPPA) for beneficiary outreach and assistance has provided an opportunity
				  for the MDHS DAAS to partner with Native American groups. The MDHS DAAS State
				  Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) has recently made great strides in
				  creating partnerships with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The
				  Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is located within the East Central Area
				  Agency on Aging planning and service area. ECAAA works closely to provide
				  supportive services to the Pearl River Reservation tribal elders.
The East Central Mississippi Area Agency on Aging through the
				  Mississippi Department of Transportation collaborated with transit providers in
				  their planning and service area to develop a regional transportation system
				  that would improve transportation services for disabled, elderly and low-income
				  individuals throughout their nine counties by ensuring that communities
				  coordinate the transportation resources provided to them through multiple
				  federal programs. East Central Mississippi Area Agency on Aging coordinated
				  with Meridian Transit and Choctaw Transit to provide this service.
The MDHS DAAS is partnering with the Mississippi Band of
				  Choctaw Indians to expand the Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP).
				  The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will train two CDSMP teams for the
				  Mississippi CDSMP intervention to provide the six-week course called
"
Motivated to Live a Better Life" and "Motivated to Live a Better
				  Life with Diabetes",
(
known as the Stanford University Chronic
				  Disease Self-Management Program), to an estimated 200 to 225 tribal elders
				  sixty years or older who have at least one chronic disease. Participants will
				  learn how to manage their health and maintain active and fulfilling lives
				  through participation in this highly interactive evidence-based program
				  facilitated by trained community lay and professional people who have chronic
				  disease themselves. The Central Mississippi Area Agency on Aging will provide
				  the lay leader training to the two teams and will provide classroom materials
				  to start a lending library.