​Meetings

Committee Meeting Documents (2015 to Present)

December 15, 2014

• Agenda 
• Draft Final Report, drafted by House Office of Program Research, Senate Committee Services

September 15, 2014

• Agenda
• The following two documents are not intended to limit Committee member proposals to only those items; however, they are intended as a tool to begin the discussion of recommendations:
• List of recommendations proposed by presenters over the course of the past two years
• List of recommendations from Committee members following the July 2014 meeting
• Update from the Community First Choice Option Work Group,  Bea Rector, Department of Social and Health Services
• Use of technology to help people maintain independence, Scott Peifer, AgeTech West
• Training Partnership and workforce quality, Charissa Raynor, Training Partnership

July 14, 2014

• Agenda
• Department of Retirement Systems, Retirement planning
• Education & Outreach Team: A Resource for Public Employers and Employees, Marcie Frost, Department of Retirement Systems
• Long-term care funding overview
• Financing Long-Term Services & Supports: What Should States Do, Joshua Wiener, Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International 
• Long-Term Care Financing, Pat Reeder, Wendy Boglioli, Genworth Financial 
• Long-term care options and Medicaid avoidance
• LTC Partnership Program Washington State, Cathy Fisher, Department of Social and Health Services
• Broker World: The Impact Of LTC on States And the Role Of LTC Partnerships, supplied by Cathy Fisher, Department of Social and Health Services
• DSHS: Long-Term Care (demographic info), James Kettel, Office of Program Research; Carma Matti-Jackson, Senate Committee Services; Ryan Black, Office of Financial Management

June 18, 2014

• Agenda
• Washington Health System Transformation, Laura Kate Zaichkin, Health Care Authority
• Health Workforce Committee: Healthcare Workforce Needs for the Elderly, Eleni Papadakis, Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
• Training Partnership, Sarah Willgress, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare NW, Training Partnership
• Protection from Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation, Bill Moss, Aging & Long-Term Support Administration, Department of Social & Health Services
• Criminal Mistreatment Statutes & Sentences, Page Ulrey, King County Prosecutor's Office
• The Case for Specialized Elder Abuse Prosecutors, Page Ulrey, King County Prosecutor's Office
• Reasonable Expectations, Susan Kas, Disability Rights Washington
• A Robust Statewide Program is Needed to Provide Targeted Supported Decision-Making Alternatives, Shirley Bondon, Office of Public Guardianship, Administrative Office of the Courts

May 19, 2014

• Agenda
• The Older American's Act and Area Agencies on Aging: Overview of Financing, Services, and Access, Dan Murphy, Northwest Regional Council
• Healthy Communities and Healthy Aging, Patti Migliore Santiago, Andrea Valdez, Office of Healthy Communities, Department of Health
• Age-Friendly Livable Communities, Gary Beagle, Clark County Commission; Jacqui Kamp, Colete Anderson, Clark County Community Planning
• Family Caregiver Support Program Update, David Mancuso, Research & Data Analysis Division, Department of Social & Health Services; Bea Rector, Aging & Long-Term Support Administration, Department of Social & Health Services
• Expanding Eligibility for the Family Caregiver Support Program in SFY 2012: Updated Findings, Bridget Lavelle, David Mancuso, Alice Huber, Barbara E.M. Felver, Department of Social & Health Services
• Has the use of Tailored Caregiver Assessment and Referral System Impacted the Well-being of Caregivers in Washington: Report to the Washington Aging & Long-Term Support Administration, Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Developing a State Alzheimer's Plan Update, Bill Moss, Aging & Long-Term Services & Supports, Department of Social & Health Services

November 4, 2013

• Agenda
• Memo: Framing the discussion of the committee work plan for the 2014 interim, Senate Committee Services & House Office of Program Research
• Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging profile sheet, Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging
• Abuse reports/protective services, Aging & Long-Term Support Administration, Aging & Long-Term Support Administration, Department of Social & Health Services
• Family Caregiver Support Program, Aging & Long-Term Support Administration, Department of Social & Health Services
• Residential Care Services Complaint Investigations: A Public Service, Department of Social & Health Services
• Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Department of Social & Health Services
• Informal/Family Caregivers, Department of Social & Health Services

September 25, 2013

• Agenda
• Overview: Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Aging and Disability Issues, Office of Program Research, Senate Committee Services
• A Review of Aging Taskforces: Common Recommendations, Evidence-Based Programs, and Available Resources, Megan Mulvihill, Intern, Office of Program Research
• DSHS: Long Term Care (presentation), James Kettel, Office of Program Research; Carma Matti-Jackson, Senate Committee Services; Ryan Black, Office of Financial Management
• DSHS: Long Term Care, Service Overview, James Kettel, Office of Program Research; Carma Matti-Jackson, Senate Committee Services; Ryan Black, Office of Financial Management
• Long Term Services and Supports in Washington State: Population Forecasts and Client Characteristics, David Mancuso, PhD, Research and Data Analysis Division, Department of Social & Health Services
• Inventory of Resources, Bea Rector, Home and Community Services Division, Department of Social & Health Services
• Health Care Authority Initiatives, MaryAnne Lindeblad, Health Care Authority
• Health Homes and Duals Financial Alignment Projects, MaryAnne Lindeblad, Health Care Authority
• Governor Inslee's Aging Summit Recommended Pre-Reads & Resources, Jason McGill, Office of the Governor