Ageoptions Inc

PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY TO OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.

AGEOPTIONS IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND MAINTAINING THE DIGNITY OF OLDER PERSONS AND THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT THEM. AGEOPTIONS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION DESIGNATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT ON AGING AS THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING FOR SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY. AS A CATALYST FOR CONNECTING OLDER PERSONS AND CAREGIVERS TO RESOURCES AND SERVICE OPTIONS, WE ARE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR OUR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, NETWORKING WITH COMMUNITY BASED SENIOR SERVICE AGENCIES, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF OLDER PERSONS. OVER THE PAST 48 YEARS, AGEOPTIONS HAS ESTABLISHED A REPUTATION FOR MEETING THE NEEDS, WANTS AND EXPECTATION OF THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CONNECT ADULTS, AGED 60 AND OVER, WITH RESOURCES AND OPTIONS FOR CARE SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A FULL RANGE OF CHOICES AND LIVE THEIR LIVES TO THE FULLEST. OUR ROLE IS TO PLAN, FUND, COORDINATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THIS SPECIAL GROUP AND THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS. WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN ADVOCATING FOR SENIORS IN THE AREAS SUCH AS ELDER JUSTICE, CAREGIVING, NUTRITION, MEDICARE, EMPLOYMENT AND ACCESS TO BENEFITS. OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA, SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY, INCLUDES 130 COMMUNITIES WITHIN 30 TOWNSHIPS SURROUNDING CHICAGO - HOME TO ALMOST 2.5 MILLION RESIDENTS AND 577,962 OLDER ADULTS. THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT TITLE III SOCIAL, NUTRITION, CAREGIVER, AND HEALTH PROMOTION/DISEASE PREVENTION SERVICES ARE CORE SERVICES PROVIDED IN ALL 30 TOWNSHIPS OF SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY. IN FY 2021, 297,826 OLDER ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE WIDE RANGE OF TITLE III AND AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS INCLUDING HOME DELIVERED AND CONGREGATE DINING, NURSING HOME OMBUDSMAN, LEGAL SERVICE, AND THE OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES.

STATE/GRF - GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ABUSE INTERVENTION, TRANSPORTATION, OUT-REACH AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS

HOME OPTIONS PATH TO EMPOWERMENT - H.O.P.E., BY AGEOPTIONS, - COLBERT CONSENT DECREE PROGRAM INTEGRATES HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS TO ENSURE SAFE WE CONDUCTED 395 ASSESSMENTS. THE ASSESSOR VISITS WITH THE RESIDENT IN THE FACILITY AND COMPLETES THE ASSESSMENT TOOL. THE ASSESSMENT TOOL QUESTIONS INCLUDE PERSONAL, EDUCATIONAL, WORK, MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PHARMACEUTICAL HISTORY, ETC. THE ASSESSOR ALSO REVIEWS THE RESIDENT'S MEDICAL RECORDS AND SPEAKS WITH FACILITY STAFF AND FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS AS APPROPRIATE. THE RESIDENT IS EITHER RECOMMENDED OR NOT RECOMMENDED FOR TRANSITION INTO THE COMMUNITY. "TRANSITIONS" (MOVES) FROM THE NURSING FACILITY INTO A COMMUNITY OF THE RESIDENT'S (CLASS MEMBER'S) CHOICE, AND AT NO COST TO THE CLASS MEMBER; FUNDED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. THE H.O.P.E. BY AGEOPTIONS TEAM AND OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS, AGING CARE CONNECTIONS, NORTH SHORE SENIOR CENTER, PATHLIGHTS, HEARTLAND ALLIANCE, LEGAL AID, AND IMPACT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARTNERS JOIN IN A COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE "TRANSITION" PROCESS WHICH IS FOCUSED UPON IDENTIFYING RESIDENT NEEDS, LINKING THE CLASS MEMBER TO THE APPROPRIATE SERVICE(S), AND ENSURING THAT THE CLASS MEMBER'S NEEDS ARE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATED TO ENSURE A SEAMLESS, PERSON-CENTERED EXPERIENCE THAT SAFEGUARDS AGAINST DELAYS AND SERVICE GAPS, AND HELPS INDIVIDUALS THRIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY-BASED SETTING. JUST LIKE THE HEART IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR LOGO, RESIDENTS ARE WRAPPED IN OUR SUPPORT AND AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO. HOPE TRANSITIONED 20 RESIDENTS FROM SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES (SNFS) AND SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH REHABILITATION FACILITIES (SMHRF'S) TO THE COMMUNITY IN FY21. FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1 2021 THROUGH MARCH 31 2022, HOPE TRANSITIONED 39 RESIDENTS INTO THE COMMUNITY. OUR FY21 NUMBERS ARE THE FOLLOWING: WE SERVED 24 SNFS AND SMHRFS WITH A CENSUS COUNT OF 3,771 MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS. WE PERFORMED 1,543 OUTREACH. IN THIS PHASE, THE OUTREACH STAFF TALK TO THE RESIDENT ABOUT THE PROGRAM, CONFIRM THE RESIDENT'S INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM, AND OBTAIN SIGNATURES ON INFORMED CONSENT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. THE OUTREACH TEAM STAFF ALSO COMPLETE A REFERRAL TO THE ASSESSMENT TEAM STAFF. WE CONDUCTED 395 ASSESSMENTS. THE ASSESSOR VISITS WITH THE RESIDENT IN THE FACILITY AND COMPLETES THE ASSESSMENT TOOL. THE ASSESSMENT TOOL QUESTIONS INCLUDE PERSONAL, EDUCATIONAL, WORK, MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PHARMACEUTICAL HISTORY, ETC. THE ASSESSOR ALSO REVIEWS THE RESIDENT'S MEDICAL RECORDS AND SPEAKS WITH FACILITY STAFF AND FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS AS APPROPRIATE. THE RESIDENT IS EITHER RECOMMENDED OR NOT RECOMMENDED FOR TRANSITION INTO THE COMMUNITY. WE CREATED 272 PERSON-CENTERED SERVICE PLANS. THE ASSESSOR DEVELOPS THE INITIAL "COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PLAN" WHICH IS BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THE ASSESSMENT TOOL QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS DETAILS GLEANED FROM THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. THE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PLAN IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE TRANSITION PLAN WHICH IDENTIFIES ALL SUPPORTS, SERVICES, HOUSING/NEIGHBORHOOD PREFERENCES AND OTHER RESOURCES, NECESSARY TO TRANSITION CLASS MEMBERS SAFELY INTO THE COMMUNITY. IT ALSO IDENTIFIES SKILLS THE RESIDENT SHOULD DEVELOP TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN TRANSITIONING SAFELY. IN FY21 AND CONTINUING INTO FY22 WE BUILT A STRONG TEAM TO DELIVER EVERY ASPECT OF THE COLBERT CONSENT DECREE PROGRAM. OUR TEAM MEMBER'S SKILLS INCLUDE REGISTERED NURSES, COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSES, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND MASTER'S OF SOCIAL WORK WITH EXPERIENCE IN GERONTOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, LAW, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. WE DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS WITH PROVEN LEADERS IN THEIR FIELD INCLUDING RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY MEMBER SUPPORT, LEGAL AID CHICAGO FOR SSI/SSDI OUTREACH, ACCESS AND RECOVERY (SOAR), AND IMPACT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARTNERS FOR INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES (IPS). AS WE CONTINUE IN FY22, WE ARE FOCUSED ON FURTHER DEVELOPING OUR OVERALL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBER SUPPORT. WE ARE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING COMMUNITY MEMBER RESIDENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND ASSURING WE HAVE APPROPRIATE HARM REDUCTION PLANS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT A SAFE TRANSITION. CLIENT STORY (FROM SEP / OCT 2021 NEWSLETTER)A HOME OF HER OWNWELL, WHERE DO I START ... BACK AT THE NURSING HOME, WALKING AROUND THE BUILDING AIMLESSLY WITH NOTHING TO DO, NOBODY TO TALK TO EXCEPT THE NURSES AND A SPECIAL SOCIAL WORKER, WHO I CALL A GOOD FRIEND. AND ONE DAY SHE PULLED ME ASIDE AND INTRODUCED ME TO THE AGEOPTIONS TEAM. MY LIFE WAS GOING TO CHANGE IN THE MOST AMAZING WAY.

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