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• 2008-09 Governor’s Budget—California Department of Aging (CDA)
• Be Prepared California
• Get Healthy California
• Health Care Reform
• Long-Term Care Guide
• Security Awareness Training (ppt)
• Senate Recognizes Department of Aging for Health Promotion in Workplace (pdf)

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• Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Individual Plan of Care (IPC) Training Notice: Important - Please read !!! (pdf)
• Time to Get Ready for Flu Season
• Do you know, after February 17th, 2009, all full power television stations will broadcast in digital signals only ?
  
• Information for Homeowners Facing Forclosure

Upcoming Conferences & Events

• May 15, 2008
  8th Annual Statewide Senior Injury Prevention Conference
• May 28-30, 2008
  California Association of Nutrition Directors for the Elderly Conference (CANDE) 2008
• May 29-30, 2008
  Older Adults System of Care Conference
• August 24-27, 2008 16th Annual National Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Conference

Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)- CDA Operations and Best Practices Guide Index

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The CDA Operations and Best Practices Guide is currently under development. Its purpose is to incorporate and disseminate consistent and equitable methods for administering and delivering quality services to California's Senior population.

The Table of Contents identifies the areas that include guidance and are active. More topics will be active as items are added.

The CDA Operations and Best Practices Guide is currently, and will continue to be, issued on the CDA web site only and will not be available in hard copy or other media unless specifically requested. No further instructions or forms will be provided in hard copy by CDA.

CDA OPERATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. CDA Responsibilities
3. AAA Best Practices
4. AAA Responsibilities
   • Orientation for New AAA Directors
5. Planning
6. Adult Day Care/Health
7. Assisted Transportation
8. ADCRC
   • Alzheimer's Day Care Resource Center Policy and Procedure Manual (pdf)
   • ADCRC Site Directory (pdf)
9. Brown Bag
10. Case Management
11. Chore
12. Congregate Nutrition & Home Delivered Meals
13. Disaster Preparedness
14. Family Caregiver Support
15. Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program
    • HICAP E-Clearinghouse
16. Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (pdf)
17. Homemaker
18. Information and Assistance
19. Legal Assistance
20. Linkages
21. Medication Management (pdf)
22. Personal Care
23. Respite
24. Senior Companion
25. Senior Community Service Employment Program
26. Transportation
27. Other Title III Programs/Services
28. Laws and Regulations
29. Contract Process
30. Monitoring Schedule
31. Monitoring Process
32. Data Process
33. Fiscal Process
34. Budget Process
35. Audits
    • Budget Forms
    • Program Development
    • Coordination
36. Accounting
37. Training
38. Glossary