Full Text of SJR0079 94th General Assembly
SJ0079 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Older Adult Services Act, which was passed by | 3 |
| the General Assembly and approved by the Governor in 2004, | 4 |
| provides a planning mechanism for the overhaul of the State's | 5 |
| long term care system; and
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| WHEREAS, The establishment of a statewide enhanced | 7 |
| comprehensive care coordination system is a critical first step | 8 |
| in the overhaul of the long term services and care systems as | 9 |
| recommended in the Older Adult Services Report submitted in | 10 |
| January 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Older adults and their families need the ability | 12 |
| to make informed choices about services to meet their needs in | 13 |
| the areas of physical health, function, mental health, home | 14 |
| environment, finance, and social and informal supports; and
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| WHEREAS, Key components are a standardized statewide | 16 |
| comprehensive assessment, care coordination, client follow-up, | 17 |
| flexible hours, and enhanced training; and
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| WHEREAS, Comprehensive assessment and ongoing care | 19 |
| coordination assists older adults in identifying these | 20 |
| holistic needs, provides them with information on and access to | 21 |
| the services to meet those needs, and results in comprehensive | 22 |
| care plans for their specific needs, thereby allowing older | 23 |
| adults to remain as independent as possible for as long as | 24 |
| possible; and
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| WHEREAS, The purpose of a comprehensive assessment is to | 26 |
| gather a complete picture of the older adult's needs and | 27 |
| strengths so that a care plan is developed that helps the older | 28 |
| adult and his or her family to problem-solve, make informed | 29 |
| choices, and remain as independent as possible; and
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| WHEREAS, The comprehensive assessment process will include | 2 |
| a face to face interview in the client's home that identifies | 3 |
| needs in new areas: physical health, mental health, | 4 |
| environment, and social and informal supports, in addition to | 5 |
| functional and financial information; and
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| WHEREAS, Once fully operational, the comprehensive care | 7 |
| coordination system would be backed up by a full array of home | 8 |
| and community based services; and
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| WHEREAS, The design of the enhanced care coordination | 10 |
| system would build upon the strengths and experiences of the | 11 |
| different case management structures currently operating in | 12 |
| Illinois and promising practices identified in other states; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, Unmet service needs would be collected to assist | 15 |
| in the identification of priority service areas as defined in | 16 |
| the Older Adult Services Act and the development of new | 17 |
| services; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 19 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 20 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we do declare that it is in the best | 21 |
| interest of the older adults of Illinois and their family | 22 |
| caregivers that the existing case management system be | 23 |
| transformed into an enhanced comprehensive care coordination | 24 |
| system; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That such an overhaul shall build on the | 26 |
| strengths and experience of the current case management system, | 27 |
| transforming the process from simply eligibility determination | 28 |
| to one that is holistic, client-focused, and consumer-directed | 29 |
| and that produces customized care plans; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to |
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| Governor Rod Blagojevich.
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