1. Virginia Department for the Aging FY 2008 Area Plan Training Area Plan Template: Modifications and Improvements Liz Riggs Thursday, May 31, 2007

2. Terminology Changes “Other Service Efforts” is now called “Other Funding Sources” “Description of Target Population” is now called “Description of Population to be Served”

3. User-Friendly Modifications 1. Added an unlimited text field to allow you to elaborate on the “Description of Population to be Served” 2. Added additional fields for listing service providers – Homemaker, Personal Care, Transportation 3. Added additional fields to the Ombudsman Objectives 4. Added additional fields to the Delivery Sites for Group Services

4. Unlimited Text Field Added for “Description of Population to be Served” Throughout the plan we added an unlimited text field below “Description of Population to be Served” Allows you to elaborate on the population to reflect your agency’s specific activities

5. Additional Fields to List Service Providers Additional fields were added to list service providers for programs that usually have more than 10 service providers: Homemaker (p. 22, 70) Personal Care (p. 24, 72) Transportation (p. 88) There are now 15 fields instead of 10 fields Will eliminate having to send the template back to VDA to add the fields Saves Time

6. Additional fields for Ombudsman Objectives Additional fields were added to the Ombudsman Objectives (see p. 92) There are now 10 fields instead of 5 fields

7. Additional fields for Delivery Sites for Group Services Additional fields were added to the Delivery Sites for Group Services to allow you to list more locations (see p.55) There are now 25 fields instead of 17 fields

8. “No” Check box Removed from Waiver Pages The “No” check box was removed from all Waiver Pages throughout the plan Check “Yes” check box if applicable Leave “Yes” check box blank if not applicable

9. Questions/ Comments?