SAMPLE LETTER OF SUPPORT - Detroit Area Agency on Aging
SAMPLE LETTER OF SUPPORT - Detroit Area Agency on Aging
SAMPLE LETTER OF SUPPORT - Detroit Area Agency on Aging
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>SAMPLE</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>LETTER</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>OF</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>SUPPORT</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
(Place <strong>on</strong> Your <str<strong>on</strong>g>Agency</str<strong>on</strong>g> Stati<strong>on</strong>ary)<br />
July 1, 2010<br />
Paul Bridgewater, President & CEO<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Detroit</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Area</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Agency</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Aging</strong><br />
1333 Brewery Park Boulevard, Suite 200<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Detroit</str<strong>on</strong>g>, MI 48207-4544<br />
Dear Mr. Bridgewater:<br />
________________________________________ supports the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Detroit</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Area</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Agency</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Aging</strong><br />
(DAAA) partnership with the Disability Network – Wayne County to establish an <strong>Aging</strong> and<br />
Disability Resource Center (ADRC) for L<strong>on</strong>g Term Care in Regi<strong>on</strong> 1-A that builds <strong>on</strong> less<strong>on</strong>s<br />
learned from the implementati<strong>on</strong> of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Detroit</str<strong>on</strong>g>-Wayne County L<strong>on</strong>g Term Care C<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>. The<br />
new ADRC being established will enable collaborating partners to improve access to l<strong>on</strong>g term<br />
care and community resources for older pers<strong>on</strong>s, adults with disabilities and family caregivers.<br />
Our organizati<strong>on</strong> supports the establishment of an ADRC designed to implement a unified<br />
approach that allows a network of local partners to help c<strong>on</strong>sumers to make informed, l<strong>on</strong>g term<br />
care decisi<strong>on</strong>s that are based up<strong>on</strong> their individual preferences through a centralized model with<br />
Opti<strong>on</strong>s Counseling satellites. In additi<strong>on</strong>, we support the expanding of access to public and<br />
private benefits to ADRC c<strong>on</strong>sumers through the DAAA’s Nati<strong>on</strong>al Council <strong>on</strong> <strong>Aging</strong> Ec<strong>on</strong>omic<br />
Security Service Center initiative.<br />
As a community partner in the targeted service area, our organizati<strong>on</strong> will provide support to the<br />
proposed ADRC as follows:<br />
Provide input <strong>on</strong> the ADRC Readiness Review and/or Business Plan Development process,<br />
as needed;<br />
Refer older pers<strong>on</strong>s and adults with disabilities to the ADRC for informati<strong>on</strong> and assistance,<br />
l<strong>on</strong>g term care opti<strong>on</strong>s counseling and other services;<br />
Supports benefits screening through DAAA’s Ec<strong>on</strong>omic Security Service Center initiative<br />
targeted for individuals who meet age, residency and income requirements;<br />
Support l<strong>on</strong>g term care training and/or public educati<strong>on</strong> in l<strong>on</strong>g term care;<br />
Promote expansi<strong>on</strong> in the availability of resources that support l<strong>on</strong>g term care services and<br />
supports in the community;<br />
Provide services to ADRC c<strong>on</strong>sumers eligible for services through my organizati<strong>on</strong> in<br />
alignment with our agency’s missi<strong>on</strong>;<br />
Provide opti<strong>on</strong>s counseling and supports coordinati<strong>on</strong>, as needed; and<br />
Serve <strong>on</strong> ADRC workgroups or committees.
__________________________looks forward to working with the DAAA and other collaborative<br />
partners to make the ADRC and expanded ec<strong>on</strong>omic security and benefits counseling a reality.<br />
Attached is the ADRC Partnership Form with the c<strong>on</strong>tact informati<strong>on</strong> for our organizati<strong>on</strong>’s primary<br />
and sec<strong>on</strong>dary representatives.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Executive Director or President/CEO<br />
Attachment<br />
Mail updated Letter of Support and ADRC Partnership Form to the<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Detroit</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Area</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Agency</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Aging</strong> by July 30, 2010
Name:<br />
Positi<strong>on</strong>/Title:<br />
Organizati<strong>on</strong>/Affiliati<strong>on</strong>:<br />
Address:<br />
City, State, Zip Code:<br />
Ph<strong>on</strong>e:<br />
Fax:<br />
Email:<br />
Name:<br />
Positi<strong>on</strong>/Title:<br />
Organizati<strong>on</strong>/Affiliati<strong>on</strong>:<br />
Address:<br />
City, State, Zip Code:<br />
Ph<strong>on</strong>e:<br />
Fax:<br />
Email:<br />
Primary Representative<br />
Sec<strong>on</strong>dary Representative<br />
Instructi<strong>on</strong>s: Please send ADRC Letter of Support with <strong>Aging</strong> and Disability<br />
Resource Center Partnership Form by July 30, 2010 to the attenti<strong>on</strong> of:<br />
Anne Holmes Davis, Senior Director of Planning and Community Access<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Detroit</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Area</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Agency</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Aging</strong><br />
1333 Brewery Park Boulevard, Suite 200<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Detroit</str<strong>on</strong>g>, MI 48207-4544<br />
Teleph<strong>on</strong>e: 313.446.4444, ext. 5803<br />
Fax: 313.446.4445