Communities as many different types both cultures and ethnicities to actually guide us so one of the things were working on through the longterm coordinating council is really thinking what it means to do a Needs Assessment in the community and the particular concerns in the community that are culturally relevant so were thoughtful and sensitive communicator on what Palliative Care can offer and [inaudible] is put forward as one of the poster children for having the conversation out there for people becoming comfortable talking about their wishes for the future if they become seriously ill. Laacross is a very homogeneous community and we want to look at what it looks like and reduction of the illness burden and suffering in our community which is more diverse. Were taking this on with a lot of fervor i should say in the work group because its so important to be attentive to the issues here in san francisco. Bravo. Any other questions . Yes. Im a senior. It wont be long because i need m
Exciting things to me in doing the work in San Francisco is really learn from all of the communities as many different types both cultures and ethnicities to actually guide us so one of the things were working on through the longterm coordinating council is really thinking what it means to do a Needs Assessment in the community and the particular concerns in the community that are culturally relevant so were thoughtful and sensitive communicator on what Palliative Care can offer and [inaudible] is put forward as one of the poster children for having the conversation out there for people becoming comfortable talking about their wishes for the future if they become seriously ill. Laacross is a very homogeneous community and we want to look at what it looks like and reduction of the illness burden and suffering in our community which is more diverse. Were taking this on with a lot of fervor i should say in the work group because its so important to be attentive to the issues here in San F
Of transition occurred of the Task Force Recommendations under the longterm coordinating council and the longterm coordinating council happily voted to create a Palliative Care work group and committee and now moving the recommendations forward and already we have met i think at least three times, had three meetings. The committee again looking carefully at those recommendations trying to figure out which ones we should be addressing most aggressively for the short of run but trying to Pay Attention to all of the recommendations including the longterm recommendations so were very excited this has transpired and grateful for the support we received from the department of aging and Adult Services and Public Health and enthusiastic what it will mean for improving quality of all right for our citizens with serious illness and april 16 is National Health care decision day and if you havent had the opportunity to tell someone you love what is important to you about your treatment decisions p
Is making sure that the providers are educated and having the competencies to provide and offer good Palliative Care services and those services are across the continuum and not limited to hos hospice alone but wherever theyre experiencing the service and around the state legislation that is encouraging providers to be more explicit when someone has a terminal illness and know what their Treatment Options are including Palliative Care. That has become particularly relevant around the issue of dementia and alzheimers disease and when they are diagnosed with alzheimers disease arent told its a progressive condition and i think there are opportunities when we get into the nittygritty supporting our legislature to more thoughtfully integrate Palliative Care services into the health care community, and then finally i think there are opportunities from the standpoint of reimbursement to encourage interprofessional care in a way that currently isnt supported in most spheres and theyre in a di
Expands it for anyone over 65. Thank you very much. Youre welcome. Some of the old business i promised to report on the california welfares directors meeting at the last Commission Meeting and they were to meet the day after our council meeting, i dont have a report at this time. We will have one in the may report. Under new business we talked about there are a number of budget initiatives moving forward or in the starting in the budgeting process on behalf of older californians and disabled adults and caregivers and there was a hearing on march 26 and it focused on those variety of areas, Adult Protective Services, ihss, and very definitely the expansion of the ssi and ssp work. They were all addressed. Individual pieces of legislation are being developed along those lines to address those topics as we move through the budget process. Calworks was also one of though topics. Last year senators carol lui and wolk and beale worked on a report shattered system in california and the Senior