| Account | Description | FY2018 Spending |
FY2019 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5920-3025 | Aging with Developmental Disabilities For funding to support initiatives to address the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities who are aging including, but not limited to, individuals with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, through the identification of best practices for services for affected individuals, including: (a) medical care coordination models that address conditions common to individuals with developmental disabilities who are aging; (b) training for direct care and other staff in the identification of dementia or other age-related conditions; and (c) the collection of data regarding the effectiveness of the initiatives included in this item; provided, that not later than March 1, 2019, the department shall report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of these initiatives including, but not limited to: (i) the number of participants served by each initiative; (ii) the participant outcomes, including impacts on the physical and cognitive health of participants; (iii) the cost of each initiative and the cost per participant; (iv) the implementation plans for these initiatives in fiscal years 2020 and 2021; and (v) recommendations for enhancing the care of individuals with developmental disabilities who are aging; and provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the dementia-friendly community program in the town of Ashland |
100,000 | 130,000 |