Authorization for Chairman to execute Amendment #1 to the 2012 Master Agreement between Manatee County and the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc. for the Community Care for the Elderly, Home Care for the Elderly, Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative and Medicaid Waiver grant programs for the period of January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 renewing the agreement for 2013.    

• County has served as Lead Agency for the Communty Care for the Elderly (CCE) grant program for the past thirty-three years.
• County has served as Lead Agency for the Home Care for the Elderly (HCE) grant program since January 1, 1996.
• County has served as Lead Agency for the Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (ADI) grant program for the past twenty years.
• County has served as the Case Management agency for the Medicaid Waiver programs for the past sixteen years.
• Grant funds are provided by the State Department of Elder Affairs through the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc. to provide in-home services to persons sixty years of age or older to prevent or delay premature insitiutional placement.
• The 2012 Master Agreement sets forth guidelines, procedures and requirements applicable to all agreements already in place between the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc. and Manatee County Board of County Commissioners.
• The 2012 Master Agreement encompasses agreements already in place between the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc. and Manatee County Board of County Commissioners.
• Amendment #1 of the agreement exercises the renewal option for 2013.
• Amendment #1 will not affect service delivery to clients enrolled in programs covered by the 2012 Master Agreement.
• Amendment #1 to the 2012 Master Agreement will encompass part of state fiscal year 12/13 and part of state fiscal year 13/14.