Business Meeting

AGENDA

Business Meeting
Thursday, March 25, 2010 
State Capitol, Room 125
Sacramento, CA

The Commission will consider agenda items I-VII at approximately noon. The precise time will vary depending upon the testimony of witnesses and will be determined at the discretion of the chair. Members of the public will have an opportunity to make comments about Commission agenda items during the meeting.

1. Election of Officers
    
2. Business Meeting Minutes from February 25, 2010
    
3. Schedule/Project Selection
    
4. Subcommittee Reports
    
5. Implementation Activity
    
6. Reports from the Bureau of State Audits
    
7. Laura Chick, Inspector General, will address the Commission at approximately 1:30 p.m.

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 11, 2010

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meeting

On Thursday, March 25, 2010, the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a public hearing on the state’s long-term care system. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in Room 437 of the State Capitol in Sacramento.

In this study, the Commission will review the spectrum of long-term care, including in-home supportive services, home and community-based care, adult day health care and assisted-living and nursing facilities. At this hearing, the Commission will learn about the state’s long-term care services and the challenges to improving care services in California.

The Commission will hear from a panel from The SCAN Foundation who will provide an overview of the major components of California’s long-term care system. The Commission also will hear about recommendations to improve access to care and opportunities to improve the state’s existing programs from the principal of Hendrickson Development and co-author of Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care: Recommendations to Improve Access for Californians. The director of the California Department of Aging will discuss the services available through the department and the role of the department within the state’s network of care. Finally, the assistant secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency will provide an overview of the agency’s current efforts to improve long-term care in California.

There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of the hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

Immediately following the hearing, the Commission will hold a business meeting in room 125 of the State Capitol.

Also, the Commission will meet for dinner on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at 6 p.m. at Spartaro’s Restaurant at 1415 L Street in Sacramento.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, March 18, 2010.