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2009 Winner, Policy & Advocacy: San Francisco Department of

Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) - San Francisco, CA

The San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) funds and coordinates services to

older adults, and adults with disabilities and their families to maximize self-sufficiency, safety, health, and

independence so persons can remain living in the community as long as possible and maintain the high-

est quality of life. DAAS facilitates the 37-member Long Term Care Coordinating Council whose policy

initiative resulted in a dementia strategic planning process. Website: www.sfdaas.org.

Program: 2020 Foresight:

San Francisco’s Strategy

for Excellence in Demen-

tia Care & Alzheimer’s/

Dementia Summit

The DAAS’s Alzheimer’s/Dementia Expert

Panel’s key accomplishment was to

establish an innovative 11-year Strategic

Plan with the overall goal of averting the
growing crisis in long-term dementia care

and its negative impacts. Along with the

plan were recommendations for

dementia care excellence for
Video/photos this page, courtesy of: Marie Jobling,
www. sfcommunityliving.org
policymakers, caregivers, care
receivers, service providers and

the general public. The day-long

Summit held in San Francisco (July

2009), was organized collaboratively

by DAAS, Mental Health Association,

and Family Caregiver Alliance, for fam-
ily caregivers, providers, and media as

well as to engage the larger community.

“Receiving the Gilbert Award allowed us to begin implementation of the San Francisco Al-

zheimers Strategic Plan. The Gilbert Award was a critical factor in leveraging additional

funds. We are two years into our implementation and are having enormous success. Thank

you, Gilbert Foundation.” - Ann Hinton, Director, DAAS (above, left; former S.F. Mayor,

Gavin Newsome, right)

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