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CNMI’s Aging State Plan OK’d
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Posted on Oct 06 2011
By Clarissa V. David
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The CNMI’s Four-Year State Plan on Aging for fiscal year 2012-2015 submitted in July to the Administration on Aging under the Department of Health & Human Services has already been approved, according to Aging director Rose Mondala.
Mondala confirmed the approval on Tuesday, saying that the notice recently came from the AoA Washington office.
“It’s a big plus for us. You got to make sure that the state plan gets approved,” said Mondala.
The State Plan provides direction for the development of a comprehensive and coordinated system of home- and community-based services that allow senior citizens and older persons with physical disabilities in the CNMI to continue to live in their homes and communities.
Based on the State Plan, the Aging Office aims to preserve the close-knit family values for the elderly within their nuclear and extended families.
“The islands take pride in their elderly staying with their families despite their old age as they become the source of wisdom and are role models to perpetuate the island culture for the younger generations,” according to the state plan.
