| Box # | Folder ID | Folder Title | Folder Dates | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 008 | 0005CL-001 | Aging | January-March 1981 | Responsibilities and activities of the Ombudsman Office; Department on Aging response to federal audit; advocacy for the elderly; need to stop age discrimination; questions about tax relief programs f |
| 008 | 0005CL-002 | Aging | April-May 1981 | Concerns of the black aged; budget problems; complaints against nursing homes; need for home care; tax relief programs for elderly; complaint about Senior Center; Senior Center having problems with fo |
| 008 | 0005CL-003 | Aging | June-December 1981 | Elderly being abused by attorney; complaints about nursing homes; plan for emergency placement of protective services clients; questions about fuel assistance programs; funding for Eastern Connecticut |
| 008 | 0005CL-004 | Aging--Adult Day Care | 1981 | Letters express need for continued funding of facilities and the need for Medicaid coverage. |
| 008 | 0005CL-005 | Aging--Bi-weekly reports | 1981 | |
| 008 | 0005CL-006 | Aging--Memos to/from Commissioner | January-March 1981 | Report on allegation of discrimination by Connecticut Community Care, Inc.; audit report and response; preliminary report on physically abused elders; nutrition program problems update; state policy o |
| 008 | 0005CL-007 | Aging--Memos to/from Commissioner | April-December 1981 | Report on impact of federal budget proposals on elderly; fiscal management and staffing problems; FY 1982 proposed funding formula. |
| 008 | 0005CL-008 | Aging--White House Conference on Aging | January-February 1981 | Recommendations for delegates (self or others); complaints about delegate choices. |
| 008 | 0005CL-009 | Aging--White House Conference on Aging | March-December 1981 | Recommendations for delegates (self or others); complaints about delegate choices; nomination for National Senior Citizens Award. |
| 009 | 0005CL-010 | Aging | 1982 | Report on impact of federal budget cuts on programs affecting the elderly; complaints about services provided certain elderly individuals; Commissioner's letter writing campaign in support of the Seni |
| 009 | 0005CL-011 | Aging | 1983 | Opening remarks by Mary Ellen Klinck, Commissioner on Aging, before the Appropriation Committee; question about protective legislation in the state for the elderly; development of the Governor's Confe |
| 009 | 0005CL-012 | Aging | 1984 | Primarily letters concerning the financial situation of the Quinebaug Valley Senior Citizens Center; bi-weekly reports (3); report on Home Equity Conversion. |
| 009 | 0005CL-013 | Aging | 1985 | Invitation to Abraham Ribicoff to speak; survey on crime and the elderly; information on reverse annuity mortgages; copy of The Elderly newspaper; lists of homes for the aged. |
| 009 | 0005CL-014 | Aging--ConnPACE | 1985 | report of the Findings and Recommendations of the Task Force of Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Elderly; synopsis of Task Force recommendations; text of the bill (PA 85-573) establishing program |
| 009 | 0005CL-015 | Aging | January-May, 1986 | reduced federal funds affecting nutrition programs; contract for food service for elderly; question about tax relief for elderly; question concerning eligibility for pharmaceutical assistance |
| 009 | 0005CL-016 | Aging | July-December 1986 | questions about pharmaceutical assistance; questions abut Medicare; concerns about elderly tax relief; suggestion to use surplus to help the elderly |
| 009 | 0005CL-017 | Aging--Bi-weekly reports | 1986 | |
| 009 | 0005CL-018 | Aging--ConnPACE | 1986 | performance bond for contractor who will handle claims; legislation and regulations creating program; memoranda; cost estimates; quarterly report |
| 009 | 0005CL-019 | Aging | January-March 1987 | problems with Medicare coverage; questions regarding retired older workers; need help paying for prescription drugs, Governor explains ConnPACE; urge Governor's support for state funding of Health Scr |
| 010 | 0005CL-020 | Aging | April-July 1987 | questions about ConnPACE; need for senior housing; alleged ethics violations in the Department on Aging; explain transportation needs and problems; complaints about nursing homes; describe financial p |
| 010 | 0005CL-021 | Aging | August-October 1987 | need Governor's help in medical or housing crisis situation; questions about ConnPACE; children having problems finding placement for ailing parents; elderly relate transportation problems; questions |
| 010 | 0005CL-022 | Aging | November-December 1987 | questions about ConnPACE; concerns about high cost of housing and of living; petitions and letters to Governor to support elderly nutrition programs; complaint about delay in response to crisis by Pro |
| 010 | 0005CL-023 | Aging--Bi-weekly reports | 1987 | |
| 010 | 0005CL-024 | Aging--Memos to/from Commissioner | 1987 | news release describing the Department's 1987 Needs Assessment Survey; response to questions in the Agency Budget Questionnaire |
| 010 | 0005CL-025 | Aging | January-March 20, 1988 | praise for and questions about ConnPACE; letters urging Governor's support of increased funding for Senior Centers; needs of Hispanic elderly need to be addressed; elderly explain financial and medica |
| 010 | 0005CL-026 | Aging | March 21-May 1988 | family needs help obtaining services for elderly relatives; complaints about nursing homes; complaints about independent living services; questions about independent living services; petition to have |
| 010 | 0005CL-027 | Aging | June-October 1988 | complaints about nursing homes; questions about ConnPACE; elderly relate their medical and financial problems; information sent to the Governor by commercial service providers [most letters bucked to |
| 010 | 0005CL-028 | Aging | November-December 1988 | petition urging Governor's support of elderly nutrition program; complaint about nursing home; series of designs for elderly housing units submitted to Governor and Department on Aging; individual con |
| 010 | 0005CL-029 | Aging--Memos to/from Commissioner | 1988 | Data on state and federal dollars allocated to support adult day care; Advisory Council supports Department's budget options; summary report of the Governor's Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease; update |
| 011 | 0005CL-030 | Aging--Bi-weekly reports | 1988 | |
| 011 | 0005CL-031 | Aging--Reports | 1988 | List of Connecticut senior centers; review of Amendments to the State Plan on Aging |
| 011 | 0005CL-032 | Aging | January-May 1989 | Questions and complaints about Medicare; letters urging financial support of the Meals on Wheels (elderly nutrition) program; elderly describing their medical and financial problems; praise for and qu |
| 011 | 0005CL-033 | Aging | June-October 1989 | complaints about increase in nursing home rates; Connecticut AARP's report on the fate of it's legislative priorities; questions about volunteer opportunities for senior citizens; allegations of abuse |
| 011 | 0005CL-034 | Aging | November-December 1989 | urge Governor's support of Elderly Nutrition Program; suggested legislation that would help the disabled |
| 011 | 0005CL-035 | Aging--Personnel | 1989 | allegation of age discrimination against Public Industry Council. |
| 011 | 0005CL-036 | Aging--Reports | 1989 | letter from Commissioner to Connecticut Congressional delegation stating concerns with P.L. 100-300, Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988; Conservatorship Task Force Report; response to audit re |
| 011 | 0005CL-037 | Aging | January-May 1990 | urge Governor to support elderly nutrition programs; AARP legislative agenda and Governor's response; questions and concerns about ConnPACE and other services for the elderly; complaint about care [mo |
| 011 | 0005CL-038 | Aging | April-December 1990 | elderly describe their medical and financial problems; pharmacist concerned about waste and abuse he sees in ConnPACE; petition to eliminate registration fee for courses offered by senior center; crit |
| 012 | 0005CL-039 | Aging--Reports | 1990 | bi-weekly, ConnPACE quarterly report and Ombudsman annual report, including such topics as missing case files, nutrition programs, in-home care, and legislation that affects the elderly |