The Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging and Disability welcomes qualified providers to submit applications to deliver services through AAAD programs.

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Click here to view the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) RFPA

Frequently asked question(s) are listed below: 

Can a nationally operated Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) provider—incorporated in one state but maintaining its principal place of business in another—still be considered eligible?

Yes, a provider can be incorporated and headquartered in any state, as long as they have the capacity to provide service in Tennessee.
 
What are the current contracted reimbursement rates for PERS services (installation, monitoring, and related components) under each applicable funding source?

Some services (homemaker, personal care, etc.) must be reimbursed at or below a maximum rate set by the TN Department of Disability and Aging.  However, other services, such as PERS, do not have such a rate.  In these instances, the proposed reimbursement rates must not exceed the provider’s usual and customary rates (as reported on the Usual and Customary Charge attachment in the application).

Click here to view the Nutrition RFPA

Frequently asked question(s) are listed below: 

Where it asks for a breakdown of the cost; (food, labor, equipment, delivery, etc.) does each of those boxes have to be filled out, or can we do a best estimate and fill in the total box? 
 
Each box needs to be completed, detailing the breakdown of the meal cost in each of the categories.

In section V. PROPOSED SERVICE UNIT REIMBURSEMENT RATE, when putting data in the table, should those totals be figured?  The average daily labor and food delivery cost, the total cost for equipment, the yearly average for food and utilities, etc.?
 
Yes, you should enter an amount in each section for every meal type you plan to provide.  Enter the total for each meal type (congregate, home-delivered, etc.) in the bottom row under the column labeled as “Total Cost per Meal (Unit Cost Rate/Meal).”
 
On the equipment box, our total equipment cost based on inventory is (XXXX) dollars for home delivery.  Do I need to average that daily as well and factor it into the total cost, or just leave it at the total in its own box?
 
Yes, equipment costs should be spread over their useful life (depreciated) and then averaged across the number of meals in each category. This ensures the Unit Cost Rate/Meal accurately reflects the equipment cost portion for each meal and is not inflated.

Click here to view the Senior/Activity Centers RFPA

Frequently asked question(s) are listed below: 

Can the application sections be combined, or does each section need to be answered separately?

Answering each section is preferred, but you must ensure all areas are addressed.

Section III. a. any required business licenses.  Which 501(C)3 is required?

If the senior center has a 501(C)3 for fundraising purposes, please provide the license for that account. 

Who should I contact at the AAAD for the information to be included in the Status Plan/Targeting tables in Attachments 1 and 2 (Senior Center Services and Title IIID)?

Please contact our AAAD Fiscal and Data Assistant, Ariel Lewis, at alewis@ucdd.org