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6 <br />2. Orange and Chatham Counties prepared a joint grant in 2007-08 to simplify access to <br />information and services for seniors and adults with disabilities. The three-year grant was funded <br />and is called Community Resource Connections for Aging and Disabilities (CRC). More CRC <br />description is under Goal D: Transitional Care. <br />Activities and Accomplishments: 2008-09 <br />1. A seniors' community resource fair was coordinated by Orange County Department on Aging. <br />Forty-six public and private vendors and over 250 community residents participated in the event. <br />Revenue from vendors off-set the cost of the event and the publication of the guide. <br />2. Five thousand large refrigerator magnets advertising the information and Helpline, 968-2087 <br />for Aging Information and Consultations, were distributed across the Orange County community. <br />3. As part of the CRC development process, the Aging Transitions' Division has participated in a <br />UNC CARES research project to gather data on customer satisfaction with the quality of <br />telephone and walk-in consultations. The returned surveys response rate from OCDOA was 80%, <br />much higher than any other participating agency. We await the analysis of consumers' feedback. <br />3. Four evening dementia education sessions were held at the Seymour Center in conjunction <br />with UNC Neurology, UNC Center for Health and Aging, UNC School of Social Work, and the <br />Alzheimer's Association. Attendance at three out of the four events was standing room only. 94% <br />of the participants responded that the series increased their understanding of Alzheimer's <br />Disease. <br />4. Orange County Department on Aging, Chatham Council on Aging, and Alamance Eldercare <br />participated in an outreach event in White Cross to provide information to rural families affected <br />by dementia. <br />5. OCDOA is actively involved in a community-wide committee of public and private agencies <br />devoted to marketing aging information and resources to the community. <br />Recommendation for 2010: <br />1. Schedule a Second Annual Seniors' Resource Fair for May 1, 2010. The event will highlight <br />the 30th anniversary of The Department on Aging and its long partnerships with community <br />agencies. <br />2. Distribute an updated senior community resource guide by May 2010 and install on web. <br />3. Continue the new refrigerator magnet campaign promoting the CRC participation, but <br />reinforce the County Aging Helpline's brand 968-2087 as one number to call for information and <br />help. <br />Objective A-2: Improve access to printed and website information to older persons, <br />families and service providers. <br />Lead Organization (s): Department on Aging-PAC with County Information Technologies <br />Activities and Accomplishments: 2007-08: <br />1. The Department on Aging printed the Community Resource Guide for 2007-08, a valuable <br />desk resource for agency personnel assisting older adults. The updated guide is available on the <br />County Department on Aging website. (www.orangecountync.gov/aging) <br />4 <br />