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2012-2017 Orange County Master Aging Plan <br />Aging in Place: <br />• Need for unbiased financial planning <br />information <br />• Information sharing needs and social <br />isolation, particularly in rural areas <br />• Promotion naturally occurring retirement <br />communities (e.g. the Village model) <br />• Lack of ineal and nutrition services in <br />northern and rural parts of the county <br />• Increased awareness of the impact of <br />home modifications on one~s quality of life <br />and ability to age in place <br />• Home affordability and home maintenance <br />issues <br />• Increased support of formal and informal <br />caregivers <br />• Access to and promotion of in-home <br />services that support aging in place <br />• Aging preparedness <br />Navigation and Transportation: <br />• Creating an expanded, seamless <br />transportation system that serves the entire <br />county <br />• Connecting the existing infrastructure in <br />both the urban and rural parts of the <br />county <br />• Seeking both long-term and short-term <br />funding sources <br />• Coordinating plans between the various <br />county, town, and other regional <br />departments <br />• Encouraging a physical and social <br />environment that enables older adults to <br />drive safely for as long as possible <br />• Providing non-driving older adults with <br />additional transportation options beyond <br />the public transportation system <br />• Providing informational resources to assist <br />in the use of the transportation system and <br />related services <br />Community Engagement: <br />• Computer~technology access and support <br />• Scams, fraud, and exploitation prevention <br />• Difficulty accessing information about <br />available programs and services <br />• Isolation issues <br />• Immigrant and refugee populations <br />• Work and retirement support <br />Public Comment <br />After the conclusion of the work group sequence, <br />UNC graduate students and OCDOA staff <br />consolidated the output of each work group and <br />filed each objective and strategy under the <br />eight MAP goals. This draft was shown to the <br />MAP Management Committee and the MAP <br />Steering Committee, the two bodies charged <br />with oversight of the progress of MAP. This <br />review process generated a draft of the final <br />MAP, which was distributed via email and by <br />paper copy to the general public. Feedback <br />was collected through a questionnaire, which <br />was reviewed and incorporated in a final <br />round of revisions. In addition to this feedback, <br />OCDOA scheduled seven public comment <br />sessions throughout the seven townships of <br />Orange County, staffed by UNC graduate <br />students and the MAP Management Committee. <br />The purpose of these meetings was to collect <br />feedback about the MAP draft. This period of <br />public comment allowed for Orange County <br />citizens who had not participated in earlier <br />phases of MAP development to provide input <br />and for work group members to ensure that their <br />ideas were faithfully represented. <br />9 <br />