2012-378 Co Manager - Charles House Association Outside Agency $ 12,000

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Exhibit B-Scope of Services-Fiscal Year 2012-13 Orange County Outside Agency Performance Agreement Certification Funded Amount: $12,000 Agency: Charles House Association Program Charles House Daytime Eldercare Center Purpose Charles House serves older adults with cognitive and/or physical disabilities who are continuing to live within the community with the support of families and caregivers. Charles House has been responding to the need for community eldercare support for twenty one years, having opened in 1990. Over the years,the population striving to maintain loved ones at home and in the community has continued to grow; it is anticipated that as the population continues to age and grow in numbers,the need for Charles House to support families and provide enriching social programs for seniors will increase significantly. Charles House conducts a program of activities, services and care Monday through Friday, from 7:30 to 5:30, and Saturdays from 9:00 to 4:30 for up to 22 participant clients per day, projecting to serve approximately 70 families in the 2012/13 Outside Agency Funding year, with fee assistance being provided to 15 to 20% of the client families. Charles House services support families as caregivers and enriches the lives of their family members. Outcomes The overall results the Charles House program strives to achieve include: Improved quality of life for participants and caregiving families, Families being supported in their choice to care for aging loved ones, (family members being able to continue employment while being caregivers, others finding much needed respite, families not feeling alone in their decision to be caregivers), Charles House participants will function at their highest capacity—socially, physically, and cognitively—supported through their participation in Charles House program. The measurable outcome objectives that attempt to target these program goals/outcomes include: • 50% of enrolled families in the funding year will have the capacity to continue providing care in the home and not require, or delay, residential care placement for their participant/enrollee. • Over 50% of families will report in the annual evaluation survey satisfaction with the Charles House program and will report positive effects of the program for their enrolled family members, such as improvement in their participant/enrollee's behavior, emotional status, physical and/or cognitive functioning. • Charles House Association will continue to surpass the NC Standards and maintain state certification to operate as an adult day care program. Program Budget The intended use of these grant funds is to off-set agency payroll expenses in order to clients enrolled and receiving financial assistance from the Scholarship Fund. Certified b v`�- Title: exeiu. e Aeeecgr Date: 62- ae/?