2015-657-E Aging - UNC-Chapel Hill MAP Housing Study

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Aging in Orange County: Exploring Options for Housing and Care Budget Justification PERSONNEL Dr. Rosemond is a Research Scientist with the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She will serve as Principal Investigator on this p 'ect and will coordinate the. She will devote 50% of her time to this p ject. Specifically, she will: 1) continue to monitor and engage in development of new housing options available to older adults in Orange County; 2) provide leadership to the Orange County Long Term Care Collaborative, an initiative to improve the quality of life of recipients of LTC services. Consultation to assist leaders with the implementation of positive change will also be provided on an as- requested basis; 3) help organize and facilitate a series of discussions for community members to learn about and consider new housing models such as intentional communities, co- housing, modular structures, and pocket neighborhoods; 4) interview Architects and Developers to understand their perspectives on innovative housing models that may be introduced into Orange County. They will be asked to consider housing of various types that serve seniors from diverse backgrounds and levels of socioeconomic resources and identify barriers that might prohibit their development; 5)facilitate meetings between Architects/ Developers and the Orange County Planning Department to address the feasibility of building out current and future models of senior housing; 6) attend regularly scheduled meetings between Mary Fraser, Director of Orange County's Aging Transitions Program and Janice Tyler, Director of Orange County Department on Aging to ensure project direction progress and timeline are moving forward per overall project goals; 7) supervise two -six public health students as they conduct community-based research on long-term care, MD dissemination, Complete Streets and senior housing; 8) and continue providing leadership to disseminate information about Department on Aging services to the medical community,with the aim of increasing referrals to community services and improving the transition experience from hospital to home. BENEFITS Fringe benefits for full-time employees are calculated using 22.634% composite rate plus medical insurance at $5,378 per FTE. Fringe benefit rates are regulated by the University and will be adjusted to accommodate any rate changes. A 3% increase is budgeted annually for health insurance.