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00 <br />A-6-an <br />The Proposed Men's Shelter on Homestead Property <br />Position Statement <br />Orange County Advisory Board on Aging <br />November 8, 2006 <br />Regardless of the merit of need for a Men's Shelter or the location of it on the county's <br />Homestead Road Campus, the Board of County Commissioners first commitment should <br />be to the county's Health, Social Services and Aging Services provided on the property <br />and the need for their expansion over time. <br />The older 60+ population in southern Orange is projected to double from approximately <br />12,000 to over 24,000 by 2020, just thirteen years from now. The Old-Old (85+), who <br />are more likely to have special service needs due to declining health (50% + have <br />dementia), will also double in population. This will require the expansion of the new <br />Seymour Senior Center to serve more well-active older adults, (M.A.P. projection of a <br />minimuml5,000 sq. ft.) but we also must consider adding adult day health services <br />adjoining the Seymour center on the Homestead Property in the near future for <br />transitional care assistance. <br />The Advisory Board on Aging requests that before any other special population <br />service is added to the County's Homestead Campus (such as the Men's Shelter), <br />Orange County should prepare a Growth Study Report of existing department <br />services offered or projected to be offered over the next thirty years or beyond <br />( or the proposed re-location of existing services). The report should identify the <br />Homestead property land to accommodate the projected growth and determine if <br />there is sufficient land to provide other services such as the Men's Shelter. <br />Submitted on behalf of the board by <br />Jack Chestnut, Chair <br />Orange County Advisory Board on Aging