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.• <br /> ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMB4NT ON AGING <br /> Annual Report - 1984 <br /> outline <br /> A. ;a• <br /> 4i sion Statement <br /> To be a central resource on behalf of older persons in terms of <br /> advocacy, planning, coordination i <br /> direct services. reformation as well as providing <br /> B. Organization Structure <br /> To accomplish plish its mission the Department's programs and services <br /> are grouped under seven divisions. <br /> 1. Administration (planning, coordination, supervision, committees) <br /> 2. Senior Employment - Title V Senior Worker Program <br /> 3. Transportation <br /> 4. Retired Senior Volunteer Program - RSVP <br /> 5. Senior Center Operations - Hillsborough and Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> Senior Centers. <br /> 6. Information/Referral and Advocacy <br /> 7. In-Home Care <br /> a. Service Coordination/Assessment <br /> b. Homemaker-Lome Health Aides <br /> c. Chore-Handihelper Service <br /> d. Telephone Reassurance <br /> C. Need Statement <br /> 1. Census -. 16% Growth Projection for Elderly 60+ by 1990 <br /> 2. Aging Survey - focus on access services, nutrition and In-Home <br /> Care <br /> 3. Five Year . (1985-1990Y Aging Plan by Functional Impairment Groups <br /> D. Department Divisions : Description and Highlights <br /> 1.. Gemera•i Administration <br /> a. Establishment of the Domiciliary Home Advisory Committee <br /> b. Planning Lifeline Program (Personal emergency response <br /> system) with NCMH <br /> c. Coordinated Agency Transportation (C.A.T .) System progressing <br /> 2. Senior Employment - Title V Senior Worker Program - Possible <br /> reduction <br /> 3. Transportation <br /> a. Increase ridership and special trip program with the Orange <br /> County Recreation Department - 98% growth , up to 577 people <br /> b. Two New Vans Acquired with lift equipped van , minibus and <br /> large bus coming in 1985 <br /> c. Vehicle Loan System. for short term time sharing <br /> 4. Retired Senior Volunteer Program - RSVP <br /> a. Steady growth in Volunteer numbers up to 500 with 66,000 hours <br /> 5. Senior Center Operations <br /> a. Growth in Participation and Facility use <br /> b . New Program Developments <br /> 6. Information and Referral <br /> a. Increase volume of requests (up 28%-900) and newsletter <br /> mailings (up 25%-5 ,000) <br /> b. Increase in specialized assistance - Social Security, <br /> Medicare , Tax <br />