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ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT ON AGING <br /> Annual Report - 1984 <br /> A. Mission Statement <br /> The Orange- County Department on Aging functions as the central Count <br /> resource on behalf of all older ersons in terms of advocacy, <br /> coordination , information as well as M planning, <br /> nom= <br /> county agent p. ovi di ng direct services ; no other <br /> y, public or private , has this distinct purpose or identity, <br /> B. Organization Structure <br /> To accomplish its mission the Department's programs and servi <br /> grouped under seven divisions : <br /> ces are <br /> 1 . General Administration <br /> 2 Senior Employment - Title V Senior Worker Program <br /> 3. Transportation <br /> pk <br /> 4. Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) <br /> 5. Senior Center Operations <br /> 6. Information and Referral Service <br /> 7. In-Home Care Service <br /> C. Need Statement <br /> The Orange County population is becoming older as a result of lower <br /> birth rates , increased life span and significant immigration of retired <br /> persons from other parts of the country. According to the 1980 census <br /> projection , Orange County has 9,717 older persons aged 60 and over in 1985 <br /> with an expected increase to 11 ,253 by the year 1990. This figure .is a <br /> 16% projected growth in the older population , higher than the re. <br /> growth (Chatham 8. 4%, Durham q popul regional <br /> ham -.5% , Johnston -6. 5%, Lee_ -12 .6b, Wake -11 '0 <br /> of only 9 .3%. For the decade (1980,90) the <br /> elderly ;60+) will be 39% compared to only 13%ofortthestotal ty <br /> population. Naturail the increase in elderl 'o •ulation ill reflect i - <br /> crease in service •eman . , <br /> a recent 1983 Aging Conference, sponsored by the Department on Aging and <br /> the v:aC School of Public Health , over one hundred community leaders and <br /> retirees were given an opportunity to prioritize aging services to older <br /> persons (60+) in Orange County. The results indicate that access services <br /> (Information/Referral , Senior Center, Transportation , <br /> home health and nutrition services ranked the highest. Case Management) , <br /> As more and more citizens reach "old age" with special needs and <br /> charac <br /> istics , planning and coordinating a comprehensive service delivery modeler- <br /> should be and must be a vital concern to the community. To achieve this <br /> the Department on Aging is participating in a Five Year (1985-1990) Planingl <br /> process with Region J Council of Governments . <br /> g <br />