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ill D.. DEP�R� -3 <br /> t'S' DIVISIONS. DESCRITON AND HIGBLIGETS <br /> 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION <br /> Division Narrative <br /> 1- Overall Dvisia Goals and Objectives <br /> <4k. <br /> This division <br /> goal is to plan, advocate and coordinate county re- <br /> sources on behalf of older adults.. Specific service objectives are <br /> (1) to provide administrative supervision of professional DoA staff,. <br /> (2) to provide clerical/administrative <br /> .f su p <br /> to the County Senior Board, the Nursin g Home Advisory Committee, <br /> the Domiciliary <br /> Rome Advisory Committee and the Orange County Ca o rdi n ate do:A <br /> Transportation (CAT) Program,. and (3) to. manage the. Chapel illy Multi- <br /> r�. <br /> purpose Center. <br /> 2. Division Description <br /> The Department Director assumes. most of the responsibility for this <br /> division activities with assistance from the two senior center coor- <br /> dinators. The Chapel Hill Center Coordinator provides, staff support <br /> ar <br /> to the Nursing Rome Advisory Committee and the Hillsborough Center <br /> Coordinator does the same for the Domiciliary Some. Advisezy Committee. <br /> Eµ' <br /> 3. Highlights <br /> a. This past year the Oran•e Coun Domicile Lome Adviso <br /> Committee was estab is -• to •e an a•vocate .or =es iczents in <br /> Rest Homes,. Family Care Homes and Developmental Disabled Adult <br /> Homes- . Currently, the committee has met the regulatory require- <br /> ments, adopted a visitation schedule and has satisfactorily re--- <br /> solved one formal complaint_ They work closely with the DSS <br /> Adult. R mte Specialist who is responsible for the licensing of <br /> Domiciliary homes.. <br /> b. Several planning ng meetings were held this year to investigate <br /> the feasibility of establishing Lifeline, a personal emergency <br /> response system designed to help elp frail elderly in their homes <br /> 24 hours a day in case of emergency. N.C. Memorial Hospital's <br /> Volunteer Association has agreed to take the leadership and re- <br /> sponsibility to establish such a. program in l985. DoA's <br /> to provide 'assistance and to encourage that Lifeline be lio <br /> avail- <br /> able n i s <br /> to all County residents regardless of ability to pay . <br /> c.. The Orange County Department on Aging, as lead transportation <br /> agency, has made considerable progress. The Coordinated Agency <br /> Transportation (CAT) Program_ is gradually becoming a reality with <br /> the arrival of five vans unaer the tTMTA Section 16(b) (2) program <br /> and Section 9A of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of <br /> 1982. Two vehicles were assigned to the OPC Mental Health Cen- <br /> ter, one to the Orange Chatfiam Comprehensive Health Services <br /> and- two for the Dept.. on Aging. This coming year three. additional <br />