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14- for the service. Title V' provides the' services of a 84HEA to the low income for whom other .arrangements cam of be made... Fee for service at. $4.50 per hour is available to all age groups. Clients are billed for the service. g During the past year, apprcx4mAtely 220 service assessment requests were handled by the program coordinator. Thirteen H-ERAS made a total. of 1,394 home visits to 47 clients for the past six months. Fee for service clients received 1,148 visits (5,316 hours while Title III clients received 246 visits (49 2. hours) . Approximately half of all referrals come from the some Health Agency for extended. service to clients beyond that covered by Medicare, Medicaid,. and private insurance. Only about one per- cent of the referrals comes from County Health and Social Ser- vices. The remaining requests are self referrals, family mem- bers, private organizations and hospitals. 3. Chore~-Eandihelper Service A. Overall Senior Objective The Chore-Eandihelper objective is to assist 100 older adults with special chores or- minor home--repairs involving 400 direct service hours.. 8. Service Desertion and 3ighlights Offered out of the Centers, the service provided to older persons. unable to pay or find help with minor repairs or special chores an a short time basis (such as moving items, replacing light bulbs, gutter• repairs, install hand rail, mowing a yard, etc.) . A list of chores and repairs are available on a flyer distrib- . uted to senior citizens. The program complements an existing Department of Social Services' chore program (aides working in. homes weekly) for Title XX eligible clients and coordinates its service with JOCCA's major weatherization/home improvement program. ' heSillsborough Senior Center Coordinator has served as part-time coordinator to handle, review and schedule re- quests for the chore--handihelpers provided by the Title V Senior Worker Program (one part-time worker) and recruited volun- teers. The Chore-Handihelper service has already reached 72% of its service objective ia the- first six months of FY84-85. The pro- gram has secured vital materials through Duke Power Company and the Sandi-Clean Family Foundation as well as private donations. In the future the Chore program may require additional manpower and supplies to meet the demand.