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Proposal <br /> Part A <br /> 7. Please specify how ve60-twers will be incorporated into <br /> program operations. PreFekence will be given to <br /> applicants with a signi.ficaht volunteer effort and <br /> generally to those applicants who show a potential to <br /> become self-sustaining. <br /> The Interfaith Council and Orange Congregations in Mission <br /> have already been involved with recruitment of church volun- <br /> teers to help care for family members in the home. These <br /> volunteers , as well as University students from health services <br /> (medical , nursing, etc.) would be contacted as to volunteer <br /> assistance. <br /> 8. Please describe the mechanism your organization will <br /> use to evaluate the quality of respite care services <br /> and workers. The mechanism should include elements . <br /> which will measure the degree and nature of volunteer <br /> involvement. <br /> Both the patient as well as the family caregivers will be <br /> surveyed (telephone/in person) by Department of Social <br /> Services staff as to their evaluation - quality and benefit <br /> of the respite care service. - <br /> 9. What days and hours will respite care services be <br /> provided? <br /> Minimum hours of Respite Care availability would be <br /> 9:00 a.m. - 9 :00 p.m. , Monday through Friday. <br /> 10. To what area (i.e. , county, city) will services be <br /> provided? <br /> Orange County only. <br /> 11. Please describe how you will insure that program fees <br /> will be collected and how program fees will be utilized <br /> to expand respite care services. <br /> A written agreement in advance and signed by primary care- <br /> giver would indicate the service plan and the program fee. <br /> Billing- would be done on a monthly basis. Revenues gerierated <br /> would be re-budgeted to pay for additional direct aide <br /> • service. <br /> 12. Please describe how workers will be supervised. Please <br /> . attach a job description for the supervisor of respite <br /> care workers. <br /> The Department of Social Services Chore Program Supervisor <br /> would be in charge of placement of the respite case workers , <br /> quarterly monitoring of the service done by Department on <br /> Aging Case Manager. (See attached job description) <br /> 11 <br />