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Title III EXHIBIT B-D F IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: HOMEMAKER-HOI1E HEALTH AIDE Indicate Service) -..� • This Plan should set forth the method(s) and location(s) of service delivery, the extent of publicity for Use service, the extent and nature of coordinated relation ships with community agencies involved with similar service efforts. The Plan shoo also indicate the types of personnel involved in the service delivery, numbers of hours required and the resources (Title ill or non-Title III funds) to be used to support the persons. The method of handling any Income contributions to the sery should also be outlined. Area Covered: Orange County Method of Delivery: Orange Count Department on A• in , will use Title III funding to suppor a part-time Homemaker Coordinator (32 hours ) who will be responsible f the in-service education of homemakers , coordination for appropriate placement of participants with homemakers , and the counseling of parti cipants needing home care. The coordinator is also to be employed wit local funds for 8 hours (full position) to handle non-elderly cases , t being able to serve any request for service. The homemakers will come from a corps of personnel trained to render supportive aid to older pe sons who have lost some ability necessary to maintain independent livi These homemakers will be under the supervision of a physician, registe nurse or family member. The program will supplement the professional 40 nursing and physical therapy services provided by the Home Health Agen and the County Health Department. Older clients will be given the opt of negotiating payment for service directly with the aide or paying thi Department on Aging for one of its hired aides . In cooperation with the County ' s health agency, a brochure entitled In Home Services will be updated and distributed . Joint referrals wil exist between the Department on Aging, the Department of Social Servict the Home Health Agency , Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Services , and the County Health Department. Plans are underway for the Departmer on Aging Homemaker-Home Health Aides to handle all of the Home Health Agency ' s health aide service covered under Medicare , Medicaid or prival insurance. Pro.ect Income: Service participants will be allowed to contribute to the program in a way that will ensure the confidentiality of the contributor. Two peop2 will be involved in the counting and receipting of the contributions . All contributions will be presented to the central agency office to be recorded accurately when received, and accounted for and reported on a regular basis . Contributions will be deposited and used to offset the costs of the program on a current basis toward the possible expansion} c Title III services .