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DocuSign Envelope ID:78 e-B256-33o571Ae4687 [ /\- continued <br /> Provider's Outside Agency Application <br /> MAIN APPLICATION <br /> 2. AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency (Limit of 2 pages total): <br /> a) Years in Operation, Date of Incorporation (Month/Year) <br /> Charles House Association was incorporated March/1984. <br /> Operations began in June, 1990, with the Charles House daytime eldercare program in a renovated mill <br /> house in Carrboro. <br /> June,2015, marked the 25 o'uunivemuryo{CbadeuBounm'oucrvioc{oLbcconoouuni1y. <br /> b) Agency's Purpose/Mission <br /> Charles House Association is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is threefold: <br /> i. Enriching the lives of seniors <br /> ii. Supporting families caring for aging b*oni|vouoonbcrm <br /> iii. Representing the community's commitment to its elders <br /> Charles House focuses on community eldercare services, particularly the Support of caregiving families <br /> who are caring for family members facing many of the challenges of aging and later life, such as dementia, <br /> including Alzheimer's, frontal-temporal dementia, Lewy Body; Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, <br /> other neuro-muscular disorders, macular degeneration, ambulation difficulties, <br /> c) Types of Services the Agency Provides <br /> Charles House Association relocated its primary operations into a larger facility at 7511 Sunrise Road, <br /> Chapel Hill, known as the Center for Community Eldercare. <br /> Charles House continues to operate the pioneering residential care settings—neighborhood eldercare <br /> homes—in the Heritage l-Iills and the Winmore neighborhoods. <br /> The Charles House Center for Community Eldercare includes: <br /> * Daytime Eldercare Program <br /> m <br /> Caregiver Orientation, Resources and Education CORE Support Program <br /> • The Program in Learning& Service: opportunities for students and interns to be introduced to <br /> careers in aging and the positive Charles Flouse approach to working with elders <br /> • Agency Administration, Community Outreach, Management of Eldercare Homes <br /> For the past three years, Charles House has been co-convener, with Orange County Dept. on Aging and <br /> Second Journey, of the Aging-in-Community speaker/discussion series. This initiative has sparked much <br /> thought and discussion within the community about the future of senior housing alternatives, through <br /> forums, local and nationally known speakers. <br /> d) Agency's Experience with Similar Programs as the Funding Request <br /> Charles House Association has experienced a steady increase in the number of caregiving families in our <br /> communities. With the growing demographics of elders in our state, and particularly in Orange County, the <br /> numbers of families with aging/older family members is growing and so are the numbers of people who <br /> are experiencing frailty and needing assistance/support. <br /> Seventy percent of older Americans who need long-term support services receive this support exclusively <br /> from family and friends. Supporting these families in their caregiving journeys is the primary focus and <br /> part of the important community mission of Charles House Association. <br /> The Daytime Eldereare Program of Charles I louse at the Center for Community Eldercare is highly unique <br /> compared to other adult day programs and is a model for our state. The Charles House program has <br /> developed a Continuous Engagement Model that supports individuals' functioning, involvement and <br /> contributions to the group process at all tim s. Elders with various kinds of cognitive and physical <br /> challenges experience executive function loss; the Charles House program individualizes its support of <br /> Main Application 1/25/2016 11:54:37 /\M Page 4 of 21 <br />