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2 . <br /> Status Report on Senior Center Facilities Management <br /> by <br /> Jerry M. Passmore, Director <br /> Orange County Department on Aging <br /> October, 1993 <br /> Since 1980 the Orange County Department on Aging has managed <br /> Senior Centers which serve as focal points for individual and <br /> group activities and services offered by various County <br /> departments and community organizations. <br /> The Department on Aging is responsible for four Senior Centers, <br /> and provides transportation and limited programs at two Community <br /> Centers. A Comparative Profile of the facilities and their use <br /> is attached. <br /> The Department employs a Senior Centers Administrator who does <br /> overall planning, as well as arranging, scheduling and <br /> publicizing programs, classes, and individualized services at <br /> each Senior Center. The Senior Times newspaper coverage of each <br /> Center is coordinated by the Administrator. Additionally, the <br /> Administrator supervises the Facility Managers at each location. <br /> They, in turn, are responsible for overseeing daily activities as <br /> they occur, handling registration and fee collections, responding <br /> to walk-in information requests, and managing room setup and <br /> facility maintenance issues. <br /> 1. Hillsborough Senior Center houses the Department's <br /> administrative offices and the Coordinated Agency <br /> Transportation (CAT) Program. This Center has a Facility <br /> Manager (75% time) who also serves the dual role of Department <br /> Office Manager (25% time) , providing clerical support as well <br /> as serving as receptionist for both the DOA office and the <br /> Whitted Human Services Complex. <br /> 2 . Southern Orange Senior Center houses the Department's staff <br /> offices for Information/Referral, Care Management, and the RSVP <br /> English as a Second Language program. The numbers of services <br /> and people served have decreased substantially over the last <br /> few years as many of the neighborhood regulars have become <br /> increasingly frail or have died. Like the Hillsborough <br /> location, this Center has a Facility Manager (75% time) who <br /> also serves as Office/Building Manager. Additionally, she is <br /> receptionist for the Southern Orange Complex (which houses four <br /> other agencies) and provides Department clerical support (25%) . <br /> 3. Carrboro Senior Center houses no DOA administrative offices and <br /> is located as a wing in the ArtsCenter. The numbers of services <br /> and people served have decreased this past year with some <br /> participants choosing to use the new Chapel Hill Senior Center. <br /> This Center has a part time Facility Manager (75% time) with <br /> clerical and receptionist assistance provided by two part time <br /> senior workers funded by a federal grant. The senior workers <br /> also are responsible for daily telephone reassurance calls to <br /> shut-ins. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />