Agenda - 05-16-2017 - 4-d - Acceptance of the 2017-22 Orange County Master Aging Plan

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16 2017®2022 Orange County Master Aging Plan • Volunteer experience in new areas throughout the process of the critical • Expanding current volunteer programs importance of ensuring that older adults are able to easily access the information needed in Community Supports and Health Services: order to utilize resources developed by • Economic barriers impeding access to partners of the MAP. health and community support services • Clear and accessible information is In addition, each work group addressed matters provided about health and social of diversity and recognized economic barriers services to the goals they set forth. It was important to • Food access, particularly in rural areas consider the possible barriers that older adults experience related to race, ethnic group, and • A range of health and community economic status. Also, many older adults services offered for promoting, experience a wide range of health conditions maintaining and restoring health that can make participation in community life • Coordinated and administratively simple more difficult. Similar to economic and services diversity considerations, geographic equity was • Resources available to assist older an issue for all work groups to consider. Work adults in making life decisions group members were asked to be cognizant of • Dementia-friendly services and spaces the varied and geographically separated nature • Quality and affordable in-home, respite, of our county population as it relates to the and adult day care services MAP's vision for all residents to be considered • Mental health services in the in and to benefit from the MAP. community In focus groups and community meetings, older pmt" lsc 10 1tt folio i it" ' i by jj adults repeatedly expressed the desire to retain vv „Irk cwt" u ,S opportunities for intergenerational In addition to domain-specific issues, each work engagement as they age. Instead of separating group was instructed to address four older adults from the rest of the community, crosscutting issues in its discussion and work groups were asked to consider recommendations. These crosscutting issues recommendations that would serve the entire included: community and foster social interaction. 1. Communication and information Finally, all work groups were asked to utilize 2. Diversity of the older adult population the wisdom, energy, and political power 3. Intergenerational opportunities inherent in the older adult population within 4. Including older adults in solutions Orange County. Implementation strategies should capitalize on these strengths. There is a Instead of isolating communication and information dissemination into one domain continual need for the voices of older adults work group, the MAP Leadership Committee and their leadership in order to accomplish the asked each work group to consider the best strategies and objectives set forth by the 2017- ways to share information with older adults 2022 MAP. who will be affected by its recommendations and those who will be collaborating to pollobitc c VI m.Vl mt : implement them, with a special eye toward the After completing the five work group meetings, pros and cons of using available and emerging UNC undergraduate students and OCDOA staff technology. Work groups remained conscious compiled each work group's goals, objectives 10