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El <br />Rage 2 of-7 <br />The Orange County Long Term Care Advisory Committee <br />(composed of the county "s Departments of Health, Aging and <br />Social Services and their boards) was the prime sponsor of <br />the forums with the cooperation of other community <br />agencies and several Univers=ty of North Carolina at Chapel <br />Hill departments (see ,attached brochure for complete list). <br />A brief slide /tape program on the basics of long -term care, <br />prepared by AARP, led off each forum. This was followed <br />by a major^ session which included three panelists and a <br />moderator discussing the available community resources. <br />During a refreshment break, forum participants had an <br />opportunity to browse through the resource exhibits of more <br />than 24 different organizations as well as to talk with <br />agency representatives. The concluding session featured a <br />rioted speaker on major issues and trends currently affecting <br />long term care decisions. Local resource people offered a <br />response to the presentation, and audience participation was <br />encouraged throughout the forums. This was facilitated by by <br />having the moderator and presider use a cordless microphone <br />to go out into the audience for questions. A resource packet <br />was also prepared for each registered participant. <br />There was no charge for the public forums, but donations <br />were welcomed. Almost s200 was given by 293 registered <br />participants. The Orange County Department on Aging handled <br />all information, registration, and coordination of the forums <br />on behalf of the sponsoring committee. <br />COMMUNITY FORUMS: PARTICIPANT EVALUATION <br />At the close of each forum participants were requested <br />to complete a two page evaluation form (see attachment). The <br />purpose was four -fold: (1) to find out how participants <br />learned about the forums and who the participants were, (S) <br />to evaluate the design and content of the forums, (3) to <br />determine interest in future special focus LTC workshops or <br />meetings, and (4) to help the Orange County Long Term Care <br />Advisory Committee identify local issues and needs in <br />preparing a Long Term Care Service Flan. <br />Following is a tabulation of 152 forum attendees (52 of <br />participants) who completed the forum evaluation. Responses <br />were not received for all questions, therefore, totals and <br />percentages will vary. <br />S <br />