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i Page 6 of 7 (March, 1990), there is no day care serving central or' northern Orange County. B. Respite Care service to temporarily relieve the family caregivers. There is only $12,000 available this year to provide assistance for a growing need. C. Chore Service which provides assistance in the home. With the recent contracting of chore to outside agencies by the Department of Social Services, the amount of service has decreased due to increased contract costs. D. Horde Delivery Services for such items as medications and groceries for the frail, homebound, or sick. elderly. E. Care Management to coordinate and monitor an array of LTC services on behalf of the client. F. Guardianship service to handle various financial, (tax, insurance) and legal matters on behalf of the clients who need it. G. Minor Home Repair and Maintenance Service such as providing or arranging minor home repairs in the event of health and safety related problems. H. An Information Sank. for help in locating private home maintenance providers. 4. To encourage the development of political action efforts On Long Term Care that would sensitize the community by: A. Holding candidate forums (local and national ,_office) to learn positions on long term care issues. D. Writing letters to the editor or submitting guest articles. C. Urging civic or religious groups to discuss LTC issues. D. Calling or participating on radio or TV talk shows. E. preparing position papers. S. To promote the establishment and design of affordable housing (both public and private) that would provide assisted living (help with yard work, household tasks, or personal care). There is a need for housing with design features that take into account vision, dexte -ity, and mobility limitations over time. 6. To explore and develop ways to enhance the role and status of paid caregivers to make the jobs more attractive, despite a declining pool of service personnel.