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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.� <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 18, 1990 <br />SUBJECT: Report on State survey results of the Frail Elderly <br />------------------------------- ---------------------------------- <br />- .DEP.ART 1EN.T.: ..HSMT I Aging PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X <br />-------------------------------- -------------- - ------------------- <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />(1) County Service Priority Survey Jerry Passmore / Albert Qjtrell <br />(2) Resource Inventory & Comments TELEPHONE NUMBER - <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill - 968- -4501 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />PURPOSE: To present the county survey results on the frail elderly (65 +) <br />to the Board for information and certification. <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County had been requested to assist the N.C. Division <br />of Aging (NCDOA) in preparing a State Aging Plan which is required by the <br />N.C. General Assembly in March, 1991. Specifically, the County was <br />requested to administer two surveys: (1) A "County Service Priorities <br />and Issue Identification" survey which identifies priority services, <br />issues, and unmet needs to be addressed in the state plan for the frail <br />elderly in the home or community setting. and (2) a. "Supplemental <br />Resource" survey which inventory the private and public funds being <br />provided on behalf of the frail elderly. The HSMT's Aging Plan Technical <br />Committee and the County Aging Director were responsible for carrying out <br />the process, submit the results to the County Commissioners for <br />certification before forwarding them on to TJCOG and the N.C. Division of <br />Aging. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): Receive as information and certify receipt. <br />