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A. 2 6 <br />The In -Home services Section figures are likely to be <br />under estimated since many of the for - profit agencies did <br />not respond to the survey. Suppliers of durable equipment, <br />`Horne'hea1'th" -care '• and" el-e- ctronic, t ,el,ephone-,:a'llert'j- ystems,. rare <br />missing in the tabulation. <br />The other Su portive services Section figures are likely <br />to be over estimated since Home modifications /Repair, <br />volunteer services, and information & referral were reported <br />for all elderly (60 +). <br />In conclusion, since there is no uniform procedure for <br />agencies to record their financial or service records based <br />on age or functional capacity the accuracy of the data is <br />highly questionable. Most agencies who completed the survey <br />did not do their program budgeting on age 65+ or functional <br />capacity. The data should not be used to do county <br />comparisons in North Carolina nor judge the efficency or <br />effectiveness of agencies. However, the resource survey <br />can be helpful in identifying funding trends that may need <br />addressing in each county. For example, the data revealed <br />very little reported funds (comparatively) for adult day care <br />and respite cax_e, especially since these were ranked as high <br />priority services in Orange County. <br />Prepared by: <br />Jerry Passmore, Director <br />Orange County Dept. on Aging <br />August, 1990 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />7 <br />