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L <br />I <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />.� <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item Na <br />Meeting Date: August 5, 1991 <br />SUBJECT: Approval of Provider Agreements for Elderly In -Home <br />Care and Institutional Respite Services <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Provider Agreement Form <br />PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jerry M. Passmore <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER - <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Extension 2000 <br />PURPOSE: <br />To request approval to renew provider agreements for in- <br />home care and institutional respite carp at a rate not to <br />exceed $9.50 per hour for In -Home care or $30.00 per day for <br />Institutional Respite care. The agencies identified to <br />provide these services are as follows: Home Health Agency of <br />Chapel Hill, The Right Staff, Health Force - Professional <br />Health Care People, Charles House Association, Sharon's Way <br />Adult nay Care, <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Triangle J Council of Governments will provide a total <br />of $23,043 in federal and state funds for In -Home care and <br />$3,000 for Institutional Respite care in Orange County. The <br />total match of $2,893 has already been budgeted by the <br />Department on Aging. <br />The County Departments of Aging and Social Services <br />have identified a need for short -term relief for caregivers <br />of clients who do not have funds or have limited amounts to <br />pay for assistance. These are family situations where the <br />older member cannot be left alone due to a mental or physical <br />condition. Additionally, a need has been identified for the <br />performance of critical tasks in order to maintain self <br />sufficiency within the home - such as shopping, preparing <br />meals and cleaning. In order to spend all of the funds <br />available and maintain a quality provider pool, several <br />providers will be utilized. The In -Home and Institutional <br />Respite care programs will be administered by the Department <br />on Aging but coordinated by the interdepartmental Case <br />Management Team (Aging and Social Services). <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): <br />Manager recommends approval and Chair to sign provider <br />agreements. <br />1 <br />