Aging Advisory Board Minutes 061113

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The first meeting of the Long Term Care Learning Collaborative was held the previous week. The session was well-attended by a wide range of providers. Dan Hatley offered to engage the Adult Care Home Committee to promote this initiative to assisted living facility staff. During the housing update it was noted that there is interest in expanding beyond the traditional options, as noted by the attendance at the recent forum on intentional communities. Mary Fraser announced that the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention had agreed to enter into a contract with Orange County for research scientist Cherie Rosemond’s assistance on the MAP-funded Orange County housing and long term care initiatives. All Advisory Board members were invited to attend the next MAP Management Meeting planned for July 9. At this meeting the agenda will be set for the next MAP Steering Committee. Janice Tyler announced that the Department on Aging’s budget request for FY 2013-14 will be reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners that evening. She added that the Town of Chapel Hill has reduced its funding for the Senior Lunch Program by 20% ($3,900) in next year’s budget. Sequestration has resulted in reductions in the Home and Community Care Block Grant for both the current and next fiscal year. Discussion followed on the impact of the funding cuts. Ms. Tyler concluded by stating that there will only be 100 Farmers’ Market vouchers available for active Senior Lunch Program participants this summer. During committee progress reports the following announcements were made: • Carolina Villages Project is recruiting a part-time Director • Friends of Central Orange Senior Center elected new officers at its recent annual meeting; $12,000 was raised from the Las Vegas Night fundraiser • Friends of Seymour have also elected new officers: Katherine Leith – Chair and Patrick Toal – Vice Chair • Two new members have been appointed to the Adult Care Home Committee; the Songs for Seniors project has begun and Heather Altman suggested utilizing high school students who need community service hours and project volunteers; a suggestion was made to involve the Music and Memory Inc. training in a LTC Learning Collaborative seminar • Orange Congregations In Mission is considering relocating to a larger facility and IFC celebrated its 50 years of service • Soltys Adult Day Care has served 5,000 meals through May Janice Tyler announced that a 1:30 – 3:00 meeting time for the new fiscal year was favored according to the doodle poll she conducted. Sheryl Zimmerman stated that her teaching schedule would not allow her to attend on Tuesday afternoon during fall semester. Conducting another poll was suggested. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. The next Advisory Board meeting will be held in August. Respectfully submitted, Janice Tyler, Secretary