Aging Advisory Board Minutes 090815

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September 8, 2015 Committees Progress Reports submitted by Alex Castro Jr. Chapel Hill Carrboro Meals on Wheels A total of 3238 meals delivered in August 2015 versus 1697 in 2010. The Contingency Plan which provides for continuation of operations under all conceivable scenarios was updated. The Project Engage Senior Hunger SRT is working with OCIM the creation of a new route in the northeast (Caldwell) part of the county. Volunteer drivers are needed. Orange County Unified Transportation Board Orange Public Transit (OPT) launched on Monday August 17 a new Orange – Chapel Hill Midday Connector that expands service northward to Cedar Grove and go south as far as the UNC Hospital complex on Manning Drive. There is hourly service (six trips) between 10 AM and 3 PM in each direction. Two additional buses are en route and when commissioned in October, additional routes in northern Orange County will be added. The Outboard voted not to charge seniors over 60 a fare of $1.00 for fixed route service. Music in My Mind Update for September 8, 2015 • Members of Project Engage, the Advisory Board, and staff met on August 10, 2015, to review applications for the 2015 Long Term Care Quality Improvement Awards. The reviewers were Yvonne Mendenhall, Teri Driscoll, Mary Fraser, Cheri Richmond, and Donna Prather. • The MIMM Users Group met on August 12, 2015. Agencies continue their efforts to implement MIMM. Reports about the impact on care recipients continue to be positive. • The Long Term Care Quality Improvement Awards for 2015 were presented at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on September 1, 2015. The recipients were o A Helping Hand o Brookshire Senior Living o LiveWell Assisted Living o Right at Home o Florence Gray Soltys Adult Day Health Program o Carol Wood Retirement Community. • The users group will continue to meet bimonthly as long as the agencies find it helpful. The next meeting will be October 14, 2015, at 11:00 AM at the Seymour Center.