Aging Advisory Board Minutes 020916

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presentation on March 3rd at the Seymour Center, as part of the Aging In Community: Planning for our Future series. Janice reported that all of the federally-funded OC CARES Dementia-Capable Community Project staff have been hired. Most of them are housed in off-site office space at the Southern Human Services Building, up the hill from the Seymour Center. New clinical services are to begin the first week in March. She also announced that the next Aging Advisory Board meeting will be held on March 15th (not March 8) at 3:30 p.m. at the Seymour Center – due to the fact that Janice, Mary and Yvette will be attending the NC Association on Aging Annual conference on March 7 and 8. An orientation for new Aging Advisory Board members will be held in late February or early March. Kathie Kearns reported that the county budget for FY 2017 is ready and ready for submittal to the County Manager. It is based on flat funding from our state and federal funders. Yvette Missri gave an update on Project EngAGE activities. She reported that • a new Senior Resource Team (SRT) focused on caregiving and dementia has been formed. It held its first meeting in January with about 12 people present, including members of the OC CARES project team. • The Neighborhood Connections SRT hosted a successful “Engaging Issues” event at the Chapel Hill Library in January focused on accessible housing features. • The Transportation SRT met recently with the head of OPT to discuss accessibility and expansion issues. • The End of Life Options SRT will be hosting a Dying with Dignity Forum on March 17th from 4- 7pm at the Seymour Center. A panel will be featured discussing varying perspectives on physician-assisted suicide legislation. Committee Progress Reports • Lorenzo Mejia and Mary Fraser will make a presentation to the Hillsborough Rotary Club about the Dementia Friendly Business campaign on February 25th. • Nominations are open for the Direct Care Worker Awards. Nomination forms can be found on the OCDOA website. • Dick White reported that the Senior Tar Heel Legislature was instrumental in lobbying for the restoration of the Home and Community Care Block Grant funds cut during the previous fiscal year. • Teri Driscoll summarized her written report for the Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee and mentioned that they have two unfilled volunteer positions. • The Orange Unified Transportation Board has not met since the last November. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Janice Tyler, Secretary