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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5- 2 <br />SUBJECT: Agreement Renewal with Respite Care Providers and the Department on Aging <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Sample Agreement <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jerry Passmore, 245-2009 <br />PURPOSE: To seek authorization to renew agreements with respite care providers with the <br />Department on Aging, <br />BACKGROUND: In the past, the Department on Aging has utilized a portion of its Eldercare <br />operating budget to purchase in-home service from local providers, This service places a <br />trained aide in the home of a frail older adult in order provide home management, personal care, <br />or to relieve the caregiver who is usually a family member. The average allocation of service is <br />six hours per week. <br />The Department's Fiscal Year 2006-07 budget includes more than $125,000 to be used for this <br />purpose, Approximately $79,000 of this amount is provided by the Home and Community Care <br />Block Grant which reimburses 90% of the cost of providing the service.. The funds will be used <br />to purchase more than 8,500 hours of in-home service for approximately 40 persons. <br />In order to maintain the flexibility necessary for successful service delivery, the County has <br />found it prudent to use several providers contingent upon their availability. Therefore, the Board <br />is being requested to authorize the Manager to sign agreements with four service provider <br />agencies. They are: <br />Arcadia Health Services <br />Home Health Solutions <br />Home Helpers <br />Homewatch Caregivers <br />The County will continue to contract with qualified service providers pursuant to both State- <br />mandated requirements and the criteria established by the County. <br />