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2 <br />Orange County <br />Department on Aging <br />Service Coordination Agreement <br />This Agreement is entered into this 1st day. of July 2006, between First Baptist and Manley Estates, <br />hereinafter known as the Housing Complex, and Orange County on behalf of the Department on Aging, <br />hereinafter known as the Department. The period and duration of the Agreement shall be from July 1, <br />2006, to June 30, 2007. <br />WITNESSETH: <br />WHEREAS, the housing complex desires to engage the Department to render certain professional <br />services, hereinafter described, now therefore the parties hereto mutually agree as follows: <br />DEPARTMENT AGREES AND MAINTAINS THE RIGHT: <br />To provide 10 hours of on-site service coordination each week at First Baptist and Manley <br />Estates. Services will be provided by a social worker or a social work intern under the direct <br />supervision of a Master's prepared social worker employed full time by the Department on <br />Aging. <br />2. To provide individual assessments of residents within 4 weeks of their move-in date to determine <br />the scope of their needs and to assist them with the coordination of appropriate community <br />resources. <br />To provide re-assessments every six months or sooner if requested to accommodate the residents' <br />needs as they age in place. <br />4. To provide residents with access to information and assistance 5 days a week through the <br />Department on Aging Information and Help Telephone Line. <br />5. To provide the Department services of an information specialist, an occupational therapist, a case <br />manager, and a licensed clinical social worker as requested by the service coordinator. <br />6. To coordinate other community services, not directly provided by the Department on Aging, to <br />meet the residents' individualized needs. <br />7. To coordinate monthly presentations on community information and senior resources. <br />To coordinate monthly presentations on health and wellness. <br />9. To meet with the residents at least quarterly to determine programs and activities of interest to <br />residents. <br />10. To maintain and distribute a monthly activity calendar, including activities planned by the service <br />coordinator, the Department on Aging, and the residents themselves. <br />11. To meet with the Board of Directors of First Baptist and Manley Estates as requested by either <br />the Department or the Housing Complex to discuss service coordination. <br />