2018-449-E Finance - Senior Care of Orange County outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 17COF518- 9238 - 480E- 96E6- 77F FCC C2626B EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION 2, AGENCY INFORMATION (Be Very Brief and Concise) Please provide the following information about your agency (2 pages OR LESS): a) Years in Operation, Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): Senior Care of Orange County incorporated March of 2004 with 14 years of operation. b) Agency's Purpose /Mission (no more than a few sentences): Florence Gray Soltys Adult Day Health Program mission is to provide health and social model to frail, disabled and isolated adults 18 years and older with special needs who will benefit from Adult Day Health programs. Program provides a friendly safe environment, daily stimulating activities, enriching programs, nutritious meals, and snacks as well as rehabilitative services. In addition, the program provides respite and education for family members and caregivers. The primary goal is to prevent or delay the onset of institutionalization of participants living in the community. The vision of Senior Care of Orange County, Inc. is to advocate, establish and operate programs that provide services for frail or disabled older adults to remain in the comfort of their homes with family as long as possible. The 65 and older adults are the fastest growing population segment. c) Types of Services the Agency Provides (bullet format): • Caregiver respite • Engaging and stimulating environment • Qualified nurses and therapist for health monitoring • Quality of life and meaningful /purposeful programs • Safe and friendly environment • Socialization to prevent isolation • Therapeutic programming d) Agency's History with Providing These Services: Over the past 14 years the need for Adult Day Health services continues to increase for participants living in Orange County communities and other surrounding areas. The continued growth of the area and cost of healthcare for seniors to attend our program remains a challenge to provide services to participants in need. Through the years, we've made great efforts in our recruitment process with the Department of Social Services (Medicaid CAPIDA), and Veterans Administration who financially support participants with low incomes and/ or medical needs to utilize the Adult Day Health program as an option to in- homecare services. This option will aid with social interaction of each participant enrolled in the program. In addition to the recruitment process, we applied to Triangle J. Council of Governments and are receiving funding to help support days of coverage for Adult Day Care and Health funding options. e) Other Pertinent Agency Information (Ex. Has the agency experienced any major changes in the past year? is there a new Executive Director? Are there new initiatives ?) Within the past year there continues to be an increase in the health component of the program due to the acuity levels of the participants requires more staffing to ensure participants need are safely being met. This increase has impacted the need for more 1:1 assistance which Agency Information 1/23/2018 4:21:18 PM Page 11 of 25