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MINUTES - Draft <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> September 23, 2020 <br /> o Senior Center Operations <br /> ➢ Seymour Center serves 450+ persons daily. <br /> ➢ Passmore Center serves 250+ persons daily. <br /> o Aging Transitions <br /> ➢ It's the social work section of the DOA. On-staff social workers, <br /> occupational therapists, support groups, in-home services, and <br /> depression screenings are some of the many services offered. <br /> o Volunteer Connect 55+ <br /> ➢ It's the volunteer division of the DOA that has senior center and <br /> community based programs including the Project EngAGE senior <br /> leadership program that trains OC seniors to become resource leaders <br /> and make their communities an ideal place to age. <br /> ➢ There are 400+ volunteers. <br /> • COVID-19 Arrived... <br /> o The DOA became a "senior center without walls", never closing. <br /> o With the assistance of local law enforcement, curbside meals are distributed on- <br /> site at the senior centers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. For those <br /> dependent on public transportation, local officers and volunteers deliver meals to <br /> them. Participants receive 6 meals a week. Almost 1000 meals a week are <br /> served. <br /> o Monthly commodity food distributions still occur with over 300 persons benefiting <br /> from this service. A grocery delivery service has been created, but has been <br /> underutilized. <br /> o End of Life Senior Resource Team saw a need to develop a form that older <br /> adults could use to develop an Emergency and Serious Illness Plan should they <br /> be diagnosed with COVID. <br /> o Durable Medical Equipment (DME) loan equipment program has continued with <br /> DME equipment being delivered porch side. <br /> o With limited public transportation and fear of contracting COVID on public transit <br /> buses, the DOA Volunteer Driver program kept going to assist older adults with <br /> getting to medical appointments and getting groceries. <br /> o In response to concerns about social isolation, deconditioning of older adults and <br /> access to technology, the following has been done. <br /> ➢ With the assistance of our three MSW interns, the DOA is attempting to <br /> contact all regular participants that they have not had contact with during <br /> COVID. All staff reviewed the departmental database, which has <br /> approximately 4,000 persons and has collectively identified individuals <br /> that they have not heard from. They will be reaching out to these folks to <br /> identify any unmet needs. <br /> ➢ At the beginning of COVID, the DOA worked with their IT department to <br /> get internet access and computers into all of their low income senior <br /> housing complexes. This was not only to help with social isolation, but <br /> also for access to telehealth services. <br /> The BOH members had questions and comments that were addressed by Ms. Tyler. <br /> V. Action Items (Non-Consent) <br /> A. Policy Approval <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda &Abstracts\2020 Agenda &Abstracts/ <br /> September Page 3 <br />