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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF LOMMISSIONERB <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 2, 2001 <br />Action Agentla <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Authorization to Enter Intc /wreemenls wih Resohe Care Provkere <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (YM) No <br />ATTACHMENTS): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jeny Pasamore. ext 2009 <br />Sample Agreement <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough ]32-6181 <br />Chapel Hill 9681601 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-22T-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To seek author¢a0an to enter into agreements with respite care providers. <br />BACKGROUND: In Ne past, the Depenment on Aging has ubl¢stl a portion of its Eltlercere <br />operating butlget to purchase in-home respite service from local provitlere. This servlce places <br />a treined aitle in [he home of a hail oltler adult in order to relieve the cereglver who is usually a <br />family member. The average albcation MService la eix hours per week. <br />The Department's Fiscal Veer 2002 butlget includes more than $96.000 to be used for this <br />puryoae. Approximately $80,000 of this amount is provided by Me State Division of Aging <br />which reimburses 90Yo of the cast of providing the servlce. It will be used to purchase mom <br />Nan ],300 hours of respite service for approximately 40 persons. <br />In order tc maintain [he flexibilM1y necessary for successful service tlelivery, the County has <br />found it prutlent to use several provitlers ceMirgen[ upon their availabiliy. Therefore, the BoaN <br />is being requested to authorize [he Manager ro sign agreements with three service provitler <br />agencies. They are: <br />Assistant Care Provitlers <br />Care FOpus <br />Home Health Solutions <br />The County will continue to contract with qualihetl service provitlere pursuant to both Stale- <br />mantlatetl requirements and the crReda established by the County. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding for the purchase of this service is included in the current <br />approved Depenment on Aging butlget. The service cost will nM exceetl $13. W per aide hour. <br />