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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 20, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Agreement Renewal with Respite Care Providers and the Department on Aging <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jerry Passmore, ext, 2009 <br />Sample Agreements <br />TELEPHONE N UMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <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 respite service from local providers. This service places <br />a trained aide in the home of a frail older adult in order to relieve the caregiver who is usually a <br />family member. The average allocation of service is six hours per week. <br />The Department's Fiscal Year 2005-06 budget includes more than $107,000 to be used for this <br />purpose. Approximately $79,000 of this amount is provided by the State Division of Aging <br />which reimburses 90% of the cost of providing the service. The funds will be used to purchase <br />mare than 7,500 hours of respite service far 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 five service provider <br />agencies, They are: A Helping Hand <br />Arcadia Health Services <br />Home Health Solutions <br />Home Helpers <br />Maxim <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 />