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i <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 1, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. �— <br /> SUBJECT: Agreements with Certified Nurse Aide Providers for the Adult Day Health <br /> Program and the Department on Aging <br /> DEPARTMENT: Aging &Advisory Board on PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> Aging <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Florence Soltys, Chair, Aging Advisory Bd. <br /> Sample Agreement Jerry Passmore, ext. 2009 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732.8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve entering into agreements with certified nurse aide providers to support <br /> operation of the new Central Orange Day Health Care Program. <br /> BACKGROUND: The renovation and planning tasks to establish the new Adult Day Health <br /> Care Program at the Central Orange Senior Center at Meadowlands in Hillsborough were <br /> completed last fiscal year. This Program was one of the top priorities (Goal III-A, cl-3) in the , <br /> Master Aging Plan for Orange County. For this fiscal year, the Board of County Commissioners <br /> set aside $40,000 in "seed money" to implement the Program initiative. Other community <br /> partners made financial commitments as well –specifically, UNC Health Care - $20,000; Carol <br /> Woods - $18,400; and Home and Community Block Grant Program -$9,054. Sliding scale <br /> participant fees are estimated at an additional $58,464, for a projected Program total of <br /> $145,918. The Friends of the Senior Center will cover the utility costs. <br /> The new Central Orange Adult Day Health Care Program will provide health and social services <br /> to frail, disabled and isolated older adults. It will also provide respite and education for the <br /> participants' families and caregivers. Before the program can begin operation in October, <br /> Orange County is required to secure nurse aides who will be supervised on site by the nurse <br /> provided by the UNC School of Nursing. The nurse aides will attend to the health needs of <br /> program participants. <br /> After consulting with the Health Department and Central Services, the decision was made to <br /> contract with private providers to secure nurse aide services. In order to maintain the flexibility <br /> necessary for successful service delivery, it is also prudent to use several providers contingent <br /> upon their availability. Therefore, the Board is requested to authorize the Manager to sign <br /> agreements with Home Health Solutions, Inc. and other service provider agencies as may be <br /> needed. <br />