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<br />Cabarrus County FY '95 Aging Funding Plan
<br /> A, Presentation of FY '95 Home and Community Care Block Grant Aging
<br /> Funding Plan - Ms. Eleanor Koski
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<br /> Ms. Eleanor Koski, Director of Aging, presented the proposed FY '95 Home
<br />and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) Aging Funding Plan as recommended by the
<br />HCCBG Advisory Committee. She summarized the proposed services and funding
<br />sources as follows:
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<br /> Agency
<br />Dept. of Aging
<br />Dept. of Aging
<br />Dept. of Aging
<br />Dept. of Aging
<br />Social Services
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<br />L.I.F.E. Center
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<br /> Block Grant USDA Local
<br /> Services Funding Subsidy Match
<br />Congregate Meals $117,055 $30,730 $13,006
<br />Transportation 92,000 10,222
<br />In-Home Aide II 31,237 3,471
<br />Housing/Home Imp. 7,362 818
<br />In-Home Aide II 36,320 4,036
<br /> (Chore)
<br />Adult Day Care 62,449 6,939
<br /> TOTAL $346,423 $30,730 $38,492
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<br /> Ms. Koski reviewed the following services to be funded by the Home and
<br />Community Care Block Grant and provided by the Department of Aging: Congregate
<br />Meals, Transportation, In-Home Aide II (respite care), and Housing/Home
<br />Improvement.
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<br /> Ms. Sharon Ritchie, Nutrition Program Coordinator, discussed the
<br />justification for the reimbursement rate for congregate meals to be adjusted
<br />above the recommended adjustment rate of 2.58 to 2.6012 per meal for Fiscal Year
<br />1995. According to Ms. Ritchie, a 10 percent increase in the meal bid price had
<br />placed a burden on the meals budget for this fiscal year.
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<br /> Mr. Rod Duncan, Program Coordinator with the Department of Social Services,
<br />discussed the Department's In-Home Aide Program. The in-home services, including
<br />personal care and home management skills, enable the older adults to remain at
<br />home and thus prevent nursing home placement.
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<br /> Ms. Thelma Freeze, Executive Director of the L.I.F.E. Center, discussed the
<br />Adult Day Care services provided by the Center at its two sites in Concord. She
<br />pointed out that the Center's mission is to improve the quality of life for the
<br />older adults by keeping them in the community, either in their own homes or with
<br />a family member.
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<br />B, Public Hearing on FY '95 Aging Funding Plan - 6:30 P.M,
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<br /> At 7:15 P.M., Chairman Barnhart opened the public hearing for the proposed
<br />Aging Funding Plan and asked if anyone were present who wished to address the
<br />Board regarding the proposed Plan.
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<br /> Ms. Tami Collins, Department of Aging In-Home Service Coordinator,
<br />explained the respite care program. She stated the program provides relief to
<br />the caregiver and helps to delay institutionalization of the client.
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<br /> Ms. Doris Blackmon and Ms. Nadine Sides, in-home service recipients, stated
<br />the importance of the In-Home Service Program which enables them to remain in
<br />their own homes.
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<br /> Mr. John Bost, participant and volunteer at the St. John's Church meal site
<br />for the past 14 years, spoke regarding the activities at the meal site, including
<br />the opportunity to meet new friends and visit with others.
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<br /> Ms. Marlene Tomberlin, whose mother attends the L.I.F.E. Center, discussed
<br />the importance of the Center to its clients and their families. She expressed
<br />appreciation for the funding assistance which enables her mother to attend the
<br />Center five days per week instead of two days.
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<br /> Mr. James Graeber, member of the North Carolina Senior Tarheel Legislature,
<br />spoke in support of the programs included in the Aging Funding Plan, specifically
<br />the In-Home Care/Respite Care Services. However, he pointed out that these
<br />programs do not meet the needs of all the seniors in the county and that
<br />additional assistance is needed.
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