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Cabarrus Aging Funding Plan <br />Public Hearing <br />April 6, 1992 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />activities to be provided in these services. A printed description <br />of the amount of in-home services currently being provided was <br />distributed and reviewed. (Copy attached.) <br /> <br />Larry Taylor, Director of the LIFE Center, presented information on <br />Adult Day Care services the agency provides, a portion of which <br />will be provided with HCCBG grant funds. He explained how this <br />service is an important one in the continuum of care by allowing <br />clients to continue to live at home and receive Adult Day Care <br />services during the day. This service assists those persons who <br />need some assistance and care but who are not yet ready for rest <br />home or nursing home care. <br /> <br />Comments were then received from the public on the services to be <br />provided in the Aging Funding Plan with HCCBG funds. <br /> <br />Pat Christopherson and her husband "inherited" his 97 year old aunt <br />who came from Florida to live with them in Concord. She is now <br />receiving Adult Day Care services and has regained some of her lost <br />mental and physical abilities as a result of participating in <br />activities at the LIFE Center. The family with whom she lives can <br />continue their employment on a daily basis since their aunt is <br />cared for during the day. <br /> <br />Ophelia Wilson's mother and aunt have received In-Home Aide I <br />(chore) services provided by the Department of Social Services and <br />she praised the benefits of the program to both persons, as well as <br />the indirect benefits to her. Her mother never wanted to go to a <br />nursing home and this service maintained her at home. <br /> <br />Joyce Smith's 82 year old mother is able to live in her own home <br />with the assistance of the Department of Social Services' In-Home <br />Aide II (personal care) service. This service is preventing costly <br />institutionalization. <br /> <br />Sharon Ritchie, Nutrition Coordinator at the Department of Aging, <br />spoke about the benefits of the Congregate Nutrition service to the <br />clients being served. <br /> <br />Louis Partain, Weatherization Program Supervisor at the Department <br />of Aging, detailed how HCCBG grant funds would allow the Department <br />to provide necessary maintenance and repairs to additional homes as <br />well as perform some repairs which are prohibited under current <br />funding sources. <br /> <br /> <br />