HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-19-2012 - 5eORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 19, 2012
Action Agenda
Item No. 5- (;
SUBJECT: Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults Funding Plan for FY 2012 -13
DEPARTMENT: County Manager
ATTACHMENT(S):
Recommended Funding Plan
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) I No
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gwen Harvey, Assistant County Manager,
919- 245 -2307
Janice Tyler, Aging, 919 - 245 -2000
Nancy Coston, Department of Social
Services, 919 - 245 -2800
Alvonia Baldwin, Senior Care of Orange
County, Inc.
PURPOSE: To approve the recommended Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG)
for Older Adults Funding Plan for FY 2012 -13.
BACKGROUND: The Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) was established in
1992 under North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 14313-181.1 (a) (11) to provide a "common
funding stream for a comprehensive and coordinated system of home and community -based
services and opportunities for older adults. HCCBG services are available to persons age 60
and older, although the "average" client statewide is nearly 80 years old, and the program
targets individuals who are socially and economically needy.
The Block Grant is administered through the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services and the
Area Agencies on Aging. It combines federal and state funds with a local match. Providers
typically use a variety of sources to offer programs such as senior centers, in -home aid
services, volunteer coordination, and congregate meals. The Block Grant gives boards of
commissioners discretion in budgeting and administering aging funds.
The State recently confirmed $510,464 as the Orange County planning estimate for FY 2012-
13, an increase of $1,433 from FY 2011 -12 spending plan, as amended.
A technical advisory committee of HCCBG fund recipients — Aging, Social Services, and Senior
Care of Orange County, Inc., — convened by the Assistant County Manager and the Triangle J
Area Agency on Aging Director met to review the program status for FY 2011 -12 and develop a
recommended Funding Plan for FY 2012 -13.
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Social Services and Aging in close coordination will continue to combine resources to extend
provision of "In -Home Aid Services" under Block Grant stipulations and consistent with
mandates for seniors at -risk to placement.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Home and Community Care Block Grant for FY 2012 -13 provides a
total of $510,464 in State funding to support a network of aging services throughout Orange
County. The required match is provided through funds already included within Departmental
and Outside Agency operating budgets.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the Home and
Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan for FY 2012 -13 in the amount of $510,464 and
authorize the Chair to sign the grant documents.
Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan — FY2012 -13
Programs
Block Grant
Recommended
Funding
Block Grant
FY11 -12
Funding
FY12 -13
Aging
Congregate Nutrition
$119,697
$120,175
Department on Aging operates two Congregate
Meal Sites located in Orange County's two
multipurpose senior centers in Chapel Hill and
Hillsborough. Department staff assist nutrition
participants on a variety of needs including in home
care, retirement benefits, health and nutrition ,legal
and financial assistance, older worker employment
and opportunities for recreation /leisure
DSS
In -Home Aid Services
$65,129
$115,957
Adult Services staff allot funds to ensure needy
clients receive services and support in place for
essential home management and personal care
tasks to forestall long term placement
Coordinated with Aging Department)
Aging
Senior Center Operations
$ 76,494
$76,494
Grant funds offset a portion of the salaries of the
Facility Managers who provide oversight and help
facilitate services at the two multi - purpose senior
centers operated by the Department on Aging
Aging
Transportation (OPT)
$ 73,394
$73,394
Daily fixed transportation routes are provided for
seniors to attend activities and services at the two
multipurpose senior centers, Chapel Hill and the
Hillsborough that include the daily nutrition program
Aging
Information and Case Assistance
$85,792
$85,792
Provision of information and referral through the
senior centers; visits to individuals' homes;
consultations for assessment of needs and follow -
up, including cross -over assistance through Social
Services
Programs
Block Grant
Recommended
Funding
Block Grant
FY11 -12
Funding
FY12 -13
DSS (in coordination with Aging)
Leverage County and State resources to increase
$57,016
FY11 -12 funding
flexibility through an array of person- centered
consolidated
service options that assist eligible individuals
under In -Home Aid
requiring community supports to remain at home
Services for FY12-
13
Florence G. Soltys Adult Day Program
(Senior Care of Orange County, Inc. )
$38,173
$38,650
(Hillsborough)
Health Day Care - $19,325
Adult Day Care - $19,325
Provide assistance and support to unpaid care
givers by providing supervision of frail elderly
participants in a community facility setting under the
adult day health and social models
Total
$509,035
$510,464
Revised
FY11 -12
Allocation