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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02231993 - 1.115 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING Contra OFFICE ON AGING Costa 40 Douglas Drive Martinez,California 94553-4068 County(510)313-1700 y RECEIVE D FEB - 2 1993 January 21, 1993 n7 CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tom Torlakson, Chair .. .......... CONTRA COSTA CO. Contra Costa County Board of Supervisor 651 Pine Street bt®J4 IV Martinez, CA 94553 6 1993 Dear Supervisor Torlakson: I am writing to inform you that the County Advisory Council on Aging endorses the Housing and Community Development proposal of Family and Community Services, Inc. for a Home Care Workers' Training/Registry Project. We urge you to follow the recommendations of the advisory committee to allocate the necessary funds from the Housing and Community Development bloc grant program to operate this worthy project. There is a serious lack of trained and reliable home care workers to serve the frail elderly population of the county. Our council has identified this lack of skilled home care providers as one of the critical gaps in the community based system of care for older adults in our county. We feel that this proposal offers an important opportunity to expand the availability of community based care to vulnerable older persons who are at risk of inappropriate institutionaliza- tion. This project is a cost-effective response to the problem of unnecessary institutional care. This project will expand the availability of lower cost, adequate care in the home environment. Family and Community Services, Inc. has a proven successful track record in arranging for home care workers and will be able to enhance and expand upon that experience in undertaking this project. Thank you for your consideration. SW19rely' �9 4 Eugene Wolfe President Advisory Council on Aging cc: Supervisor Tom Powers, Supervisor Jeff Smith Supervisor Gayle Bishop, Supervisor Sunne McPeak THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ADVISE THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING ON ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE DEVEL- OPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE ANNUAL AREA AGENCY PLAN AND OPERATIONS CONDUCTED THEREUNDER,.IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANDATES FROM THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT.ANY COMMENTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE COUNCIL OR ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS DO NOT REPRESENT THE OFFICIAL POSITION OF THE COUNTY OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS.