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Orange County Advisory Board on Aging Agenda

Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Advisory board meeting Health and human servicesBudget and appropriationsGrants and outside funding

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Advisory Board on Aging takes up two new funding streams for older adults: a $56,627 Choosing Home Program grant for home repairs and a $34,430 Providing Elders Additional Sustenance grant for biweekly food boxes for older adults with cognitive impairment. Staff also report on the takeaway lunch program's transition to Meals on Wheels Orange County, which has taken over serving the county's previously homebound clients, and give an FY 2025-26 budget update touching on the federal government shutdown.

The agenda also covers two open staff positions, a Wellness Program Assistant and a Seymour Center evening facility manager assistant, an update on the county's next Master Aging Plan covering 2027 to 2032, and committee reports from the Senior Tar Heel Legislature and the Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Joint Community Advisory Committee. The board opens by taking up approval of its September minutes.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board approved its September minutes as corrected and heard that hiring is underway for a Wellness Program Assistant and a Seymour Center evening facility manager assistant. Staff reported 31 nominations so far for the Direct Care Worker Awards, set for November 13, and that director Janice Tyler received the NC Coalition on Aging's Pioneer Award.

On new business, staff confirmed Meals on Wheels Orange County has taken over serving homebound clients after the county's takeaway lunch program transition, and outlined two new grants: $56,627 from the Choosing Home Program for home repairs, done jointly with the county Housing Department, and $34,430 from the Providing Elders Additional Sustenance program to fund biweekly food boxes for older adults with cognitive impairment. Workgroup leaders reported they are planning community surveys, in English, Spanish and Mandarin, for the county's next Master Aging Plan covering 2027-2032.

Committee reports covered the Senior Tar Heel Legislature's recent meeting, where a bylaws amendment to give the alternate delegate a vote failed, and the Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Joint Community Advisory Committee's ongoing facility visits, including one facility that resumed accepting Medicaid patients after relocating 18 residents.

How the votes went

The September 9 minutes were approved with one correction; no other recorded votes.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (4)

Staff or committee report · 3Minutes approval · 1
  1. 3 Approval of Minutes - September 9, 2025
    Minutes approval
    Approved with one correction.
  2. 11 Takeaway Lunch Program Transition
    Staff or committee report Health and human services
    The county's takeaway lunch program has successfully transitioned, with Meals on Wheels Orange County now serving previously homebound clients.
  3. 12 FY 25-26 Budget Updates
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingHealth and human services
    Update on the federal government shutdown's limited local impact so far, a $56,627 Choosing Home Program grant for home repairs, and a $34,430 Providing Elders Additional Sustenance grant funding biweekly food boxes for older adults with cognitive impairment.
  4. 13 2022-27 Master Aging Plan - Workgroup Leaders Meeting Update
    Staff or committee report Health and human services
    Workgroup leaders are planning community surveys, to be offered in English, Spanish and Mandarin with outreach to underserved communities, ahead of the next Master Aging Plan covering 2027-2032.

Agenda changes

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