Project EngAGE Senior Resource Team Outcome Report March 2017 Current activities are highlighted in bold

Senior Mission Team Outcomes Resource Team Community Visiting Mission: To improve the  The team, in partnership with SALT (Seniors and Team quality of life of isolated Law Enforcement Together, Orange County Orange County seniors by Sheriff’s Office), provides weekly visits, resource Meetings nurturing the sharing, and problem solving to over 200 home- 1st and 3rd Tuesdays development of bound and isolated older adults in Orange County. at Passmore, 3:30 – resources adequate to  Team actively maintains visiting routes throughout 5:00 pm mitigate the extreme Orange County, assists with recruitment of both risks of isolation clients and volunteers, and mentors new non- Project EngAGE volunteers that join their team.  Team meets twice per month with DoA social worker to identify issues and problem solve cases. Senior Falls Mission: To keep seniors  The Team has planned and implemented primary Prevention & standing and mobile falls prevention interventions for older adults, Health Promotion including a September 2015 Falls outreach event at Team Hillsborough Walmart, together with EMS and area PT, screening 25 people, and connecting several with Meetings Department on Aging resources. 2nd Fridays at  Team worked with Master of Public Health student Passmore, 12 – 1:30 to complete a needs assessment, as well as short & pm long-term Program Plan.  SRT member now trained as certified Tai Chi for falls prevention instructor  Held Fall 2016 (October – November, December Graduation) six-session “Eno Haven Strong & Independent Academy” primary falls prevention program at Eno Haven independent senior housing facility (program will be evaluated for replication in other communities)  Planning (and adapting curriculum) next Strong & Independent Academy for local assisted living facility (Spring 2017) End of Life Choices Mission: To enable  The team has worked to increase end-of-life Team Orange County seniors to planning behavior for seniors and advocating to make choices that maximize end-of-life choices, including an End of Life Meetings maximize their quality of Choices speaking series and Death with Dignity 3rd Tuesdays at life in their final years, Legislative action & outreach Passmore or and how their lives end  Completed three-part summer 2015 series (book Seymour, 10 – 11:30 discussion, fireside chat, and Legal Aid advance am directives seminar), and October 2015 Five Wishes

1 Booklet Seminar.  Held March 2016 Death With Dignity Panel Discussion around what it means to die with dignity, and the possibility of legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide in NC  Hosted Spring 2016 “Spiritual Conversations at the End of Life” seminar with The Rev. Stuart Harrell, BCC, Associate Director, Clinical Pastoral Education, The Department of Pastoral Care, UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus  Held September 2016 event: Spiritual Conversations: Forgiveness (Passmore – September 15, 4 – 6 pm; Seymour – September 8, 4 – 6 pm)  Held Encore screening of Death with Dignity event (November 10, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, Seymour)  Held, and now analyzing “Are you Planning to Die? A Community Conversation: Share Your Thoughts and Experiences on Death & Dying” (November 17, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, Seymour)  Holding “An Evening with Physician and Author, Dr. Haider Warraich,” author of Modern Death – How Medicine Changed the End of Life (April 20, 6 – 8 pm, Friday Center, Chapel Hill) Senior Rural Hunger Mission: To safeguard  Incorporated OCRA (Orange County Rural Alliance), Team (OCRA) the health and well-being 501(c)(3) meals delivery organization and delivering of Orange County seniors weekly meal to over 30 Orange County residents through ensuring their north of Hillsborough. access to quality and adequate nutrition Senior Mission: To enhance the  The team works closely with Department on Aging Transportation & overall well-being of Transportation Specialist, Lisa Berley, to advocate Mobility Team Orange County seniors for better availability and accessibility of through meaningful transportation for older adults. Meetings education and advocacy  Team acts in advisory role to DoA Transportation rd 3 Thursdays at around driving Specialist in several facets of her work, and rides Passmore, 10 – alternatives buses regularly to collect observations and 11:30 am experiences.  Team serving on Master Aging Plan (MAP) Transportation Work Group Neighborhood Mission: To foster, within  Team continues to support community members Connections Team a neighborhood and who want to start “Aging in Community” groups in within Orange County, a their neighborhoods by assisting them with starting vibrant and engaging and trouble-shooting such groups quality of life for seniors  Team held a December 2015 presentation by Bolton living in community by Anthony on “Reimagining your Neighborhood to Meetings building trusted and Create Community” at the Chapel Hill Public Library,

2 2nd Tuesdays at reciprocal relationships and “Person Environment Fit: Making Your Home Seymour or through social Environment Support Your Successful Aging” member’s homes, engagement, education, seminar at CH Pubic Library, January 2016 12 – 1:30 pm practical support and  Engaging Issues Series: PE leader, Yvonne assistance Mendenhall, has developed focus speaker series on issues relating to aging well in community, and open to the public  Creating “How to Age in Place with Neighborhood Connections” guidebook. Faith-Based Mission: To serve as an  The team held two November 2015 Faith & Senior Outreach Team outreach channel and Hunger Symposiums & authored accompanying resource for Project Senior Hunger how-to-resource-guide around Meetings EngAGE SRTs, as well as supporting nutritional needs of aging at two local 1st Mondays at the Department on congregations Passmore, 10 – Aging, to distribute  The team is preparing a widely distributed 11:30 am information, education, “Newsletter” offering to hold number of evidence- and opportunities to the based and Project EngAGE based programs on-site, faith-based community as well as programs from the other SRTs, OC Cares, and Healthy IDEAS.  Held a third Faith & Aging Symposium around Caregiver Support awareness, education and resources (October 13, 2016, 3 – 6 pm, Passmore Center) Caregiver Support Mission: To provide  Team serves in an advisory role to OC Cares Team Team caregivers with essential  This new team is studying different aspects of education and resources, available caregiving support and resources, and has Meetings as well as being been trained, as businesses are, through the th 4 Thursdays at advocates within the Dementia Friendly Business Initiative Seymour, 1 – 2:30 larger community.  Held a third Faith & Aging Symposium around pm Caregiver Support awareness, education and resources (October 13, 2016, 3 – 6 pm, Passmore Center)

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