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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #46197
BY: Commissioner Marcia Gershenson, District #13
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE AREA AGENCY
ON AGING 1-B
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Area Agency on Aging 1-B (AAA 1-B) has been supporting services to Oakland County residents
since 1974; and
WHEREAS the AAA 1-B has recently assessed the needs of older county residents through a variety of methods
and developed a plan for 2017-2019 to provide assistance and services that addresses identified needs; and
WHEREAS the assessment identified needs and services that are beyond AAA 1-B's financial scope to support
causing the agency to once again analyze the unmet needs through a variety of methods in order to prioritize the
services provided; and
WHEREAS AAA 1-B coordinates a network of services to nearly 30 percent of the state's older adults and
allocates funds by service type that include nutrition services at 51%, in-home services at 23% along with
community and access services at 26%; and
WHEREAS regardless of AAA 1-B's relentless efforts there are currently 512 senior residents in Oakland County
on a wait list in need of support for in-home services; and
WHEREAS 223 Oakland County senior residents on the wait list are identified with the highest priority of need for
in-home services as they are the poorest and have no other support system; and
WHEREAS in-home services for senior residents provide support such as: personal care, meal preparation,
nursing services, transportation to doctor appointments, respite care, and other direct services that allow senior
residents to remain in their home; and
WHEREAS the need for in-home services across the region exceeds the agency's capacity to deliver and provide
this requested client service; and
WHEREAS during the 2016 community forum, participants vocalized the need for transportation services as a
persistent unmet need within the large geographic servicing area of AAA 1-B and much of the public funding
would be exhausted if the agency tried to meet this need; and
WHEREAS AAA 1-B strives endlessly to meet the needs of senior residents through partnering with existing
community-based programs; prioritizing clients waiting to receive services based on social, functional and
economic needs; continuously evaluating resources and funding to develop the service prioritization list utilized to
provide the highest priority services to those in need; and
WHEREAS it is estimated that the population change of older adults 60+ for Oakland County will grow from
278,298 in 2016 to 312,989 in 2020 with continuous population increases projected through 2030; and
WHEREAS currently the Board of Commissioners allocate funds in the amount of $80,472 to support the AAA
1-B, an amount that has not increased for many years; and
WHEREAS the average cost to support a senior resident in Oakland County is $2,857 per year and with the
additional funding support of $1.5M from the Board of Commissioners, the 512 senior residents along with others
in need will be provided support and receive in-home services; and
WHEREAS the additional funding will supplement the federal, state and local resources in response to the
increasing needs and population growth of the senior residents in Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the
funding increase and allocates an additional $1,500,000 for FY2017 for the Area Agency on Aging 1-B to address
the expanding needs and population growth of Oakland County's senior residents who are the highest priority in
need of care and assistance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners will evaluate on an annual basis
the funding allocation for the support of Area Agency on Aging 1-B based on the needs of senior residents as well
as the financial status and economic outlook of the County.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
Commissioner Marcia
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Resolution #16197 July 20. 2016
Commissioner Middleton, Acting Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee and the Finance Committee. There were no objections.