Item 5 - Status Report on Poway's Project Care Program AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY
TO: Honorable M_yor and Members of the City Counc~.
FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Manager
INITIATED BY: John D. Fitch, Assistant City Manager~'Jf
Robert L. Thomas, Dir.ector of Commun~y Service~?'~.~'
Patrick R. Foley, Principal Management Analyst/./~
DATE: March 7, 1995
SUBJECT: Status Report on Poway's Project Care Program
ABSTRACT
At the February 1, 1995 City Council meeting, Deputy Mayor Callery outlined a safety
net program for seniors. The City Council concurred to implement a similar project in
Poway. Staff was directed to coordinate with Poway Valley Senior Citizens Executive
Director Connie Brock, and provide a status report to the City Council.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This item is not subject to CEQA review.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
ADDITIONAL PUBtIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
Additional notification sent to Connie Brock and Senior Issues Committee.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
ACTION
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AGENDA REPOR"
CITY OF POWAY ~
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Manager
INITIATED BY: John D. Fitch, Assistant City ManagerL~r~c'
Robert L. Thomas, Director of Communit~ Services
Patrick R. Foley, Principal Management Analys~
DATE: March 7, 1995
SUBJECT: Status Report on Poway's Project Care Program
BACKGROUND
At the February 1, 1995 City Council meeting, Deputy Mayor Callery outlined a
safety net program for seniors. The City Council concurred to implement a
similar program in Poway. Staff is coordinating this project with the Poway
Valley Senior Citizens Executive Director Connie Brock.
Project Care is the name given to a coalition of service providers whose
purpose is to provide a safety net for elderly people who live alone. In
addition to alerting people who come in contact with those seniors living
alone, the project has also provided a daily telephone support system, a "vial
of life" program which places medical information in an accessible location on
the refrigerator door, and a simple home repair program designed to fix safety
problems.
Project Care has now spread to several other locations, including Alpine and
Vista, and will soon begin in Rancho Bernardo.
FINDINGS
Poway has several services that could be important parts of a Project Care
program for seniors. Connie Brock has contacted several agencies that have
established Project Care programs to gather data.
ACTION:
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- Connie Brock will be setting a meeting of all those interested in the project
sometime before the 15th of March. Ms. Brock has complied a list of agencies
to be included in this program and will be sending out invitations letters.
Attached for Council information is a brief status report prepared by Connie
Brock.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This item is not subject to CEQA review.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
Additional notification sent to Connie Brock and Senior Issues Committee.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
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TO: Patrick Fole RE: Project Care
FROM: Connie Brock DATE: 2/21/95
PROJECT CARE is the name given to a coalition of service providers
whose purpose is to provide a safety net for elderly people who
live alone. The project started in Chula Vista when a Woman was
· scovered in her residence five weeks after ske had died. The
community bande4 together to see if there might be some way to keep
track of folks who lived alone so that Someone who ordinarily
encountered that person in their daily work routine would recognize
when ss~stance was needed. Their coalition included those who
employ meter readers, postal carriers, trash haulers, local
churches and agencies serving seniors as well as public safety
agencies. The project has been endorsed by the City of San Diego.
In addition to alerting people who come in contact with those
seniors living alone, the project has also provided a ~aily
telephone support system, a "Vial of Life" program which places
medical information in an accessible location on the refrigerator
door, and a simple home repair program designed to fix safety
problems.
PROJECT CARE has now spread to SeVeral other locations, including
Alpine and Vista and will soon begin in Rancho Bernardo. Poway has
several services that could be important parts cf this program for
our residents, so it seems appropriate for us to look into such a
project here, where we can work with the publicity that will soon
be generated by the other sites.
The project concept was first endorsed by the Senior Center Board
of Directors in January and was taken to the Senior Issues
Committee of the City Council. It received their endorsement and
was referred to the City Council by Susan Callory, where it was
also endorsed in concept.
The coordination of the Steering committee is being undertaken by
the Senior Center Staff. (The current Outreach Coordinator is
leaving the Center on March 1 and we hope l:o have a replacement by
that date.) Connie Brock has contacted several agencies involved in
the project in other locations to gather data. The Visiting Nurse
Association has pledged to work with the Vial of Life Program in
use the computerized phone system that is being lnstalled if we can
Poway and the Senior Adult Services is checkin~ to see in Rancho
Bernardo by the Area Agency on Aging as Our telephone reassurance
Component.
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We will be setting a meeting of all those interested in the 9roJect
sometime before the lSth of March. Connie has been gathering names
- from various agencies and will be writing an invitation letter this
week. $o far, everyone who has been contacted has been enthusiastic
about the concept.
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