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Rockingham County hears plea to boost aging services as wait lists stretch months to years
Summary
County officials heard a presentation showing aging services funding lags demand: home-delivered meals serve 192 clients with 173 on the waiting list, some in-home services have six-year waits, and presenters asked commissioners to press state legislators for increased block-grant and senior-center funding.
Bob Cleveland, the PTRC aging program planner, told the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 5 that the county's older-adult population is growing and that services and funding are not keeping pace. Cleveland said 277 people age 60 and older moved into the county in a single recent year and that 582 county residents are grandparents raising grandchildren, placing strain on family caregiver supports.
Cleveland cited funding figures: the county's block grant totaled about $730,000 (the program requires a 10% local match), family caregiver funds carry no local match, and senior-center general-purpose funds require a 25% match. He said the county experienced an…
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