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Newspaper Page TextREGION Thursday, November 8, 2018 East Oregonian Page 3A More caregivers lean on state training as they aid the elderly By AUBREY WIEBER Capital Bureau More of those who care for elderly Oregonians are completing free train- ing from the state that helps them perform better. The state reported that from August 2014 to August 2018, 69,647 classes have been taken and 19,218 care- givers have been trained. In-person classes account for 29 percent, while the other 71 percent were taken online. Caregivers have been trained in every county in the state, and from June 2017 to August 2018, the state has seen a 30 percent increase in caregivers taking the courses. According to state data, 72 percent of the care- givers were paid and 20 percent were providing unpaid care to someone, such as a friend of fam- ily member. Five percent work in public safety and 3 percent were state or local Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Department of Human Services reported a large spike in completion of educational courses for Oregon’s professional and volunteer caregivers as demen- tia and Alzheimer’s disease is on the rise. government employees. A surge in Oregon’s elderly population spurred the program, said Angela Neal, program director for Oregon Care Partners, a company fully funded by the state. The Oregon Depart- ment of Human Service manages the contract. Baby boomers, of which there are about 74 million in the nation, started reach- ing retirement age in 2011. As a result, the state was seeing an increase in people afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Those tending to family members don’t always view themselves as professional caregivers or in need of spe- cial training, Neal said. “A lot of them are work- ing full-time jobs and have families, and it was import- ant to give them a resource to get the help they need,” Neal said. Classes can also help professional caregivers look- ing for extra education on a specific subject. The focus is on Alzhei- mer’s, Neal said, but Oregon Care Partners provides more than 100 courses dealing with all kinds of issues, such as medication management or how to deal with anger and aggression. The initia- tive has 33 classes focusing on Alzheimer’s and demen- tia, and those classes have been taken 14,217 times. To complete a course, the participant must attend the entire class, online or in per- son, and then score 80 per- cent on a test. The Legislature started the program in 2014 with $3.3 million for training over two years. The funding was renewed for the 2017-19 biennium. It’s especially helpful for those in rural areas, Neal said. “That was another rea- son why the training was so important, because there wasn’t access to quality training in every part of the state,” she said. Neal said while the pri- mary goal is to make sure adequate care is being pro- vided, it’s also a way for the state to step in and be proac- tive about helping caregivers. “It’s a really tough job,” she said. Through courses, peo- ple helping a family mem- ber with dementia can learn best practices, but also how to deal with the stress that comes with being a caregiver. Local leaders don’t look to jump at housing bond measure right away By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian On a night when four other statewide ballot mea- sures failed to muster enough support to pass, Ore- gon voters approved the less contentious Measure 102. Supporters believe the measure will make it eas- ier to build affordable hous- ing through public-pri- vate partnerships, although local leaders aren’t champ- ing at the bit to implement it in their housing-strapped communities. Megan Wever, the pro-Measure 102 cam- paign’s communications manager, explained that the measure makes a “small amendment” to the Oregon Constitution that allows cit- ies, counties, and other local governments to seek a bond for affordable housing that’s partially or wholly owned by a private entity like a business or nonprofit. “It really opens the door to considering a bond,” she said. Oregon law previously required all housing proj- ects financed through a bond to be publicly owned. Wever said Measure 102 not only removes this requirement but also makes business and nonprofits eligible for public grants. She added that this kind of set-up can actually make the public’s dollar stretch further with a housing bond. On the same night Ore- gon voters approved Mea- sure 102, Portland-area vot- ers approved a $253 million housing bond. Now that the bond is paired with Measure 102, Weber said the housing developments created under the bond will serve 12,000 people instead of 7,500. While Measure 102 peels away a layer of regulation for what a bond can be spent on, Wever said voters would still need to pass it in an election before it could go into effect. Additionally, the local government that sponsored the bond would be required to release regular audits and reports that update the public on how the money’s being spent. While most of the organi- zations and elected officials who supported Measure 102 come from the Portland metro area, Wever said the measure could be a boon to Eastern Oregon as well. Unlike Portland, she said, rural communities don’t have the resources to cre- ate and maintain a housing bureau. Wever said this mea- sure would make it easier for a smaller city or county to partner with an outside agency to get housing done. Although the measure passed statewide 56.7 per- cent to 43.3 percent, it failed in Umatilla County and Morrow County, according to unofficial results. Pendleton Mayor John Turner, the chairman of the city housing committee, said he would need to do more research before he could weigh in on whether a hous- ing bond would be an option for the city. Although he’s seen pub- lic-private partnerships that have worked, Turner said he was wary of directing public money through a bond to a private development. He said that the city’s homebuilding market is already starting to pick • Measure 105 (Sanctuary re- peal) Yes 54.9% No 45.1% • Measure 106 (Abortion fund- ing) Yes 55.3% No 44.7% • Umatilla County Second Amendment Preservation Ordi- nance Yes 65.2% No 34.8% David Gunderson 68.4% Sharon Inskeep 32.2% • Heppner City Council Po- sition 6 Adam Doherty 98.9% • Soil & Water Conservation Zone 1 Miff Devin 99.7% • Soil & Water Conservation Zone 2 Jim McElligott 99.9% • Soil & Water Conservation Zone 3 Brian Doherty 99.9% • Measure 102 (Housing bonds) No 58.9% Yes 41.1% • Measure 103 (Grocery tax ban) Yes 61.6% No 38.4% • Measure 104 (Budget amendment) No 52.2% Yes 47.8% • Measure 105 (Sanctuary re- peal) Yes 57.8% No 42.2% • Measure 106 (Abortion fund- ing) Yes 56.6% No 43.4% up, so a bond might not be necessary. Even though Hermiston also suffers from a hous- ing shortage, Assistant City Manager Mark Mor- gan couldn’t see Hermiston jumping on a housing bond either. Morgan said that if a developer wanted the city to pursue it, city officials would explore their options. Otherwise, the city will con- tinue to go through its usual process when trying to help developers make their proj- ects feasible. ——— Contact Antonio Sierra at asierra@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0836. ELECTION RESULTS UNOFFICIAL RESULTS FOR UMATILLA COUNTY AS OF 2:23 A.M. NOV. 7 • 11th Congressional District Greg Walden (R) 63.7% Jaime McLeod-Skinner (D) 31.3% Mark R. Roberts (I) 4.8% • Governor Knute Buehler (R) 63.1% Kate Brown (D) 29.2% Patrick Starnes (I) 3.7% Nick Chen (L) 1.7% Aaron Auer (C) 1.6% Christ Henry (P) 0.5% • State Rep. Dist. 57 Greg Smith (R) 98% • State Rep. Dist. 58 Greg Barreto (R) 73.6% Skye Farnam (I) 26% • Supreme Court Position 5 Adrienne Nelson 98.5% • Court of Appeals Position 2 Bronson D. James 98.5% • Court of Appeals Position 4 Robyn Ridler Aoyagi 98.8% • Court of Appeals Position 7 Steven R. Powers 98.8% • Oregon Tax Court Robert Manicke 98.9% • County Commission Posi- tion 1 George Murdock 50.8% Rick Pullen 48.5% • County Commission Posi- tion 2 John Shafer 95% (773 write-ins) • Mayor of Adams No candidate filed (38 write- ins) • Adams City Council At Large No candidate filed (43 write- ins) • Athena City Council Posi- tion 1 Wayne D. Kostur 44.2% George N. Vorhauer 38.1% Roland E. Wright 16.5% •Athena City Council Posi- tion 3 Carol M. Speed 97% • Athena City Council Posi- tion 5 Sally J. Thompson 99.2% • Echo Mayor Eujeana Hampton 90% • Echo City Council (top four elected) Janie Enright 26.2% Chad Ray 22.5% Tammie Williams 22.2% Richard Yoder 19% • Helix Mayor No candidate filed (36 write- ins) • Helix City Council Position 4 No candidate filed (29 write- ins) • Helix City Council Position 5 No candidate filed (28 write- ins) • Helix City Council Position 6 No candidate filed (30 write- ins) • Hermiston City Council Ward 1 Lori Davis 57.9% Mark Gomolski 41.7% • Milton-Freewater City Council Ward 1 Orrin Lyon 99.6% • Milton-Freewater City Council At Large 2 Steve Irving 98.7% • Milton-Freewater City Council At Large 3 Edwin E. chesnut 98.2% • Pilot Rock Mayor Virginia Carnes 87.6% • Pilot Rock City Council At Large (top three elected) James Hinkle 34.5% Bob Deno 33.6% Paula M. Evonuik 28.7% • Stanfield City Council At Large (top three elected) Jason Sperr 47.6% Delwin B. Manley 38.9% 116 write-ins • Ukiah Mayor Clinton E Barber 88.1% • Ukiah City Council Position 2 Vickie McLaughlin 86.3% • Ukiah City Council Position 4 Linda Kerr 89.1% • Umatilla Mayor Mary Dedrick 53.9% Daren Dufloth 45.4% • Umatilla City Council Posi- tion 1 Corinne Funderburk 56.8% Mark Keith 42.8% • Umatilla City Council Posi- tion 2 Leslie R. Smith 95.8% • Umatilla City Council Posi- tion 5 Josy Chavez 97.2% • Weston City Council At Large (top two elected) Lois Phillips 41.6% Shawn Monaco 21.1% John L. Mattila 18.5% Shannon Hoehna 13.9% • Soil & Water Director Zone 2 Tim Spratling 99.1% • Soil & Water Director Zone 3 No candidate filed (799 write- ins) • Soil & Water Director Zone 5 Colin C. Hemphill 99.1% • Soil & Water Director At Large 2 No candidate filed (748 write- ins) • Measure 102 (Housing bonds) No 56.7% Yes 43.3% • Measure 103 (Grocery tax ban) Yes 63% No 37% • Measure 104 (Budget amendment) No 52.4% Yes 47.6% UNOFFICIAL RESULTS FOR MORROW COUNTY, 10:14 P.M. 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