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ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ANNUAL REPORT <br />Additional Comments and Observations: <br />• Orange County Facility Strengths: <br />- Orange County's adult care homes and family care homes serve a variety of adults in <br />various types of facilities. <br />-Most facilities visited by the committee are aware of the function of the committee and are <br />open to our concerns and questions. <br />- Attentiveness to the residents' individual needs and wants, particularly in the smaller, adult <br />care homes and in the family care homes. <br />• Orange County Facility Weaknesses: <br />-Mix of mentally ill, younger residents with older adults <br />- Apparent lack of preparation of staff in handling mental health needs <br />- Maintenance and repairs of older facilities <br />-Rate of staff turnover in many of the facilities <br />- Inability to personalize services to the needs and desires of the residents in each facility. <br />The responsibility and commitment of the committee members is <br />admirable and promises effective service in calendar 2011. Our <br />membership is relatively stable. We have only had two resignations <br />this year, while adding three strong participants. <br />Per Ombudsman policies and procedures, the Regional Ombudsman will <br />distribute this report to the County Commissioners, the County Department <br />of Social Services and the State Ombudsman. <br />3 of 4 <br />