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What are your Board /Commission's most important accomplishments? <br />• The team has improved living conditions at each of the nursing homes in <br />Orange County by diligently staying informed about issues affecting <br />seniors, making quarterly visits to their assigned homes, writing reports <br />and following up on previous observations. <br />• Teams have established excellent rapport with administrative staffs at the <br />homes they visit. These relationships directly impact ability to improve <br />observed conditions for the residents we serve. Comments and concerns <br />are well- received and promptly addressed in each case. <br />• Volunteers have brought many diverse professional and personal <br />experiences to the group. Many have professional backgrounds in <br />medicine, social work, occupational therapy, industrial hygiene and <br />teaching among others. These aptitudes and talents are readily shared <br />with the group. <br />List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponsored Annually. <br />• Our team of 8 to 12 members makes quarterly visits in pairs or groups of <br />three to each of the five nursing homes in Orange County and prepares <br />written reports of these visits that are available to the public via the BOCC <br />website. <br />• The Dept. of Aging sponsors community awareness events each year. <br />The OCNHCAC has been invited to staff a table at these events. <br />Describe this board /commission's activities /accomplishments in carrying out <br />BOCC goals) /priorities, if applicable. <br />The BOCC supports the group by allowing us to use space on the website, <br />advertises for open volunteer positions and approves volunteer appointments. <br />Identify any activities this board /commission expects to carry out in 2011 as they <br />relate to established BOCC goals and priorities. <br />If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) <br />associated with these proposed activities (please list). <br />We will continue our work as described above and will appreciate the <br />administrative support of a staff member from the Dept. of Aging and use of <br />meeting space at the Seymour Center. We have fond appreciation for the <br />dedicated support from Vibeke Talley and Jan Gerrard and hope this support will <br />be allowed to continue. We are also grateful for the professional and educational <br />support provided by our Professional Ombudsmn, Charlotte Terwilliger and <br />Carmelita Karhoff (interim). <br />What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the <br />upcoming year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners' <br />attention? None. <br />