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36 <br />Adult Care Home Community Advisory <br />NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: <br />Committee <br /> <br />January 2012 – December 2012 <br />Report Period: <br />general. (Reports are public records available through the regi <br />ombudsman.) <br />Serve as a focal point for fostering increased community involve <br /> <br />· <br />volunteerism in Orange County's long term care facilities. <br />Promote community education about and awareness of the needs of <br /> <br />· <br />residents in long term care facilities. <br />Work toward keeping the public informed about emerging developme <br /> <br />· <br />long term care and the operation of long term care homes in Oran <br /> <br /> <br />? <br />What are your Board/Commission’s most important accomplishments <br /> <br /> Continued personal advocacy for residents and the families of r <br />· <br />Orange County's many long term care facilities. <br /> Greater community awareness of Orange County’s Long Term Care S <br />· <br />and person centered practices. <br /> Providing insights to members of the Department on Aging and th <br />· <br />Board on Aging. <br /> <br />List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponso <br />Annually. <br /> <br /> All Orange County Adult Care and Family Care Homes were visited <br />· <br />committee in 2012 for a total of 28 facility visits. <br /> Visitation reports were written for each of the Orange County A <br />· <br />Family Care Homes. These reports will be available on the Orange <br />website to allow for public access. <br /> Ongoing training and support for committee members at business <br />· <br />by phone, email and one-on-one meetings were provided by the Omb <br />and other Triangle J personnel. <br /> Reading and sharing of articles from national organizations wor <br />· <br />adults in all forms of media. <br /> <br />Describe this board/commission’s activities/accomplishments in c <br />out BOCC goal(s)/priorities, if applicable. <br /> <br /> Represented at the Triangle J CAC Appreciation Brunch (04/25/12 <br />· <br /> Participation in the Department on Aging Resource fair (05/09/1 <br />· <br /> Represented at the Triangle J CAC Leadership Conference (09/27/ <br />· <br /> Recognition and continued training of paid long term care facil <br />· <br />improving quality and continuity of care of long term care resid <br /> Illumination of CAC activities to other community organizations <br />· <br />committee members are involved. <br /> <br />