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1 � <br /> 3 <br /> t <br /> 1995 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> Orange County Adult Care Community Advisory Committee <br /> 1 . Were all homes in the county served by the committee? <br /> The members of the Committee are devoted and committed in <br /> their willingness to serve all residents in adult care homes <br /> in Orange County. The members made official visits to rest <br /> homes ( 15 ) , and family care homes ( 11 ) . The group homes <br /> (d.d.a. ) received visits during training of new members ( 2 <br /> unofficial visits. ) In addition, the members made 4 follow <br /> up or friendly visits to various homes. <br /> The members donated over 450 volunteer hours and traveled <br /> over 1458 miles. The Committee has worked under the <br /> circumstance of two continual vacancies in 1995 . <br /> 2 . Describe educational efforts by the Committee. <br /> The Committee was involved in several educational efforts <br /> regarding a variety of issues concerning residents in long <br /> term care. The work of the Committee was both on a local as <br /> well as a state level . <br /> The Committee sponsored an educational workshop for county <br /> adult care administrators and staff which explored the use of <br /> restraints. The workshop was lead by members Cherie Rosemond <br /> (UNC Physical Therapy) and Florence Soltys ( UNC School of <br /> Social Work) . (Regional Ombudsmen Wendy Sause and Adult Home <br /> Specialist Sandy Davis also helped with the workshop) . The <br /> workshop specifically addressed understanding how a restraint <br /> feels, current restraint use law and alternative uses to <br /> restraints. The restraint use workshop had representation <br /> by an administrator or staff from 15 out 16 adult care homes <br /> ( rest homes and family care homes) . <br /> The Committee continued its work in making positive changes <br /> for domiciliary care throughout the state. The Chair and <br /> member Polly Johnson (NC Board of Nursing) serve on the <br /> Department of Human Resources Task Force on Domiciliary Care. <br /> The labor of the task force has lead the state to adopt rules <br /> for training of staff who work in adult care facilities. <br /> (This change could be compared to the nurse aid training and <br /> competency program that exist for nursing homes) . The <br /> training program is a new and substantial beginning point in <br /> providing quality care for residents. (Please note that <br /> member Polly Johnson has been intensively involved in the <br /> rule making process for the new training program) . <br />