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ii 7 NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee Report Period: January 2015 through December 2015 ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ANNUAL REPORT/WORK PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The Board of Commissioners appreciates the dedication of all the volunteers on their boards and commissions and welcomes input from various advisory boards and commissions throughout the year. Please complete the following information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this form. is Board/Commission Name: Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee Person to address the BOCC at work session- if applicable- and contact information: Maxwell O. Mason -Advisory Committee Chair, Address: 821 Tinkerbell Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27517, Tel: 919-649-7937 Primary County Staff Contact: Janice Tyler, Director, County Department on Aging, and Mary Fraser, Aging Transitions Administrator, County Department on Aging. Charlotte Terwilliger, Long-Term Care Ombudsperson, Triangle J Council of Governments, also provides staff support to the committee. How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any special meetings and sub- committee meetings? Bi-monthly committee business meetings and quarterly subcommittee visits to long term care facilities. Issue specific subcommittees meet on an ad hoc basis. Brief Statement of Board/Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. This group's charges and responsibilities include to: • Stay informed about living conditions for residents of long term care (LTC) assisted living facilities and homes. • Make official unannounced quarterly visits to each assisted living facility in county, and unannounced annual visits to assisted living family care homes in the county (there are 6 facilities and 6 family care homes that provide assisted living care in the county). • Prepare and submit official reports on visits to assisted living facilities and family homes as required by the NC Division of Aging &Adult Services. These reports summarize findings of visits to facilities and homes and point to concerns about care. • Advise and assist the County Department of Aging and the Triangle J Ombudsperson about programs they devise to help improve care for residents in assisted living facilities and family homes in the county. • Foster increased community volunteerism in Orange County's LTC facilities. • Promote community awareness of the needs of residents in LTC, and inform the public about emerging developments in long term care and the operation of long term care facilities and homes in Orange County.