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88 <br /> What are your Board/Commission's most important accomplishments? <br /> 1. Completed quarterly advocacy site visits for nursing homes in Orange <br /> County. <br /> 2. Encouraged and monitored organized activities for nursing home <br /> residents. <br /> 3. Assisted with Virtual Dementia Tour training to the Orange Co. Nursing and <br /> Assisted Living Homes that requested it and to the Orange County Project <br /> Engage class. This is proving to be a very effective training tool for those <br /> who work with persons with dementia. <br /> 4. Added an additional meeting to our schedule in July so there is not such a <br /> gap from May to Sept. <br /> 5. Communicated with BOCC Member Bernadette Pelissier and had the <br /> pleasure of having her attend one of our meetings. Hope to continue our <br /> relationship with her and invite her to participate in one of our site visits. <br /> 6. Provided information about CAC to other community organizations. A <br /> member of our committee serves as a representative to the County's Aging <br /> Advisory Board. <br /> 7. Provided a seminar by Lisa Levine of NC Alzheimer's on "Aging with <br /> Dementia" which helped our CAC better understand what is was like to <br /> deal with nursing home patients during site visits. <br /> 8. Assisted with the planning and facilitation for the seven county CAC <br /> leadership training held in September, 2015. <br /> List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponsored Annually. <br /> • Attendance at all Triangle J Leadership training sessions. <br /> • Continuing meetings and site visits by our CAC volunteers. <br /> • Preparation of detailed site visit reports after visit to each nursing home. <br /> • Continuing to support the Music and Memory Program. <br /> • Sponsoring another educational program. <br /> • Partnering with the Department of Aging's 2015 Long-Term Care Learning <br /> Collaborative on Palliative Care: The Comfort Zone. <br /> Describe this board/commission's activities/accomplishments in carrying out BOCC <br /> goal(s)/priorities, if applicable. <br /> See above answers <br /> Describe the collaboration relationship(s) this particular board has with other advisory <br /> boards and commissions? <br /> We have a very close relationship with the Orange County Department of Aging, <br />