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3 <br /> Is. <br /> NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Adult Care Home Community Advisory <br /> Committee <br /> Report Period: January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br /> ANNUAL REPORT/WORK PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> The Board of Commissioners appreciates the dedication of all the volunteers on their <br /> boards and commissions and welcomes input from various advisory boards and <br /> commissions throughout the year. Please complete the following information, limited to <br /> the front and back of this form. Other background materials may be provided as a <br /> supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this form. <br /> Board/Commission Name: <br /> Orange County Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee <br /> Person to address the BOCC at work session- if applicable- and contact information: <br /> Maxwell Mason, Chairman <br /> 821 Tinkerbell Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27517 <br /> 919-649-7937 <br /> Primary County Staff Contact: Janice Tyler, Director, County Department on Aging, <br /> and Mary Fraser, Aging Transitions Administrator, County Department on Aging. <br /> Autumn Pittman, Long-Term Care Ombudsperson, Triangle J Council of <br /> Governments, also provides staff support to the committee. <br /> How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any <br /> special meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br /> The CAC meets bi-monthly to conduct regular business. Subcommittees make <br /> quarterly visits to assisted living facilities and annual visits to family care/group homes. <br /> Issue specific subcommittees meet on an ad hoc basis. <br /> Brief Statement of Board/Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. <br /> This group's charges and responsibilities include to: <br /> • Stay informed about living conditions for residents of long term care (LTC) adult <br /> care homes (ACH) and family care homes (FCH). <br /> • Make official unannounced quarterly visits to each ACH in county, and <br /> unannounced annual visits to FCHs in the county (there are 6 ACHs and 6 FCHs <br /> in the county). <br /> • Prepare and submit official reports on visits to ACHs and FCHs as required by <br /> the NC Division of Aging & Adult Services. These reports summarize findings of <br /> visits to facilities and homes and point to concerns about care. <br /> • Advise the County Department of Aging and the Triangle J Ombudsperson about <br /> programs they devise to help improve care for residents in ACHs and FCHs and <br />