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<br />2 <br /> <br />applicant be made available. Ms. Tyler reported that Jack Chestnut has declined the <br />Advisory Board’s invitation to reapply for membership at this time. <br /> <br />Ms. Tyler informed the Advisory Board that several members of the Dept on Aging staff <br />will be attending the Governor’s Conference on Aging this week. Heather Altman and <br />Janice Wells stated that they will be presenting in workshops during the conference. She <br />also announced that the Department on Aging is co-sponsoring with Legal Services of <br />NC, Inc. an upcoming workshop on aging issues for practicing attorneys. Janice Wells <br />and Peggy Cohn expressed interest in attending and presenting the information at a future <br />Advisory Board meeting. Ms. Tyler will inquire about that possibility. Ms. Cohn added <br />that the Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committees are <br />interested in holding a joint meeting this fall and may ask for a presentation on these <br />issues from Legal Services. <br /> <br />Janice Tyler invited members to join the senior center listserv that highlights upcoming <br />events and activities bi-weekly. She credited the Friends of Seymour for paying the <br />Constant Contact service fee. She also reported that many senior centers are utilizing <br />Facebook for program promotion. <br /> <br />Peggy Cohn stated that she has asked Nursing Home Committee Chair Ed Flowers to <br />apply for appointment to the Advisory Board on Aging. Mary Fraser shared her <br />observation that most of this Board’s energy in the past had been focused on community <br />services. She expressed her interest in seeing more focus on long term care issues, <br />especially in light of the quality of long term care in Orange County. The Master Aging <br />Plan stated that a roundtable of long term care providers and consumers be established. <br />The MAP Plan update stated that this goal had not been accomplished due to lack of staff <br />time. Ms. Fraser asked if this should be an area of concern for this advisory committee. <br />Janice Wells added that this effort would be an attempt to partner with the lower-rated <br />facilities to foster improvements in areas such as activities. Discussion followed on the <br />facility rating system and the special populations that reside in the homes that accept <br />Medicaid clients. Steve Lackey offered a motion that Mary Fraser and Janice Wells <br />explore the possibility of establishing a Long Term Care Roundtable. Peggy Cohn <br />provided the second. Motion carried. Ms. Cohn also asked that committee reports from <br />both the Adult Care and Nursing Home Committees be included in the Committee <br />Progress Reports section of the Advisory Board meeting agendas. <br /> <br />Kathie Kearns informed the Advisory Board that Nantucket Café, Inc. had served notice <br />of their intent to raise the per-meal cost for the Senior Lunch Program. The $.75 increase <br />would be effective November 15 and a new contract will be necessary. Earlier in the day <br />notification had been received that Orange County has $7,881 in additional Home and <br />Community Care Block Grant funds available for the current fiscal year. A proposal will <br />be submitted to utilize those funds to lessen the impact of the meal cost increase. Janice <br />Tyler added that the caterer had initially proposed a rate increase of $1.00 per meal. <br />Advisory Board members asked about the possibility of increasing the amount of <br />donations collected for the meals to offset the rate hike. Ms. Tyler reviewed the <br />regulations that govern the advertisement and collection of contributions. Discussion