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Report of: Orange County Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee <br />Date: Jan. 5, 2016 <br /> <br />The OCNHCAC had a meeting on Jan. 5, 2016. One new member (Glenda Floyd) was introduced. <br /> <br />We approved site visit reports from Carolina Pointe, Carol Woods, Signature of Chapel Hill and <br />Brookshire. <br /> <br />We had a surprise visit by the Vice-Chair of the County Commissioners, Mark Dorian. He thanked <br />everyone for serving on the Board and promised to come back and visit again; maybe even go on a site <br />visit with us. <br /> <br />We accepted the resignation of one of our members so that leaves an immediate opening on our <br />committee. <br /> <br />All 1st Quarter Site Visit s are to be completed by March 31, 2016. <br /> <br />I will be attending the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Feb. 9, 2016 along with other <br />Board Chairs to review the Annual Reports of the Committees. <br /> <br />We said good-bye to our longtime Ombudsman, Charlotte Terwilliger who is retiring on January 31st. <br />She said that hopefully they have found a good candidate and more information would be forthcoming. <br /> <br />We do not have a meeting in February. Our next meeting will be on March 1, 2016 at 5:30 pm at the <br />Seymour Center. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Teri Driscoll <br /> <br /> <br />Outboard Update: <br /> No board meeting since November. However changes in OPT service are of interest. Several <br />Project Engage Transportation Senior Resource Team members are riding the new OPT <br />routes to assess what changes or service improvements might be needed. They rode the <br />Cedar Grove to UNC Hospital route recently. <br /> <br /> <br />MOWS Update: A total of 3408 meals (1848 in 2010) delivered in December 2015. Volunteer <br />Handbook completed and distribution to all volunteers to start this month. While other <br />meal providers in the area have waiting lists, CHC MOWs does not and this is being <br />publicized as the number of referrals being received is down. <br /> <br />Alex Castro Jr. Jan. 10, 2016