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Orange County Adult Care Community Advisory Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />January 19, 2017 <br />Meeting convened: <br />Meeting called to order at 3: 35 pm at the Passmore Center in Hillsborough, NC by <br />Chairman, Max Mason. <br />Attendance: <br />Max Mason, Chair <br />Jack Vogt, Vice Chair <br />Deborah Stewart, Secretary <br />Beverly Foster, Member <br />James Bartow, Member <br />Suzanne Haff, Member <br />Yvonne Mendenhall, Member <br />Gloria Brown, Member <br />Christine "Cresha" Cianciolo, Member <br />William Lang, Member <br />Autumn Cox, Ombudsman <br />Mary Fraser, Department on Aging <br />Ellen Beechhold, potential member present for partial meeting <br />Review Minutes, November 17, 2016 <br />Approved. <br />Ombudsperson Report, Autumn Cox <br />Gwendolyn Owens has been hired to fill Carmelita's position. She starts tomorrow but won't be <br />certified until mid -March so Durham area is still split between other Ombudmen. <br />Federal nursing home regulations have been recently released so they are reading and learning <br />about any changes. The new rule for the ombudsmen program is still in limbo. <br />Report from the Department on Aging, Mary Fraser <br />Board of Aging's role has evolved through the 5 -yr Master Aging Plan (2017- 2022). Talking about <br />LTC in workgroups, it became clear that DSS has clout through their inspection responsibilities. <br />The Board has developed awards programs to help contribute motivation (using carrot instead of <br />stick). The Board selects topic each year, provides training, and then challenges members to create <br />an initiative to increase quality of care. In 2015, the topic was palliative care & comfort ( "Music on <br />my Mind" was another year's topic and Physical Activity was another), and 5 programs went <br />through the process. The awards will be given out next Tuesday night by the Orange County of <br />Commissioners. <br />