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Orange County Adult Care Community Advisory Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />March 24, 2016 <br />Meeting convened: <br />Meeting called to order at 3:37 p. m. at the Passmore Senior Center in Hillsborough, NC <br />by Chairman, Max Mason. <br />Attendance: <br />Max Mason, Chair <br />Jack Vogt, Vice Chair <br />Deborah Stewart, Secretary <br />Beverly Foster, Member <br />Deborah Rider, Member <br />Yvonne Mendenhall, Member <br />James Bartow, Member <br />Gloria Brown, Member <br />Carmelita Karhoff, Ombudsman <br />Inas Al- Rawas, Ombudsperson in Training <br />Review Minutes, January 21, 2016 <br />The minutes were approved with note that Deborah Stewart's absence was excused. <br />Ombudsperson Report, Carmelita Karhoff <br />Inas is Ombudsman -in- Training so Carmelita will handle the reports to the Commissioners /state. <br />Mary's report re: event April 17th, "Disrupting Dementia" is actually April 21 ". Possible <br />discount for persons who work for Orange County, committee members included, and financial <br />assistance available (see website). Carmelita will investigate that further and report to us. There <br />are two parts to the event and flyers were distributed. <br />Charlotte Terwilliger has retired. <br />Inas encouraged us to share info with ALF administrators about "Healthcare Emergency <br />Preparedness Education for Licensed Care Administrators" on May 4I' at FirstHealth Hoke <br />Hospital. Seats are still available but seats are going quickly. Free CEUs for administrators. <br />She reminded us about the Activity Reports and provided blank copies. <br />Jack's report — New Resolution Proposed <br />Jack Vogt presented that during personal visit at Signature SNF, voting was occurring and well <br />organized. Volunteers from the Dept on Aging were also present. Knowing that voting is <br />fundamental right for citizens that is indirectly referred to in the Residents' Bill of Rights for <br />Adult Care Home Residents, Jack investigated this further. He discovered that a facility can <br />contact the Dept on Elections who has a multi - partisan team (MAT) that will work with facility <br />