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supported keeping the current meeting schedule and times: the first Tuesday of every second <br />month (Jan, Mar, May July, Sep, Nov) at 5:30pm, Seymour Senior Center, Chapel Hill <br />Ombudsman Report — Autumn Cox provided the following: <br />• A thank you gift from the Orange County Commissioners to committee member <br />volunteers since April is Volunteer Month: a framed print in burlap bag, of <br />Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough areas. Our personal "thank you" can be sent to <br />Mr. Thom Freeman of the Board of Commissioner. <br />• Sponsored by Durham County, an education program will be held in Durham on May <br />20th; topic Dementia Inclusive Durham, guest speaker /coordinator is Dr. G. Allen Power; <br />topic: building true inclusiveness for persons living with dementia in Durham County. Several <br />OCNHAC members have heard Dr. Power and highly recommend the all- day seminar to others. <br />o Education Program for county volunteers on Elder Abuse will be provided on May 31st at the <br />RTP Center, Archie Davis Drive. <br />Program on Aging — Mary Fraser reported the following: <br />• Orange County Commissioners will review for approval of the county master aging plan on <br />th <br />May 16. <br />• The Seymour Center will be celebrating its l Oth anniversary this month; it has recently <br />received national recognition for its programs. <br />• The Direct Care Worker Awards will be presented to 38 nominees from facilities in our <br />county at the the Passmore Senior Center in Hillsborough on May 25th Mary encourages all <br />to be present for this wonderful recognition. <br />• Guests: At this point in our meeting we thanked our guests for coming and excused them from <br />further business. <br />• Site Reports: Carol Woods visit report accepted with changes as discussed. <br />Topics other than Agenda Items: <br />o Organizational use of personal alarms for bed or chair. Such items seem to becoming <br />more of an option for facilities to use in a resident safety program. Jackie Podger did some <br />research about the alarms and pointed concerns for residents (Appendix to Minutes). <br />Discussion ensued about reminding organizations to review other actions now appearing in <br />the literature that could reduce injury risks from falls, etc., without the potential disturbing <br />effects of such items. <br />o Request to share personal notes. Such had been made of a visiting committee member to <br />share her notes with a staff member who was representing administration at the end of the <br />facility visit. After discussion, both our Chair and the Ombudsman noted that the official <br />facility visit report is filed with the county and available on its website. Any jotting of <br />personal notes by committee members during a visit is for their own use for official visit <br />reporting; they are not required to be shared with a staff member. <br />• Reminders: <br />o Quarterly Activity Reports Due: July 2017 <br />o Quarterly Site Visit Reports Due: When visit is completed <br />OCNHAC, Meeting Minutes, May 2, 2017 <br />