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5 1 Janice Tyler said these committees meet onsite, and these meetings are back to back 2 with the Nursing Care Homes meetings. She said Commissioners are welcome at both 3 meetings. 4 Commissioner Greene referred to the list of emerging concerns and improving 5 regulatory expectations, such as resident to staff ratio and handicap accessible door 6 requirements. She asked if these are State issues or if the County could intervene. 7 Michael Zuber said DSS may know more. He said there is one facility without handicap 8 accessible doors, and he was told there is insufficient funding. 9 Commissioner Greene said the body with authority should be lobbied to address this. 10 Janice Tyler said there are handicap accessible doors, but they do not have the ability to 11 open automatically. 12 Commissioner Greene said the lack of resident-to-staff ratio is insane. She referred to 13 the statement about local leaders being apathetic about improvements, and asked if this 14 referred to the BOCC. 15 Michael Zuber said no. He said there is some discussion in the Master Aging Plan 16 (MAP) program about projects related to the assisted living facilities. 17 Commissioner Bedford thanked all of the committee members for serving, especially 18 given the considerable training requirements. 19 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the question about lobbying, and asked if there are 20 some organized advocacy groups that are pushing for changes. 21 Janice Tyler said the Friends of Residents of Long Term Care is a statewide 22 organization that is having an advocacy day on the first Wednesday in April. She said there is 23 some legislature going forward to raise the amount for the personal care allowance. 24 Commissioner Dorosin asked staff to get the name of the bill so the Board can pass a 25 resolution of support. 26 Commissioner Price encouraged her colleagues to participate in these meetings or 27 visits. She said both are very informative. 28 29 Advisory Board on Aging Peggy Cohn, Chair 30 Peggy Cohn said the most outstanding accomplishment is the success of the Master 31 Aging Plan, and its ability to bring our community together to successfully serve our growing 32 aging population. She said the Aging board is especially proud of its work on advocating for 33 affordable housing. She said the Senior Housing Report was updated and is used as a 34 resource for the community in developing senior housing initiatives. The development of the 35 Home Preservation Coalition has improved the communication among agencies and will 36 ultimately help in getting clients served in a more coordinated and efficient manner. 37 Peggy Cohn said the MAP plan has brought the community together. She highlighted 38 the following: 39 o Programs developed for older adults seeking employment. Commodity Senior 40 Food Program served 243 low-income older adults in five locations (Seymour, 41 Passmore, Efland Cheeks Community Center, Cedar Grove Community Center, 42 and Carolina Spring). 43 o Rural Orange Action Partnership (ROAP) Steering Committee: Together with the 44 UNC Center for Health Equity Research, DoA formed the ROAP Steering 45 Committee, comprised of ten individuals from the Efland-Cheeks and Cedar 46 Grove communities. This committee will serve as a platform for meaningful 47 community action and change, and its development was financially supported by 48 the Detroit-Academic Urban Research Center, and the University of Michigan 49 School of Public Health.