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Orange County Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, January 8, 2019 5:30pm, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill, NC CALL TO ORDER by Vibeke Talley, Chair • Members Present: Martha Bell, Carol Kelly, Jerry Ann Gregory, Susie Deter, Vibeke Talley (Chair), Autumn Cox (Ombudsman), Stephanie Miller, Annie Deaver (Orange County DOA), Karen Macklin • Members excused: Stephanie Boswell • Visitor: Bill Morgan OLD BUSINESS; • Discussion/Approval November 6, 2018 Minutes with the following corrections: Karen Macklin was present at the meeting; Susie Deter’s surname is misspelled, rather than Dieter it should read Deter. NEW BUSINESS • Introduction of Volunteer Applicant Bill Morgan. Bill has applied to this and also the Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee. After providing details about his interests in aging services in general and this committee specifically Bill was thanked for his willingness to volunteer, and left the meeting prior to any further business. After his departure, the committee voted approval to forward his application to our county commissioners. • Other Information Shared with Committee Members, Martha shared a compiled binder into which has been placed resource articles and other helpful information collected during her tenure with the committee. It was decided to have Autumn scan the material and reserve it as references for committee members. Martha agreed to maintain a list of the material and add to it any further information found by other members. • Resignation: Jackie Podger. Effective this meeting, Jackie has resigned as a committee member. She is working full time as an activities director at The Stratford. We all wish her great success in her new role and appreciate all her efforts on behalf of seniors in our region. • Discussion/election of Committee Chair: Following discussion and nomination, Vibeke Talley accepted and was elected chairperson of this committee. • Site Visit Reports o Signature: Due to committee member changes Signature’s quarterly visit was not completed. o Brookshire: Accepted as written. One comment re: use of restraints was noted: Autumn reminded us all that new federal regulations effective 2018 stipulate that any side rail use is considered a restraint, even if requested by the resident for aid in lifting or position change. o Parkview: accepted as written. o Carolina Point: Committee members noted frequent changes in facility personnel and also felt there to be a marked difference in staff morale. Discussions with the new Nursing Home Administrator outlined his goals. The report was accepted as written. o Carol Woods: Accepted as written.