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• She handed out the list of legislative priorities from the Senior Tar Heel Legislature <br />and distributed an article on person-centered care entitled "The Eden Alternative <br />Domains of Well-Being." <br /> <br />Report from the Department on Aging – Mary Fraser <br />• The OCDOA Long-term Care Learning Collaborative is focusing on the <br />implementation of the music and memory program (Music in My Mind-Orange <br />County) this year. All nursing homes, assisted living and family care homes were <br />invited to participate in this year’s Long-term Care Quality Service Award process by <br />implementing and documenting their progress with this program. Eight organizations <br />submitted applications – but Carol Woods and Carolina House were the only assisted <br />living facilities that applied. <br />• Even though Crescent Green and the Stratford did not apply for the 2015 Quality <br />Service Award, the OCDOA will continue to reach out to them to support <br />implementation of the Music in My Mind program. Britney Wiggins, a OCDOA <br />student intern assigned to this project, will show the DVD Alive Inside three times at <br />the Stratford next Friday as an in-service training and outreach to family members. <br />• Mary asked the members of the visitation teams to ask the administrators from all <br />assisted living and family care homes visited about their progress in offering <br />personalized music to their residents. <br />CAC Annual Report <br />Max handed out a draft of the required report and asked for feedback before Dec 1, 2014. <br /> <br />Visitation Reports <br />• Carolina House – Approved <br />• Carol Woods – Approved <br /> <br />Next meeting: Thursday, January 15, 2015 from 3:30 – 5:00 at Central Orange <br />Senior Center. <br /> <br />Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 5:35 PM. <br /> <br />Minutes submitted by: Mary Fraser, OCDOA liaison