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10 <br /> What are your Board/Commission's most important accomplishments? <br /> The most important was keeping the committee intact. We currently have seven <br /> members in total. This past year the committee of volunteers completed TWO (2) visits <br /> to area long term care facilities before visits were prohibited.. <br /> List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponsored Annually. <br /> (Noted above). <br /> Describe this board/commission's activities/accomplishments in carrying out <br /> BOCC goal(s)/priorities, if applicable. <br /> Our Committee's activities and accomplishments continue to align closely with the Goal <br /> 1 of the BOCC's FY2016-17 work plan: "to ensure a community network of basic human <br /> services and infrastructure that maintains, protects and promotes the well-being of all <br /> county residents, and particularly the gaps in quality and quantity of long-term senior <br /> care (and especially low-income seniors)." <br /> Describe the collaboration relationship(s) this particular board has with other <br /> advisory boards and commissions? <br /> We work closely with the Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee in initiatives <br /> and activities, and with the Department on Aging. The Aging Transitions Administrator <br /> regularly attends our bi-monthly full committee meetings, providing us with relevant <br /> information and updates from that department. <br /> If your board/commission played the role of an Element Lead Advisory Board <br /> involved in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation process, please indicate <br /> your board's activities/accomplishments as they may relate to the <br /> Comprehensive Plan's goals or objectives. <br /> (The Element Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning Board, EDC, OUTBoard, <br /> Commission for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission, Agriculture <br /> Preservation Board, Affordable Housing Board, Recreation and Parks Advisory Council) <br /> Not Applicable. <br /> Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2021 as they <br /> relate to established BOCC goals and priorities. <br /> If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) <br /> associated with these proposed activities (please list). <br /> Because of the 2020 pandemic, we may even find it difficult to move forth with our <br /> standard goals: <br /> 1/ Continue quarterly visits to all assisted living facilities and annual visits to all family <br /> care homes in Orange County. <br /> 2/ Conduct collaborative meetings with facility administrators or corporate managers to <br /> inform them of our visit findings, particularly those that impinge on or fail to fulfill the <br /> rights of their residents. <br /> 3/ Encourage members of the County Board of Commissioners to join us on visits to the <br /> county's LTC facilities, to glean firsthand knowledge of their conditions. <br /> 4/ Collaborate with the Department of Aging's Volunteer Connect 55+ program to <br /> increase community volunteer linkages with the county's ACHs and FCHs. <br /> 5/ Identify and train new volunteers as needed to fulfill the goals of the committee. <br />