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13 <br /> What are your Board/Commission's most important accomplishments? <br /> Due to Covid-19 restrictions the members of this board were not able to access nursing <br /> homes in Orange County starting in March 2020. <br /> List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponsored Annually. <br /> Partnering with the Department on Aging implementing objectives from the 2017-2022 <br /> Orange County Master Aging Plan. An example is objective 3.5: Activate the community <br /> to support and improve quality of life for older adults living in long-term care settings. <br /> The office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman received CARES funding and used it <br /> towards the purchase of tablets for facilities. Some of the facilities in Orange County <br /> were selected to receive one. They are for resident use to communicate with families, as <br /> well as with the ombudsman office. <br /> Describe this board/commission's activities/accomplishments in carrying out BOCC <br /> goal(s)/priorities, if applicable. <br /> Please see above answers. <br /> Describe the collaboration relationship(s) this particular board has with other advisory boards <br /> and commissions? <br /> This committee works closely with the Orange County Advisory Board on Aging and the <br /> Orange County Adult Care Home Advisory Committee. <br /> If your board/commission played the role of an Element Lead Advisory Board involved in the <br /> 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation process, please indicate your board's <br /> activities/accomplishments as they may relate to the Comprehensive Plan's goals or <br /> objectives. <br /> (The Element Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning Board, EDC, OUTBoard, Commission <br /> for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission, Agriculture Preservation Board, <br /> Affordable Housing Board, Recreation and Parks Advisory Council) <br /> N/A. <br /> Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2021 as they relate to <br /> established BOCC goals and priorities. <br /> If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) associated with <br /> these proposed activities (please list). <br /> This Board is hoping that it can resume facility visits and planned business meetings in <br /> 2021. The committee plans to continue working on Master Aging Plan goals and <br /> priorities. The committee will focus on quality of life for residents and will encourage <br /> community members to be involved in activities in nursing homes to improve quality of <br /> life. <br /> These functions and activities have no fiscal impact. <br /> What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the upcoming year that <br /> it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners' attention? <br /> This year showed us how vulnerable the residents of Long Term Care Facilities are to <br /> an infection that is spreading through the community. We also saw that residents <br /> became very isolated due to the pandemic which may have mental health <br /> consequences. As a community it is important that we address these issues. <br />