Agenda 04-14-22; 1 - Boards and Commissions – Annual Work Plan Summaries

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33 NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION Orange County Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee Report Period January 2021-December 2021 ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ANNUAL REPORT/ WORK PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The Board of Commissioners appreciates the dedication of all the volunteers on their boards and commissions and welcomes input from various advisory boards and commissions throughout the year. Please complete the following information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this form. Board/Commission Name: Orange County Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee Person to address the BOCC and contact information: Vibeke Talley, Chair. E-mail: vibandj oc LAotmai 1.com Primary County Staff Contact: Autumn Cox, Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Triangle J Council of Governments. Kim Lamon-Loperfido, Aging Transitions Administrator, Orange County Department on Aging. How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any special meetings and sub-committee meetings? Business meetings are scheduled for four times per year. Four visits per year from sub-committee members to each of the five nursing homes in Orange County. However, due to the pandemic the committee has not met in 2021 and no visits were made to facilities. While the committee is still not permitted to do visits by the State Ombudsmen's Office at DHHS, the committee plans to begin meeting quarterly in 2022. Autumn Cox (Regional Ombudsman) has been permitted to enter the Long-Term Care facilities since the pandemic. She is visiting the facilities at a minimum of quarterly. These visits are unannounced and could be a routine advocacy visit or a complaint visit at the request of a resident or their family. She has kept the committee up to date as much as possible on the things she is seeing in the facilities, staffing changes, and DHSR State Survey results, as they are available. Some facilities have also requested Resident's Rights in-services for staff during this year. Brief Statement of Board/Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. • Stay informed about living conditions and quality of life for residents living in nursing homes. • Raise awareness about residents' rights issues and with the Ombudsman assist persons with grievance resolution. • Make official unannounced quarterly visits to each nursing home. • Prepare and submit official reports on visits to nursing homes. Approved reports are posted on the county website.