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10 1 Commissioner Hamilton said families are in a different position for advocacy. She said 2 families do not always know how to navigate the system. She said the committees are in a 3 different position. 4 Vibeke Talley said that there has been some progress in reducing the isolation by having 5 family members visits, but that her committee would like to go in and visit as well. 6 Commissioner Greene said one of the reasons that the conditions in nursing homes are 7 the low wages for staff. She asked if any of the nursing homes in the county pay a living wage. 8 Vibeke Talley and Janice Tyler said no, except for Carol Woods. 9 Vibeke Talley said they have increased the wages and hourly pay. She said right now it 10 is $12-$14/hour for four nursing homes and $15-$16/ hour at Carol Woods. 11 Janice Tyler said that is where the General Assembly stepped in and provided those 12 bonuses for longtime care workers. 13 Janice Tyler said that the chair of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Board is 14 Commissioner Greene. She said it would be appropriate to go through the AAA board for 15 reentry concerns because it represents seven counties. 16 Commissioner Richards asked about the regulations on safety. 17 Janice Tyler said this has come up in previous years. 18 Commissioner Richards asked who decides the safety expectations. 19 Janice Tyler said the state decides for nursing homes. She said that the Department of 20 Social Services, along with the state Department of Health and Social Services, has authority 21 over adult care homes and assisted living. She said that DSS has a staff person that does the 22 licensure at adult care centers. 23 Commissioner Richards ask for clarification on the distinctions between the care types 24 and centers. 25 Janice Tyler said skilled nursing facilities and long-term care facilities. 26 Commissioner Richards asked where issues go to after a visit is made. 27 Vibeke Talley said they speak with the manager of the facility after a visit and then speak 28 with the ombudsman's office. She said their reports get posted on the Orange County website, 29 which increases transparency. 30 Autumn Cox said any time a state team goes into a building, they always look at most 31 recent CAC report and share what those concerns are. She said they can take those concerns 32 in when they go to survey the site. 33 Commissioner Fowler asked if there is an anonymous tip line for family members to 34 report concerns. 35 Vibeke Talley said the ombudsman's number is always posted in the facility. She said 36 that they ask residents if they can share the information they have learned and if they would like 37 to be anonymous. 38 Janice Tyler said her department also gets the calls on the aging help line and they refer 39 them. 40 Commissioner Bedford thanked Vibeke Talley for serving on the Advisory Board of 41 Aging as well. 42 Vibeke Talley said it has been nice to collaborate and work closely together. She said 43 they also work with the adult care board. She said they have the meetings back-to-back, and 44 they touch base. 45 Commissioner Bedford asked if there was a date for training to begin for new CAC 46 members. 47 Autumn Cox said that the state is waiting for a trainer to be hired. She said that CAC 48 members now need increased number of hours before they can be appointed. She said they 49 have a lot of people who are waiting to take training and they are trying to prepare them so they 50 can get trained quickly and start making visits. 51 Bruce Baldwin and Quintana Stewart presented for the Board of Health.