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Orange County Nursing Home Advisory Committee <br /> Meeting Minutes May 3, 2022 <br /> 5:30pm,Video Connection via "Teams" <br /> CALL TO ORDER by Jackie Podger,Acting Chair <br /> o Members Present: Martha Bell, Jackie Podger, Carol Kelly, Kelly Kester and Kim Lamon- <br /> Loperfido, <br /> o Members Excused: Autumn Cox,Vibeke Talley <br /> o Members Absent: Stephanie Boswell, Thomas Hardin <br /> o Guest: Susan Bone, Ombudsman for Durham temporarily replacing Autumn Cox <br /> OLD BUSINESS; Discussion Feb 1,2022 Minutes; reviewed and approved. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> o Membership <br /> • Member Absences: Jackie will f/u with each to determine current interest in remaining a <br /> committee volunteer. <br /> • Membership Numbers: We are at 7 members (excluding Ombudsman and Dept of Aging <br /> representative; three vacancies. <br /> • Orange County Volunteer Brochure for Recruiting: Copies of a brochure used by the <br /> Wake County NHCAC was obtained by Martha at a regional meeting several years ago. <br /> With little modification (county name change) she drafted a possible brochure to be used for <br /> our committee's recruitment. Committee members agreed that it could be something useful <br /> for us as numbers have dipped low in Orange County. The group raised several questions, <br /> although none discouraged presenting the document to Autumn when she returns from her <br /> leave. Questions included: Cost of printing; Who absorbed printing costs (Susan thought it <br /> may have been the Area J group); How effective has it been for recruiting volunteers; What <br /> involvement(if any) should the County Commissioners have in approving such a document. <br /> A suggestion was made to distribute to former nurses who might be interested in providing <br /> volunteer support. All will be placed on the next meeting's agenda. <br /> o Ombudsman Report(Susan Bone, Ombudsman, Durham County, Ombudsman, <br /> temporary replacement for Autumn Cox) <br /> • Resuming Visits: Susan reported that the state has not yet approved the visits to nursing <br /> homes by CAC volunteers at this time. She was unaware of any specific reasons. <br /> • Autumn Cox will return from approved leave on June 1 and will be available for our next <br /> scheduled meeting on August 2, 2022, 5:30pm, at a place yet to be determined. <br /> • Orange County Business: While Susan's main focus on Durham County facilities, she <br /> reported fielding calls from Orange County residents, families and facilities that were able to <br /> be resolved through telephone conversation. <br /> • Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)Program (details from the Website - <br /> here. Susan had been working with one case with family members of a resident at an Orange <br /> County long-term care facility. Committee members were eager to learn more about this <br /> program and if/how it has worked in our area. <br /> 1 <br />