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6 <br /> What are your Board/Commission's most important accomplishments? <br /> The most important accomplishment was keeping the committee intact. We currently <br /> have three members in total. We all attended the Reentry Training in July. This past <br /> year the committee of volunteers made some long overdue visits to area long term care <br /> facilities. <br /> List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponsored Annually. <br /> Reentry Training, July 2022 <br /> Describe this board/commission's activities/accomplishments in carrying out BOCC <br /> 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 advisory <br /> 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. When they are held, the Aging <br /> Transitions Administrator regularly attends our bi-monthly full committee meetings, <br /> providing us with relevant information and updates from that department. In 2023, the <br /> chair will attend the Nursing Home CAC meetings. <br /> Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2023 as they relate <br /> to established BOCC goals and priorities. If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., <br /> funding, staff time, other resources) associated with these proposed activities (please <br /> list). <br /> 1/ Restart AND continue quarterly visits to all assisted living facilities and annual visits <br /> to all family 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 />