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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 14, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8 <br /> SUBJECT: Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee — Appointment Discussion <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Recommendation Clerk's Office, 919-245-2125 <br /> Member and Applicant Summary Sheet <br /> Application of Person Recommended <br /> Applications of Other Applicants — <br /> No eligible applicants at this time <br /> Membership Roster <br /> Applicant Interest List <br /> PURPOSE: To consider an appointment to the Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee helps to maintain the <br /> intent of the Residents' Bill of Rights, promotes community involvement, and provides public <br /> education on long-term care issues. The regional ombudsman with Triangle J Council of <br /> Governments provides specialized training and support. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners appoints all ten (10) members. <br /> REMINDER: As of July 1, 2017, House Bill 248 was adopted by the North Carolina General <br /> Assembly regarding the training period for pending members of the "Adult Care Home <br /> Community Advisory Committee and Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee". <br /> Applicants will be selected from the county "Applicant Interest List" for a condensed training and <br /> if the applicant successfully completes the training, the individual would be recommended for <br /> appointment. Therefore, when an applicant is recommended for appointment, it would initially be <br /> for a one year preliminary term and the training will have already been completed. <br /> The following individual is recommended for Board consideration: <br /> NAME POSITION TYPE OF EXPIRATION <br /> DESCRIPTION APPOINTMENT DATE <br /> TERM <br /> Shade Little At-Large First Full Term 03/31/2026 <br /> SPECIAL NOTATION: None of the other applicants have completed the mandatory pre- <br /> appointment training, and are therefore not eligible for appointment at this time. <br />