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Orange County Adult Care and Nursing Home Advisory Committee <br /> Agenda for May 7, 2024 <br /> 5:00 pm, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill, NC <br /> Call to Order: by Jackie Podger & Shade Little, Co-Chairs <br /> Members Present: Carol Kelly, Jackie Podger, Shade Little, Kelly Kester, MaryLou Gelblum, <br /> Karen McElveen-Green, Robert Ashburn, Prakash Sista <br /> Members Absent: Stephanie Boswell, Alicia Reed <br /> Staff Present:Autumn Cox, Lydia Arnold <br /> Introductions: Kristin Prelipp, Community Engagement and Public Information Officer, <br /> Orange County Community Relations Dept. <br /> Approval of Minutes from Feb 6, 2024: Motion made to accept minutes passed. There <br /> were no declensions. <br /> Ombudsman Report by Autumn Cox: <br /> - May 21 — NC Partnership to Address Elder Abuse annual conference <br /> - June 13 - World elder abuse free event <br /> - Monitoring visit from the State Ombudsman completed (conducted every 5 years) <br /> - Peak has had multiple discharges lately for non-payment <br /> - Recent Parkview discharge was overturned with ombudsman advocacy <br /> Dept on Aging Report from Lydia Arnold for Kim Lamon-Loperfido: <br /> - Dept of Aging program updates were given. <br /> - 5/8 - Cedar Grove Law program — attorney to speak about advanced directives <br /> - 5/15 - Health and Wellness Fair <br /> - 5/18 - End of Life Expo with speaker and vendors <br /> - 5/30 — Breaking the Silence dinner event and documentary viewing <br /> - 6/4 — De-prescribing program focused on polypharmacy <br /> Site Visit Reports: <br /> • Adorable Senior Living - approved <br /> • Peak Resources Brookshire - approved <br /> • TerraBella Hillsborough - approved <br /> • Pruitt - Carolina Point - approved <br /> • Brookdale Meadowmont - approved <br /> • Signature HealthCARE of Chapel Hill - approved <br /> • Parkview Health & Rehabilitation Center - approved <br /> • Carlisle at Carrboro - approved <br />