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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: January 24, 2017
Action Agenda
Item No. 4-a
SUBJECT: Orange County Long Term Care Quality Service Awards
DEPARTMENT: Aging
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janice Tyler, Director, 919-245-4255
PURPOSE: To recognize the winners of the 2016 Orange County Long Term Care Quality
Service Awards.
BACKGROUND: As part of the Orange County 2012-17 Master Aging Plan, the Department on
Aging was asked to develop a mechanism to help increase the quality of care provided in
Orange County's long-term care facilities and home care organizations. In 2013, the Advisory
Board on Aging created the Orange County Long Term Care (LTC) Learning Collaborative to
bring administrators and direct-care staff together to learn about and share successful
approaches to quality care. This is the third year that the Orange County Advisory Board on
Aging and the Long Term Care Learning Collaborative have offered long term care
organizations the opportunity to apply for a Long Term Care Quality Service Award.
Each year the Advisory Board selects an evidence-based or promising quality program for long
term care providers to learn about and implement within the year. This past year the focus was
palliative care and the creation of a culture of comfort for older adults living with pain and
chronic conditions in long-term care facilities and at home with homecare assistance.
Winners of the 2016 Long Term Care Quality Service Awards were able to facilitate access to
palliative care services when appropriate while creating individualized programs of comfort and
pleasure for clients and residents. The five winning organizations are committed to continuing
and expanding these programs so that many more individuals, facing pain and suffering, will
continue to have opportunities to experience joy and pleasure.
Winners of the 2016 Long Term Care Quality Service Awards are:
Acorn Homecare Services
Carol Woods Retirement Community
Homewatch Caregivers
Livewell Assisted Living
Visiting Angels of Central NC
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cash awards of $100 per organization have been budgeted in the
Department on Aging's Master Aging Plan budget.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to
this agenda item:
• GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY
The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang
activity, substance abuse and domestic violence.
Efforts to implement better programming in long term care organizations will hopefully result in
better quality of care for Orange County residents in long term care facilities and also reduce the
risk of possible elder abuse.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board recognize these
organizations as winners of the 2016 Orange County Long Term Care Quality Service Awards.