HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-10-2006 - 6dORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 10, 2006
Action Age
Item No.
SUBJECT: Community Advisory Committee Appreciation Day -April 26, 2006
DEPARTMENT: Aging, Nursing Home and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
Adult Care Home Advisory
Committees (CACs)
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proclamation Jill Passmore, LTC Ombudsman, 423-1444
03/11 /06 Letter to BOCC Jerry Passmore, 245-2009
Laura DeLoye, Chair, Adult Care Home CAC
Mary Ann Peter, Chair, Nursing Home CAC
PURPOSE: To consider approving a proclamation to show appreciation to the members
of the Orange County Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Community Advisory
Committees for their advocacy efforts on behalf of the County's long term care residents,
BACKGROUND: Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committees,
whose members are appointed by the BOCC, serve as grassroots ombudsmen and
advocate for the rights of long term care residents, as well as the physical, mental,
emotional, and spiritual well-being of these residents, Over 900 residents reside in nursing
homes and adult care homes in Orange County,
The Triangle J Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program is holding a Community
Advisory Committee Education and Appreciation Day for the dedicated volunteers of
Orange County (and other counties in the Triangle J region) on April 26, 2006, at the Friday
Center. A copy of the proclamation of appreciation will be given to each member of the
Community Advisory Committees.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the
proclamation designating the day of April 26, 2006 as Community Advisory Committee
Appreciation Day in Orange County and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation,
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
A PROCLAMATION
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPRECIATION DAY
APRIL 26, 2006
Whereas, Nursing Homes and Adult Care Homes have accepted the responsibility for providing
long term care health services to the citizens of our community, and
Whereas, Over 900 residents reside in long term care facilities in Orange County, and
Whereas, The quality of care and quality of life of long term care residents depend upon the daily,
conscientious services and hands-on care provided by long term care facility staff, as
well as the honoring of federal and state Residents' Bill of Rights, and
Whereas, Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committees, whose members
are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to serve as grassroots
ombudsmen and advocate for the rights of residents, as well as the physical, mental,
emotional, and spiritual well-being of these residents, and
Whereas, Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committees are trained
volunteers who collaborate closely with residents, family members, facility staff, the
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Orange County Department on Aging,
and regulatory agencies to ensure quality care in full recognition of residents' dignity
and individuality, and
Whereas, These Committees serve as the nucleus for increased community involvement with long
term care facilities and their residents, and
Whereas, The Committees promote community education and awareness of the needs of long term
care residents, and work toward keeping the public informed about aspects of long
term care, and
Whereas, The committees apprise themselves of the general conditions under which residents are
residing in the homes, and work for the best interests of these residents,
Now, Therefore, we, the Orange County Commissioners, do hereby proclaim April 26, 2006
as
Community Advisory Committee Appreciation Day
And urge all residents to join with us in this observation. We further encourage all residents
to express appreciation for the advocacy efforts of the Nursing Home and Adult Care Home
Community Advisory Committee members who represent the public good for Orange
County.
This the 10'h day of April 2006.
Barry Jacobs, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
Triangle ! Council of Governments
Triangle !Area Agency onAging--Ombudsman Program 3
Lill V. Passmore, Region 1 lead LT C Ombudsman
[' O. Box 12276
Rcscarch Triangle Park, N.C. 27709
Phonc (919)558-9401
Fax (9 (9) 549-9390
To: Orane County Commissioners
From: Jill Passmore, LeadRegional LTC Ombudsman
Date: March 11, 2006
Re: Community Advisory Committee Appreciation Day Proclamations
Cc: Mary Ann Peter, Nursing Home CAC Chair
Laura DeLoye, Adult Care Home CAC Chair
Dear County Commissioners,
I am writing you on behalf' of the Triangle .1 Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program to ask if
you would Ue willing to adopt a proclamation of appreciation for the members of your county's
Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Comnnurity Advisory Conunittee members.
As you are aware, Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Conununity Advisory Conunittees are
appointed by the Board of County Conunissioners to serve as grassroots ombudsmen and advocate
for the rights of long term care residents, as well as the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
well-being of these residents.
The Triangle .J Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program is holding a Community Advisory
Committee Education and Appreciation Day for the dedicated volunteers of Orange County (and
other counties in our region) on April 26, 2006, at the Friday Center, and hope to provide this
proclamation of appreciation to each member of the Community Advisory Committees for their
remarkable advocacy efforts on behalf of your county's long term care residents.
Would you be willing to adopt Apri126, 2006 as Community Advisory Committee Appreciation Day
and authorize the chair to sign the proclamation? You generously provided such proclamations in
2002 and the Conunittee members were tluilled to receive the recognition from the county..
I appreciate your consideration and am happy to answer any questions you might have, and/or provide
further information. b3 order- to provide proclamations to all conmlittee members at our banquet, we
respectfully request receipt of the proclamations by Apri120, 2006. If you could also provide county
seals, we would be happy to affix them to the proclamations.
Should you wish to reach me, you may call my voicemail at 558.9401 or email me at
'tLpassmore cr aol.com. My cell phone number is 42.3.1444. My mailing address is PO Box 12276
RTP, NC 27709.
My thanks to you,
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.Jill V. Passtore