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Orange County Nursing Home Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes, November 7, 2017
5:30pm, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill, NC
CALL TO ORDER by Vibeke Talley, Chair
• Members Present: Autumn Cox (Ombudsman), Carol Kelly, Jackie Podger, Jerry Ann
Gregory, Jerry Schreiber, Mary Fraser (Department on Aging), Molly Stein, Peggy
Lanier, Karen Macklin, Vibeke Talley (Chair)
• Members Excused: Martha Bell, Susie Deter
• Members Absent: Jennifer Moore
OLD BUSINESS
• Discussion/Approval of Minutes as amended November 7, 2017)
Paragraph 4, under the Department of Aging Report, was stricken.
• Carol Kelly moved to accept as amended. Jerry Schreiber seconded. Minutes were
approved as amended for September 5, 2017 unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
• Ombudsman Report given by Autumn Cox on conference call. Autumn conducted
HB248 Training, recent changes that have been added to Community Advisory
Committee Training. Autumn outlined the minimum qualifications, application process,
removal of designation, purpose and statutory role of a committee member. Autumn also
reiterated the topics to be covered during a quarterly visit, protocols for the visit, types of
visits and paperwork. Also discussed was the CFR Part 1324 which addresses the
identification and disclosure of any potential conflict of interest. Handouts were
distributed to all for further review.
• Site Visit Reports:
o Brookshire (October 9, 2017): accepted with the understanding going forward that
the Assisted Living residences will also be included in the quarterly visits of the
Skilled Nursing residences.
o Carol Woods (October 31, 2017): accepted with a question about who is
responsible for a quarterly visit to the second floor. (After checking, Vibeke reported
via e-mail that the second floor is not the responsibility of the committee.)
o Carolina Pointe (September13, 2017): accepted
o Signature Health (October 16, 2017): accepted
• Department on Aging Report given by Mary Fraser. Mary reported that the MAP
Workgroup would meet on January 5, 2018 from 9 am to 10:30 am. Meeting will be held
in the Look Out Room at Carol Woods. Anyone from the committee who would like to
attend is encouraged to do so. Please see Mary Fraser.
• Activity Directors Wish List was distributed on behalf of Donna, Activity Director at
Carolina Point, and Cheryl, Activity Director at Brookshire. Committee members
interested in providing any of the needed items should feel free to do so.
• Reminders:
➢ Quarterly Activity Reports Due: January 8, 2018
• Next Meeting: January 2, 2018
• Subsequent meetings are scheduled: March 6, May 1, July 3, September 4,
November 6, 2018.
Respectfully submitted
Jackie Podger,
Secretary