HomeMy WebLinkAboutNursing Home CAC Minutes 071018Orange County Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes, July 10, 2018
5:30pm, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill, NC
CALL TO ORDER by Vibeke Talley, Chair
Members Present: Martha Bell, Annie Deaver (Department On Aging), Carol Kelly, Jackie
Podger, Jerry Ann Gregory, Stephanie Boswell, Karen Macklin, Vibeke Talley (Chair), Susie
Deter, Jerry Schreiber, Molly Stein, Stephanie Miller, Jennifer Link (Ombudsman)
OLD BUSINESS;
• Discussion/Approval May 1, 2018 Minutes: Reviewed with the following corrections:
Stephanie Miller was present at meeting.
The Brookshire report date was wrong, should have been dated 4-24-2018. Correction
made.
The Carol Woods report dated 2-23-2018 was discussed and approved at the March
meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
• New Member: Stephanie Boswell has been approved by the Ombudsman Office and
has joined the committee as a member. She introduced herself and the committee
welcomed her
• Site Visit Reports (Corrections needed will be compiled and written by Jennifer Link)
o Carolina Point report from visit 5-15-2018 accepted as written.
o Carol Woods report from visit 6-22-2018 accepted as written.
o Signature report from visit 6-30-2018 accepted with corrections.
• Ombudsmand report by Jennifer Link: The Div of Health and Human Services are
collecting information about which facilities are getting the most complaints. She is
working closely with Signature to decrease the number of complaints received.
• Also discussed NY Times article concerning nursing homes overstating staffing for years.
Susie Deter had forwarded this article to committee members prior to meeting.
• Department on Aging Report: Annie Deaver is the new Aging Transitions
Administrator. She introduced herself and the committee welcomed her.
• Friends of Residents in Long Term Care: Carol Kelly has joined this group and
provided the following information: The website for the organization is www.forltc.org.
It is an independent, nonprofit organization (501c3), committed to advancing the quality
of life for individuals who receive long-term care in North Carolina. At present the
organization’s priorities include legislative efforts such as increasing the Personal Needs
Allowances, a monthly NC allocation by Medicaid for personal items; increasing funding
of the Ombudsman Program, submitting a proposal for changes to the CMS 4-star ratings
of nursing homes. Carol encourages OCNHCAC members to join the organization and
read items on its website for further information.
Reminders
• Quarterly Activity Reports: Committee members are reminded to include travel time in
the reports. Next report due early October 2018.
• Quarterly Site Visit Reports: Autumn has asked that site visits reports be shared with her
while on maternity leave to allow her to remain up to date on any issues.
• Next meeting: September 4, 2018
Respectfully submitted,
Martha Bell
Secretary