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ANNUAL REPORT <br />FOR <br />ADULT CARE AND NURSING HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES <br />COUNTY: Cabarrus REPORTING YEAR: 2011 <br />COMMITTEES: Adult Care & Nursing Homes CHAIRPERSONS: Karen Gabbert, NH <br />Karen Pensgen, ACH <br />Purpose of the Community Advisory Committee <br />Community Advisory Committee Members are volunteer advocates who are appointed by the county commissioners to <br />serve on the nursing and adult care home community advisory committees in each county (G.S. 131 E -128 and 131 D- <br />31). There are over 1,300 volunteers state -wide. These volunteers are trained and assisted by the regional <br />ombudsmen. <br />The primary purposes of the advisory committees are to maintain the intent of the Nursing Home and Adult Care Home <br />Resident Bill of Rights within nursing homes and adult care homes across North Carolina and to promote community <br />involvement and cooperation with such homes to ensure quality of care for older adults. <br />Were all the homes in Cabarrus County served by the Committees? <br />All homes were visited during 2011. The Adult Care Home (ACH) CAC is divided into day and evening /weekend <br />subcommittees in order to attract working volunteers who can only visit on evenings and weekends. <br />Facility Data <br />11 Adult Care Homes ..................... 886 licensed beds <br />7 Nursing Homes .......................... 725 licensed beds <br />1 Family Care Home ........................ 6 licensed beds <br />Total 19 Long -Term Care Homes......... 1617 licensed beds <br />Educational Efforts by the Committees <br />a. Nursing Home Committee volunteers helped family members understand care options after discharge. <br />b. During exit interviews with facility administrators, the Committees provided information from the Centralina <br />Area Agency on Aging (CAAA) on critical issues such as: <br />• Resident's Rights <br />• Elder Abuse <br />• Culture change <br />• Peron - Centered Care <br />c. Several Committee volunteers attended educational workshops offered by the CAAA to enhance their <br />understanding of critical aging and long -term care issues. Committee members were then able to offer advice <br />to residents /family /staff during visits and during contacts with friends in the community. Volunteers are viewed <br />as a resource by the community. <br />d. ACHC Team Leader communicated regularly with local newspapers to advertise the need for volunteers on <br />both CACs. <br />Attachment qq g4v S <br />1 -3 Page 284 <br />