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1 <br />1 <br />' COMMITTEE CHALLENGES AND NEEDS <br />For several years, the CACs have reported to the Commissioners the need for more volunteers. In <br />' this report, members wanted to share that without enough members on the CACs• <br />• Long-term residents are not visited as often as required or as needed to effect improvements. <br />' • Work that should b <br />e shared among 18 ACHCAC members must be carried about by 6 <br />' members. The NHCAC, with only 1 member, did not conduct visits at all for the majority of <br />the year. <br />' • When CACs visit such a low percentage of the facilities, they are not able to link the needs of <br />facilities to the community, which was the original intent when CACs were created by the <br />General Assembly. <br />t • Committee members express feelings of dissatisfaction and ineffectiveness, knowing that <br />without more members, even their best efforts are not enough. <br />' •'• Frustrated volunteers resign. <br />' The Committees respectfully ask the Commissioners to think about the quality of care and quality of <br />life that Cabarrus County wants to offer its long-term care residents. Many of these frail and <br />vulnerable citizens need someone to visit and advocate for them. Facilities report that visits from <br />' CACs challenge them to see their endeavors from the residents' perspective. The volunteers <br />appointed to these committees are willing to work, but they can't work effectively without <br />more members. <br />COMMITTEE GOALS FOR 2008 <br />1. Continue to advocate for quality of care and quality of life for long-term care residents. <br />2. Orient newly appointed members. <br />3. Divide the ACHCAC into sub-committees in order to visit 100% of the county's adult care <br />homes pending enough new appointments. <br />4. Rebuild the NHCAC to function independently again, pending enough new appointments. <br />' S. Attend required Quarterly Training meetings. <br />6. Plan the 2009 Residents' Rights Celebration. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />YOU'RE INVITED... <br />The CACs extend an open invitation to the Commissioners to learn more about the work these <br />committees perform and will continue to invite Commissioners on scheduled visits. We would <br />welcome a liaison to learn first-hand more about the important work we do for the residents in this <br />County. <br />Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br />C-1 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />Page 151 of 286 <br />