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July 28, 2005 Susie Bonds Clerk to the Board Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners PO Box 707 Concord, NC 28026 Dear Ms. Bonds, Commissioner Joni Juba suggested that I contact you to secure a speaking opportunity before the Board of Commissioners on August 15. My agenda item will be a report on Concord Retirement Center. 166 Union Street North. There are several other interested parties which I anticipate attending with me including Hillary Kaylor, Regional Ombudsman, Centralina Area Agency on Aging, Gail Hall and Joanne Yurchison, my team members on the Cabarrus County Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee (CAC) and possibly several neighbors of this facility. By copy of this letter, I am making Jim Cook, county DSS commissioner, Concord Mayor Scott Padgett and Concord Chief Hamilton aware of this agenda item as they have been involved in our efforts regarding this home. I will present a brief history of the ongoing problems with this adult care home from the oersoective of the CAC. Also, I will be asking the commissioners for "action items" including: . Draft letters to the Governor, state Division of Facility Services and our state legislators strongly recommending that action be taken to: . close Concord Retirement Center, and . review and revise current adult home regulations with the intent to upgrade the minimum standards that all facilities currently operate under and eliminate any "grandfathering" clauses exempting currently licensed facilities from complying with any new standards; . Include in the letters that the state DFS support the Cabarrus Department of Social Services in its monitoring responsibilities and provide a quick and thorough response to compliance problems brought to DFS's attention by local DSS and the CAC; . Invite the county commissioners to make a yearly visit to all LTC facilities in the county (skilled nursing and adult care) with the CACs; . Point out the ongoing shortage of volunteers and invite the county commissioners to make recommendations of persons who might be willing and interested in serving on the Cabarrus County NH and ACH CACs. G- d-.