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NURSING HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMbflTTF. F. ADULT CARE HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTM~.NTS AND ACfivfl'ufiS VOLUNTEER JOB DES~ON The Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee (NHCAC) and the Adult Care Home Comnmnity Advisory - Committee (ACHCAC) serve the residents of long term care facilities within the county. The commhtees have legislative authority to monkor the Residents' Bill of Risl~s, promote community hrvolvement in the homes, provide public education on long term ~are issues, assist reside~ in ~rievance resolution and promote elder - abuse awareness. (G.S. 131 I)-31, G.S. 131 F.,-128) 1NHCAC members are required to visit all nursing homes once a quarter as a co~umi~tee and ate to visit individually u often as pos-mole. ACHCAC members are to visit Adult Care Homes quarterly, l~amily Care Home and Group Homes for Developmentally .D~sabled Adults aa-maally as a committee w/th individual visits being carried out as often as posm'ole. Bu_~ess meetin~ are held on a q:,,~nerly bash. Trak/n8 and in - facility orientation will be provided by the North Carolina Division of Aging through the Regional Ombudsman Program. Committee activities will involve at least ei_eht hours a moreh. The ~tia~ ~;n;.2 consist of read;nS materials, attending a tr-;~$ session conducted by the ttegion8 C)mlm, dstns~ Program and an in-facility orientation visit to each type of facility the committee rarauber serves. ]g .a member does not complete the tra|nins and in-fa~ilitT orlentstioo.withia three months from the date. o.£ appointment~ the Cou.niT Commlssloners.will be ~sked tO replace the Committee Member. ' - Members ,of these committees must reside ~ the county that the committee serves. They should attend training sessions and be able to efF~ communicate with the residents and fac~fiW staff. All committee members are appointed by the County Commissioners. One-third are to be nominated by All appointees shall, serve an initisl one year term and then may be re-appointed ~o a subsequent t~,u of two or three years for ACHCAC and three years for NFICAC. -- The legislation requires that "no person or immedhte family member ora peFson with a fln~ncbl interest in a home served by the commi~ee, or employee or governing board member of* · home served by the committee, or immediate family member of a resident in a home served by the commitUe may be · member of that committee". Immedlste. hmily is defined as mother, father, sister, brother, child, grandmother nd Brandfather ss w~ as in-laws. Volunteers serving on these commiuees are the llnlr between the facilities and the conmnmity. Their work va]l ultimately result in ~mprovinS the quality of life for home residents. They have the opp0ntmity to meet a wide variety of people as they carry out committee responm'oilides. Adclitio~l informs*ion on committee activities can be obtained from the Regional Long Term Care Om_hu~ Program at the Centrallna Area Asency on Aging, 704-372-2416 or 1-800-508-57'/7. la.--vised July,1998 ~