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NURSING IIOME COMMIINYI~ ADVISORY CO~ ADULT CARE ROME COlVlMIIN1TY ADVISORY COMMI'FI~. APPO~ AND VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTION The Nursing Home Conmnmity Advisory C~ie~ (I~HCiC) and the Aduli Care Home C.o,~iy Advisory Commlitee (ACHCAC) serve the residents oflon~ t~rm care facilities w~h{n the county..The c~miIIees have le~/slative authority to monitor the P. es/dents' Bill of Ri~ promote conununhy/nvolvement i~ the homes, provide public education on lone ~erm 'care issues, assist res/de~_~ in ~rievance resolution and promote elder abuse awareness. (O.-q. 1311)-31, O.,q. 131 E-128) .. h'HCAC members are required to ~ all nm'sin~ homes once a quarter as a committee and are to visit 'individ-~lly as often as possible. ACHCAC mmnbers are to v~ Adult Care Homes quarterly,. Family Car~ Home and Group Homes for Devel°pmevt'lly Disabled .a~ults n,,m,nlly as a co,--.-,-JUee with individual visits bein8 carded oul as often as possible. Business meetinEs are held on a quarterly bash. Training and in - facility orientation ~ be prov/ded by the North Carolina D/vis,on .of A//ng through the Regional Omhudsmau Progr,.,-= Co,r~ttee activities will involve at iesst ei_nht hours a month. Thc initial training con~.~ of reacting ~ attending a Ir~'i,~{~g session conduced by the P. egio-,! Omb~,d~ Pros~'~m ami an in-faaqity or~t.6on visit to each type of famT~ the comm~ee member serves. ~ a member does not complete the tr~!nlng and in-fs~'li~ orien~sfion wlthi~ throe mmiths from the date of appointment~ the Courtw Commlssioaer~ will be asked t~ replace the Committee Member~ ' Members ,of these conunktees nmst resMe within the coumy thee the comm~ee serves. They should at~end lraininS sessions and be able to effectively communicate with the residents and ~y stafF. All committee ~nernbers are appointed by the COunty Commissioners. One-third ~re to be nominated by facility admir~shators. All apPointees shrill' serve an/nilial one year term and then may be re-appoinled to a subsequent term at'two or thr~ years for ACHCAC and three years for NHCAC. The legislation Fequires that "no pe~on or immediate {'_~m~]~ member oft person with a financhl interest in a home served by the committee, or employee or governing board member of a home served by the committee, or immedhte family member of a Fesident in a home served by the committ~ m~y be a member of that committee". Immediate. family b defined as mother, father, sister, brother, child, grandmother and grandfather as well as in-laws. ¥olunte~rs swains on these commiuees are the link between the facilities and the ~. Their work va31 ultimately result in improving the quality of life for home residenls. Th~ have the op .po~ to me~t a wide variety of people as they carry out committee respon~illties. Additional infommtion on committe~ aclim'iies can be obtained from the R~'~iox~l Lo~ Term Care Omlmdsnum Program at the Centrallna Area A~ency on Agin~ 704-372-2416 or 1-800-.$08-$777.