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N-t.rRSING HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMIRTEE ADULT CAEE HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COM2VIHTEE APPO~ AN]) i(..-l'lVl'fll~ VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTION The Ntusk~ Home Conmamity Advisory C&mmiiIee 0~IHCAC) and the Adult Care Home Commmfity Advisory - Committee (ACHCAC) serve the residents of lonE term care facilities within the counVy. The committees have leliislative authority to motor the Residents' Bin of Ril~a, promote connmmity involvement in the homes, provide public education on lone term 'care issues, assist residents in ~ievance resolution and promote elder abuse awareness. (O.S. 131 D-3I, O.S. 131 E-128) NHCAC members are required to visit all matins homes once a quarter as a committee and are to visit ind'.Mdually as often as posml~le. ACHCAC members are to vish Adult Care Homes quarterly, Family Care Home and Group Homes for Developmentally .Dhabled Adults annuany as a committee with individual visits beinE carried otn as often as possible. Bu_~ess meetinEs are held on a quanedy basis. TraininE orientation will be provided by the North Carolina Division of A~o;~ throush the Regional Ombudsman Program. Committee activities will{ involve mt least el_v. ht hours a The initial training consist of reacrms materials, aItcndinE a training session conducted by the Resional Omlm. a.,,,,,- Prosr~m and an in-facility orientation ~isit to each type of facilhy the co,,~ee member serves. ~ a member does not complete the training and in-facility orientation within three months from the date oF sppoinrment~ the County Commissioners will be asked tO replace, the Committee Member, Members ,of these conunittees must reskle within the county thai the committee serves. They should attend training sessions and be able W effectively communicate with the residents and ~ staff. All committee members are appointed by the County Connnlssioners. One-third are to be nontinaled by ~ admin~h~tors. Alt appointees shall' serve an initial one year term and then may be re-appointed to a subsequent term of two or three years for ACHCAC and three years for NHCAC. The ie~isiation requires that "no person or immediate fsmil~ member ora person with · f'mtncial interest in a home served by the committee, or employee or governing bo·rd member or s home served by the committee, or immediate rmnii~ member o£ · resident in · home served b~ the committee m~ be · member of that committee". Immediate family is defined as mother, father, sister, brother, child, grandmother and ~randfather as well ns in~hws. Volunie~, serving on these committees are the ~inV between the facilMes and the community. Their work ultimaIely remli in improving the qualhy of life for home residents. They .have the opportunity to meet a wide variety of people as they carry out ~ responm'oilities. Additional information on'co~,-,~ activMes can be obtained from the Re/ional Lon~ Term Care C~n_hudm'n,m PrnEram at the Centr~iinn Area Al~ency on 704-372=2416 or 1-800-508-5777.