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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />LOUIS E. McCONNELL. CHAIRMAN <br />JAMES A. HALLMAN. VICE CHAIRMAN <br />I'ERRY L. BROTHERTON <br /> LARRY S. CRAIG <br /> BETH [4. SAINE <br /> <br />COUNTY MANAGER <br />RICHARD L. FRENCH <br /> <br />COUNTY ATI'ORNEY <br />DON M. PENDLETON <br /> <br />LINCOLN COUNTY <br /> 115 WE.ST MAIN STREET <br />T[41RD FLOOR. CITIZENS CENTER <br />LINCOLNTON. NORTH CAROLINA 28092 <br /> 704t 736-8,I73 FAX 704/735-0273 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />All North Carolina Counties, Boards of Commissioners <br />Chairman Louis McConnell ,--.~ ~- <br />Lincoln County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Adult Care Homes Licensing Standards <br /> NCAC. Title 10: Chapter 42 <br /> <br />DATE: April 21, 1998 <br /> <br /> Enclosed for your review is a copy ora Resolution adopted by the Lincoln County <br />Board of Commissioners. This Resolution was drafted as a direct result of problems <br />related to monitoring visits to an Adult Care Home located in Lincoln County by our <br />Community Care Advisory Committee. After hearing the concerns addressed by this <br />Advisory. Committee as well as individual visits to this facility by several of our <br />Commissioners. and documentation of monitoring visits conducted by our local <br />Department of Social Services, it became apparent to this Board that there are serious <br />questions concerning the "Rules for Licensing Adult Care Homes, NCAC, Title 10; <br />Chapter 42. As we have seen. using a "minimum standard" for licensing when applied to <br />a building that is substandard results in the residents of these facilities living a sub- <br />standard lifestyle. <br /> <br /> We are sure that this kind of situation is not limited to only Lincoln County. We <br />ask for your support in letting the Division of Facility Se~'ices and the North Carolina <br />Department of Hum~/n Resources as well as the Governor's Office know that it is time for <br />the State of North Carolina to address this very serious issue before there is a catastrophe <br />resulting in serious injury or even death to a resident that is living in a less than adequate <br />environment. <br /> <br />Thank you in advance for your support. <br /> <br />CC: <br /> <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Rick French, County Manager <br />Stan Kiser, Assistant County Manager <br /> <br /> <br />