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The committee experienced the following strengths during the year: <br /> <br />1. Good workin~ relationship with the Adult Care Home Administrators and <br /> good rapport with the facilities in general. <br /> <br />2. Participation in the Cabarrus County Long Term Care Administrators' <br /> quarterly meetings. <br /> <br />3. Support of the local DSS representative who attended quarterly meetings. <br /> <br />4. Strong commitment and dedication on the part of those active ACHCAC <br /> members. <br /> <br />5. Good communication between residents and ACHCAC members thus providing <br /> <br /> a trust relationship. <br /> <br />6. Good working relationship with the Ombudsman. <br /> <br />7. Participated in a variety of church, civic, and community-related <br /> <br /> agencies~organizations/activities. <br /> <br />The committee experienced the following problems during the year: <br /> <br />1. Incomplete membership and not being a full committee the entire year. <br /> <br />2. Lack of participation of some ACHCAC members or the inability to <br /> actively serve due to overcommitments. <br /> <br />County Commissioners need to continue to make timely appointments to <br />ensure no delays in committee activity. <br /> <br />County Commissioners should consider interested and able committee <br /> <br />members for reappointment to ensure continuity with long term care <br />residents. <br /> <br />Continued need to provide more timely education to new County <br /> <br />Commissioners about the ACHCAC and the Region F Ombudsman Program. <br /> <br />6. Reduction of Ombudsman hours. <br /> <br />Other Committee Needs/Concerns: <br /> <br />1. To invite Cabarrus County Commissioners to attend quarterly meetings <br /> and/or monitoring visits to the facilities with the ACHCAC. <br /> <br />Committee members are trained and supported by the Ombudsman Program of <br />Centralina Council of Governments, Region F. Back-up is provided by Ernest <br />Jones, Adult Home Specialist, Cabarrus County Department of Social Services. <br />L48.B <br /> <br /> <br />