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I~RalN~ HO~ COMITY ~VlSOR¥ DONICILIARY HOHE CO~ITY ~VISORY CO~ITTBB AP~I~8 ~ ACTIVITIES VOL~EER ~OB The NUrSing Home co,unitY Advisory Co~ittee (~CAC) and the Domiciliary Home Co'unity Advisory co~ittee (DHCAC) se~e the residents of long te~ care 'facilities within the county. The co~ittees have legislative authority to monitor the Residents' Bill of Rights, promote co,unity involvement in the homes, provide public education on long te~ care issues, and assist resident~ in grievance resolution. (G.S. 131 D-31, G.S. 131 E-128) NHcAc me~ers are re~ired to visit all nursing homes once a ~arter as a co~ittee and are to visit individually as often as possible. DHCAC me~ers are to visit Homes for the Aged ~arterly, Family Care Home annually, and Homes for DevelOpmentally Disabled Adults annually as a co~ittee with individual visits being carried out as often as possible. Business meetings are held on a ~arterly basis, orientation and training will be provided by the North Carolina Division of Aging through the Regional O~udsman Program. Committee a~tivities will involv~ at lest eight tours a month. As part of their initial training, co~ittee me~ers are re~ired to make orientation visit is to each type of facility they se~e and to attend an orientation session conducted by the Regional 0~udsman. Me, ers of these co~ittees must reside within the county ~at the co~ittee se~es. They should be willing to attend training sessions and be able to effectively co~unicate with the residents and facility staff. All co~ittee me~ers are appointed by the County Co~issioners. One-third are to be nominated by facility a~inistrators. All appointee~ shall se~e an initial one year te~ and then may be reappointed to a subse~ent te~ of two or three years for DHCAC and three years for ~CAC's. The legislation re~ires that "no person or i~ediate family me, er of a person with a financial interest in a home se~ed by the co~ittee, or employee or governing board me~er of a home se~ed by the co~ittee, or i~ediate family me,er of a resident in a home Se~ed by the co~ittee may be a me~er of that co~ittee". I~ediate family is defined as mother, father, sister, brother, child, gran~other and grandfather as well as in laws. Volunteers se~in~ on these co~ittee~ are the link b~tween the facilitie~ and the c0~unity. Their work will ultimately result in improving the ~ality of life for home residents. They have the opportunity to meet a wide variety of people as they car~ out co~ittee responsibilities. Additional info--etlon on co~ittee activities can be obtained from the co~ittee chai~erson or from the Regional ~ng Te~ Care ~udsman at the Centralina Area Agency on Aging, 704-372-2416.