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REGION P <br /> <br /> DOM]CILIARY HOMR <br /> COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES <br /> (DHCAC) ' <br /> ELIGIBILITY i~OR MEMBERSHIP " <br /> <br /> Must reside in the county. <br /> <br /> May not have financial interest in any domieiNary homes (Rest Homes, <br /> Family Care Homes, or Homes for Developmentally Disabled Adults) or have <br /> immediate family with flnanelal interest in a demleiliary home. <br /> <br /> May not have a member of the immediate family in a domiciliary home in. <br /> the county. (Immediate family Is defined ~s mother, father, sister, brother, <br /> child, grandparent or in-laws of the above.) <br /> SDOtl~eg <br /> <br /> May not be empkiyed or have immediate family ·employed In a county <br /> domiciliary home or serve on a governing board of a facility. <br /> <br /> May not be a County Commissioner. (Commissioners may only. be appointed <br /> in sn ex officio capacity.) <br /> <br /> Should be willing, to serve _~ inithl one year term. <br /> <br /> - - ~hould be available to attend quarterly b~tne~ meetings and to visi~ homes <br /> '- ' regularly.' (Usually these m'e held during the, ~'~y.) <br /> <br /> Should hava transportation to meetings and facilities. <br /> <br /> Should be inter.ted in older adult~, p~rtieuhr!¥ those'who ~e frail and <br /> tsohted. <br /> <br /> Should be ehle to ~mmunieeta with residents of domieillery homes, <br /> .adminlstrato~ and the ganer-I publle. <br /> <br /> Mu~t' be willing. to attend ~n initial orientation session and follow up <br /> trainin[ provided by the Regional Ombudsman. <br /> <br /> Should be willing, to volunteer a minimum of elght hours a month. <br /> <br />Special cere s~ould b~ taken to see that person~ with the interest, the time and the <br />wtlllngne~ to serva ~'e appointed. To the extent po~ihle, committe~ should be <br />composed of persons thet represent .~ wide range of beekground~ including those with <br />.interest In the concerns of older adults and demonstrated involvement in the <br />community° <br /> <br />On~ third of all sppointments ~'e to be nominated by'demicillary home edminlstrators. <br />If the administrators fail to make a nomination within 45 days after written <br />'notification, such appointments may be made by the commissioners. <br /> <br /> One DItCAC committee member is to have expertise in the- erea of Menial Reterdat!on. <br /> <br /> <br />