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CHAIRMAN: FRANCES MURDOCK CENTRALINA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS <br /> ViCE-CHAIRMAN: RALPH AUSTIN <br /> SECRETARY:DAVID WARD POST OFFICE BOX 35008 ONE CHARLOTTETOWN CENTER <br /> TREASURER:ROBERT ALLISON CHARLOTTE, N.C. 28235 1300 BAXTER ST. 704/372-2416 <br /> <br /> TO: V/County Managers in tie,fen F \,\ i'.~' ' ' .... <br />v/County Co~,~missioners ,~ '~t <br />Directors, Departments of $ceiat Services .. <br />,~,~:-, <br />FROM: Alice H. Hedt, Regional Long Term Care Ombud~n~en <br />DATE: January 30, i989 <br />RE: Annual Reports, Nursing and Domiciliary Home Community Advisory <br />Committees (Please share with the County Commissioners and <br />appropriate DSS staff.) <br />Attached is the annual re~ort of the Nursing and Domiciliary Home Community Advisory <br />Cemmittee (SI/DIlCAC) servin~ yo,~' county. These committees are the foundation of <br />the Regional Ombudsman Program in that they have legislative authority to monitor' <br />residents' rights, promote eommaaity invoiver, leiit in fae}l~ties, provid~ public education <br />~nd ~esolve ~rievanee~. <br />During the lust reporting year, the 120 citizen advocates in Centralina's eight eo,inty <br />region volunteered approximately 10,000 hours pi' time. Committees handled 402 <br />grievances ('rom 232 differea~ individuals. ~i~sing homes and homes for the aged (rest <br />hemes) were viaited quarterly and family care homes and homes for deve!opmentall;' <br />disabled adults were visited annually. <br />In addition, the ombu~man provided 1.,800 units o~' technical assistance to the pnblie, <br />~rail~ed and support'ed committee members, and addressed issues such as the e~.re of <br />mentally itl residents and [fie shortage of ~iu,'sing home be~. <br />Please "~' <br />· e~. free to c,?ntaet ,ne or the eommltt,?e el~ai~ for additional in[or,nation. <br />A~tacnmeat <br />ce: D~bbie Bran(lay, Stat,a Long ~2~rm Care Ombudsman <br />CABARRUSCOU~ ~ncor~ harrisburg kanna~lis mounlpleasanl GA~TONCOUN~ belmonl bossemorcl~ cfler~lle crameflon <br />gaslonla high shoals Iow~ll mcadenvllle mounl holly fanlo spencer mountain stanley IR~DELL GOUN~ harmony m~resvllle stalesville <br />Iron(man LINGOLN COUN~ Iincolnlon M~GKL~NBURG COUN~ charlotlo cornelius davi~son huntersvilla malthews <br />~OWANCOUN~ china grove cleveland 9ranilequar~ landis r~kwoi~ salJsbu~ sponcer STANLYCOUN~ albemarle locusl <br />newlondon no~ oak~ro rlchfleld slanfield UNIONGOUN~ indianlrail marshvillo monroe stallings waxhaw weddinglon wingate <br /> <br /> <br />