Adult Care Home and Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee

The Adult Care Home and Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee is a state-mandated and county-appointed committee that serves as an advocate for long term care residents. This advisory committee plays a key role in protecting the rights and safety of residents living in either adult care homes or nursing homes.

Agendas, Minutes, & Site Visit Reports

Agendas are available before the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes

Archive: Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee (pre-merger) Agendas and Minutes

Archive: Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee (pre-merger) Agendas and Minutes

Responsibilities

  • Work to maintain the intent of the Residents’ Bill of Rights and ensure quality care for long term care residents.
  • Promote community involvement and cooperation within long term care facilities.
  • Conduct quarterly visits in adult care homes and nursing homes in the county and annually visit all family care homes in the county.
  • Apprise itself of the general condition under which persons are residing in the homes and work for the best interests of the persons in the homes. This may include assisting persons who have grievances with the home and facilitating the resolution of grievances at the local level.
  • Prepare reports as required by the Department of Health and Human Services containing an appraisal of the problems of facilities as well as issues affecting long term care in general.

For more information, check out the Essential Guide to the Adult Care Home and Nursing Home Long Term Care Community Advisory Committees (PDF).

Members

Visit the Orange County Volunteer Boards and Commissions page for information about the Adult Care Home Advisory Committee's members and terms. 

Interested in becoming a member? Click here for more information.

For questions about membership or the application process, call (919) 245-4253.

Meetings

   2024

  • May 7, 2024
  • August 6, 2024

  • November 5, 2024

     2025

  • February 4, 2025
  • May 6, 2025
  • August 5, 2025

  • November 4, 2025

All meetings are at 5:00 p.m. at the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill. 

Seymour Center
2551 Homestead Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Regional Ombudsman:  

The regional ombudsman works with advisory committees in several counties in the region. Major responsibilities include:

  • At least quarterly, attend county advisory committee meetings and review reports of member visits to long term care facilities;  
  •  Provide initial and ongoing training and technical assistance to committee members; 
  •  Present information on committee activity to county commissioners and other specified groups;
  • Foster communications between the committee and social services, council on aging and other related groups;
  • Participate in any formal complaint resolution process with committee members and social services;
  • Perform community outreach;
  • Maintain and provide committee contact information and terms of service;
  • Process mileage and activity reports (quarterly); and
  • Forward annual report completed by chair to appropriate groups (county commissioners, social services director, state ombudsman, etc.)  

Contact

Autumn Cox, Regional Ombudsman, acox@tjcog.org, 919-558-940

Kendall McMillan, Orange County Department on Aging, kmcmillan@orangecountync.gov, 919-245-4278

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