Nursing Home & Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee

Meetings

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

Members

To monitor the Patient's Bill of Rights for residents in nursing homes in Brunswick County
To provide increased social interaction and opportunities for enrichment for these adults
To assist in preventing physical and psychological deterioration of these older adults by promoting independence
To evaluate the activities of the nursing homes so that they meet the needs of the older adults in Brunswick County
To promote community understanding of the aging process and of the needs, problems, strengths and resources of older persons
To report to the Brunswick Commissioners the status of the Committee

All members serve 3-year terms.

At least 7 members, appointed by the Board of Commissioners
- 1 member appointed to serve each district; additional at-large members
Each member must be a resident of the county which the committee serves.
No person or immediate family member of a person with a financial interest in a home served by a committee, or employee or governing board member or immediate family member of an employee or governing board member of a home served by a committee, or immediate family member of a patient in a home served by a committee may be a member of a committee.
Prospective members must have 15 hours of training, and members must attend four quarterly business meetings and visit nine nursing homes and adult care facilities in the county on three randomly scheduled days each quarter of the year.

Original by-laws adopted February 28, 1987, Revised October 2010; April 2018.