Adult Services Committee Minutes - January 7, 2004

Adult Services Committeee Minutes

January 7, 2004

•  Review Agenda, Approve Minutes and Set New Agenda Items for January 7, 2004

Present: Jan Elliott, Karen Wilson, Diane Wimmer, Susan McCracken, Susan York, Judy Pelt , Sheri Slater, Carla Mebane, Bill Duke, Kay Barrow, Ed Moss, Evelyn Johnson, Christopher Ivy, Sandy Dunevant, Pamela Nelms, Gloria Green, Suzanne Merrill, Dennis Streets.

Conclusion: Motion made by Bill Duke, seconded by Ed Moss to accept the minutes as written.

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•  Mental Health Reform Position Paper – Jan Elliott

Discussion: Jan Elliott presented the draft of the position paper addressing placement of persons with diagnoses of mental illness in Adult Care Homes. Several examples were presented. Suggestion made to add the recent incident in Guilford County where one resident killed another.

Conclusion: Ed Moss made a motion to present the position paper to the Executive Board for approval with the additional example included. Kay Barrow seconded and motion carried

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•  Present position paper to Executive Board

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Judy Pelt

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1/8/04

•  Discussion of DSS wards returning to community

Discussion: An email has been circulated among the Directors from Donn Gunderson (Craven County Director) regarding information that he had received recently, which targets DSS wards in institutions to be moved to the community immediately. Committee discussed concerns regarding appropriate placements for these individuals and why DSS wards are being targeted. Committee questioned if information was available on the state-level as to how many DSS wards were institutionalized. Suzanne Merrill stated that the state had only recently begun collecting this information therefore; they could not provide this information. A representative from the state Mental Health is speaking on this subject at the Executive Board Meeting tomorrow, which Judy Pelt will attend. The committee requested that someone from state Mental Health attend the February meeting if questions were not addressed tomorrow. The committee also requested that we attempt to gather from Directors how many wards are institutionalized. Judy Pelt will send out a request for this information.

Conclusion: Judy Pelt to attend the Executive Board to hear discussion on DSS wards and deinstitutionalization and will email directors to determine location of wards.

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•  Get someone from mental health to attend February meeting if adequate information is not obtained at executive board meeting

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Judy Pelt

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1/8/04

•  Overview of Division of Aging -- Dennis

Discussion: Dennis Streets presented an overview of the Division of Aging. A draft organization chart was distributed. With the addition of Adult Services, the division now has 68 positions. He spoke on the various functions of the division and distributed several pages of information on the division. A draft of the mission and vision of the division was also distributed. Suzanne Merrill commented that being a part of the division allowed Adult Services access to more advocates for adults. Adult Services plans to move to the Dix campus the end of January or first of February.

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•  Adjournment

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