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County hears call to recruit and support nursing-home volunteer ombudsmen amid federal training rules
Summary
Presenters from the Piedmont Triad Regional Council told commissioners the county’s long‑term care community advisory committees are severely understaffed after federal rules increased volunteer training requirements; commissioners asked staff to explore recruitment, mileage reimbursement and federal engagement.
Commissioners heard from Piedmont Triad Regional Council representatives about a statewide shortfall of trained volunteers who serve on county-appointed community advisory committees that visit nursing homes and adult care homes.
Kim Johnson of the Piedmont Triad Regional Council told the Board that a 2017 federal change raised the pre-appointment training requirement for committee volunteers to 36 hours (including classroom, facility visitation and independent study) and 18 hours of ongoing annual training. The increased time commitment, along with COVID-era declines in volunteerism, has left Davidson County far below the statutory committee sizes the state expects.
Johnson said current coverage in Davidson…
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