Committees

The Long Term Care Coordinating Council meets bi-monthly beginning in January of each year from 7 PM to 9 PM. Please check the County's Public Meetings Calendar for location of Long Term Care Coordinating Council meetings or for any of the the following committees.

For more information regarding the following committees or the Long Term Care Coordinating Council call 703-324-2051; TTY 711 or e-mail us.

• Access Committee
• Services for Seniors Committee
• Workforce Committee
• Services for Young Adults with Disabilities Committee

Access Committee

The Access Committee seeks to increase public awareness and access to services. The committee has overseen the development of the LTC Web site in the Health Department, developed a video describing the LTCCC’s activities, and created a speakers program to provide LTC information to organizations and groups in the community. The committee is currently developing a social marketing campaign to expand awareness of the LTCCC.

Committee Projects and Events

• Developing a disAbility Navigator Web site which is a web based resource and service locater for individuals with disabilities.
• Accessible government project- To make all county government buildings optimally accessible.

Senior Committee

The Services for Seniors Committee seeks to increase and strengthen the viability, accessibility and variety of long term care services for seniors in the community. The committee has most recently conducted a survey of faith-based community service providers to learn of their needs.

Committee Projects and Events

• Alzheimer’s Disease education and awareness

Workforce Committee

The Workforce Committee seeks to improve and expand the LTC direct care workforce. The committee has worked with the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board and with the non-profit Korean Central Senior Center to create training programs for personal care attendants, with a special emphasis on culturally sensitive training for multi-cultural populations. The committee is working with CareFaxLTC to enhance a direct care workers registry to enable consumers to better access workers for care through a web-based database of workers.

Committee Projects and Events

• Advocating for affordable housing units and better benefits for direct care workers.

Young Adults with Disabilities Committee

The Services for Young Adults with Disabilities Committee seeks to increase and strengthen the viability, accessibility and variety of long term care services for young adults with disabilities in the community. The committee has identified day supports and programs for adults with physical disabilities and/or autism as major service needs. The committee has worked with community members to help establish the non-profit SPARC (SPecially Adapted Resource Clubs) that is now serving 14 young adults with physical disabilities in a day program that allows them to be independent and fully functioning individuals. The committee hopes to replicate the program for young adults with autism.

Committee Projects and Events

• Young Adults with Autism Focus Groups- Conducting needs assessments via focus groups for young adults with autism and their parents.
• Researching best practice programs for young adults with autism.