HomeMy WebLinkAboutLong Term Support Planning Committee 01-23-1996X ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Robert Boche, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Ron Lockwood, SW Supervisor
Long Term Support Unit
DATE: January 23, 1996
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COMMITTEE TITLE: Long Term Support Planning Committee
MEETING DATE: Thursday, February 1, '1996 Rescheduled due to inclement weather.
MEETING TIME: 1:30 p.m.
Board Room - St. Croix Co. Health & Human Services Complex
MEETING LOCATION: 1445 N. 4th Street, New Richmond, WI 54017
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
DATE/LOCATION OF NEXT MEETING:
AGENDA: (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1) 1996 Plan and Budget for LTS Program.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Financial Report
2) Variance and Purchase Requests
3) Waiting list report
4) Consider extending priority status under CIP II/COP-W for current Supportive Home
Care participants during calendar year 1996.
5) Review quality improvement and quality assurance strategies used by Aurora Resi-
dential Alternatives in monitoring support services for St. Croix County residents.
Aurora Director, Dave Barnard, will be available for discussion.
6) Consider extending priority status under CIP IA and CIP IB waiting list policy to
persons who are protectively placed by the district court under Chapter 55. Note,
at last meeting that priority status for this group was granted under the COP and
COP-W waiting list policy.
7) Discuss whether to charge persons for COP assessments and initial plan of care.
8) St. Croix County requested and will receive additional $53,000 in state matching
funds for COP-W in 1995.
9) Consider action to commend Corporation Counsel's Office for Don Gillen's assist-
ance in challenging State Division of Health's decision to deny Brain Trauma
Waiver funding for nine year old victim of auto accident.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE:
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT:
Copies to: County Clerk's Office
Committee Members
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LONG TERM SUPPORT PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Members Present: James Craig, Charles Dow, Lee Kellaher,
Wanda Viellieux, Ray Mealey, Charles
Murphy, Lee Steinberger, Marguerite
Sumner, Glenda Zielski
Members excused: Vern Dull, Honorine Gedatus, Myrtle
Munns, Robert Stephens
Members absent: Lynn Erkkila
Staff present: Ron Lockwood and Michele Johnson
Guest: Avis Wolski, Aurora Residential
Alternatives Representative
Meeting called to order by Chair Ray Mealey at 1:30pm
Roll Call: 9 present, 4 excused, 1 absent
Motion to adopt agenda as presented by Lee Kellaher, second by
Marguerite Sumner, carried unanimously.
Motion to accept minutes of previous meeting as presented by Lee
Kellaher, second by Charles Dow, carried unanimously.
Date of next meeting set by Chair Ray Mealey at Thursday, March
21st in the Board Room of the Human 'Services Complex in New
Richmond unless otherwise stated in meeting notice.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Regarding the 1996 Plan and Budget for LTS Program, the issue of
whether an "order" was given for cuts to the budget; There was no
"order" to cut human services, but innuendo that if cuts were not
made they would have to be justified or cuts would be made in what
the finance committee wanted. Some discussion regarding possible
changes in the future to boards and committees and
policy/procedure.
NEW BUSINESS:
Financial Report: Year to Date Waiver & COP Program Summary was
handed out. Basically, we did well within budgets and have match
dollars for anything that did go over budget.
Ron Lockwood handed out a copy of the 1996 COP Plan Update; Part 1.
Discussion on CIP, COP, COPW and MAPC limits that will effect the
planning and administering of the waiver programs in the next
years) Ron will present at the next meeting with a policy of how
to deal with the Limits on COP/COPW programs.
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Feb. 1, 1996
A motion was made by Charles Dow to approve Part 1 of the 1996 COP
Plan Update, Seconded by Lee Kellaher, Carried unanimously.
Waiting List: Waiting list is at 16 for COP, 35 for CIP1B Waiver,
17 for CIP2/COPW Waiver, 45 for Family Support Program, 1 for
Alzheimer Caregiver as of 12/31/95.
Priority Status:
Motion made by Lee Kellaher to extend the priority status under
CIP2/COPW for current Supportive Home Care participants during the
calendar year of 1996 since there are still several clients that
need to be transferred from Supportive Home Care Program. Motion
seconded by Marguerite Sumner. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Charles Dow to extend waiting list priority status
for CIPla and CIPlb to include persons who are protectively placed
by the district court under Chapter 55 as it is in COP and COPW
waiting lists. Motion seconded by Lee Steinberger. Motion carried
unanimously.
Quality Assurance Issues:
Avis Wolske, Aurora Residential Alternatives staff answered
questions and explained their process of hiring/checking
references/ training requirements/ ongoing training of home
workers. Prior to hiring, the following procedures are done:
application, interview, minimum of 2 work references, police
background check, criminal background check, check with state
registry for CNA's for any misconduct, check through vehicle
department for clear record. Post hiring, 2 to 2 1/2 hours of
paper orientation at the Aurora Office. On site orientation and
within 5 weeks, a 7 hr training session. Monitoring, actual
supervisor visit at the site once per week. Family and Friends are
encouraged to stop in anytime, and encourage not to call first.
On -call staff system - all staff members have access to beeper to
director 24 hr/da, 365 day/yr. 1 Registered Nurse is always
available. Client specific needs are looked at when determining the
requirements of staff. Ongoing training is required. Forty hours
of Personal Care training is provided by Aurora Registered
Nurse(s). Medication administration is authorized through a
physician.
We will be having the same type of review with Adapted Living
Programs and Indianhead Home Care Agency in the future.
Other Business:
St. Croix County LTS Unit requested and will receive an additional
$53,000 in state matching funds for COPW for use in 1995 budget.
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Feb. 1, 1996
Note on the year to date financial summary that this amount is not
included in the budgeted amount for COPW.
At a previous meeting a policy was voted on and passed by this
committee with regards to rejection of services when name came up
on waiting list. It is recommended by staff that we extend this
policy to include CIPlA and CIP1B programs. Motion was made by Lee
Steinberger to include CIP1A and CIP1B programs in the waiting list
policy which states that in the event a person's name comes up on
the waiting to start receiving services, if the person rejects
services for whatever reason, their name will go to the bottom of
the waiting list. The motion is seconded by Lee Kellaher. Motion
is carried unanimously.
Don Gillen, Assist Corp Counsel was a tremendous help in an appeal
for the new Brain Injury Waiver. Approval for the 9 year old
client was received recently. Staff recommends that a letter of
commendation be written by this committee to thank him for all of
his hard work. A motion was made by Wanda Viellieux, seconded by
Glenda Zielski to do so. Carried by unanimous vote.
Ron Lockwood brought up the idea that 1997 budget issues and
questions are going to start surfacing. Wonders if this committee
would discuss a plan to have a public hearing sooner this year to
increase public awareness of LTS needs. This will be discussed
further at the March meeting.
Motion to adjourn by Charles Dow, seconded by Lee Steinberger,
carried.
Submitted by Michele M. Johnson
Long Term Support Unit Clerk III
ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Robert Boche, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Ron Lockwood, SW Supervisor
Long Term Support Unit
DATE: January 10, 1996
COMMITTEE TITLE: Long Term Support Planning Committee
MEETING' DATE: Thursday, January 18, 1996
MEETING TIME: 1: 30 p.m.
Board Room - St. Croix Co. Health & Human Services Complex
MEETING LOCATION: 1445 N. 4th Street, New Richmond, WI 54017
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
DATE/LOCATION OF NEXT MEETING:
AGENDA: (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1) 1996 Plan and Budget for LTS Programs
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Financial Report
2) Variance and Purchase Requests
3) Waiting list report
4) Consider extending priority status under CIP II/COP-W for current Supportive Home
Care participants during calendar year 1996.
5) Review quality improvement and quality assurance strategies used by Aurora Residentia
Alternatives in monitoring support services for St. Croix County residents. Aurora
Director, Dave Barnard, will be available for discussion.
6) Consider extending priority status under CIP IA and CIP IB waiting list policy to
persons who are protectively placed by the district court under Chapter 55. Note,
at last meeting that priority status for this group was granted under the COP and
COP-W waiting list policy.
7) Discuss whether to charge persons for COP assessments and initial plan of care.
8) St. Croix County requested and will receive additional•$53,000 in state matching funs
for COP-W in 1995.
9) Consider action to commend Corporation Counsel's Office for Don Gillen's assistance
in challenging State Division of Health's decision to deny Brain Trauma Waiver fund-
ing for nine year old victim of auto accident.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE:
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT:
Copies to: County Clerk's Office
Committee Members /lts-com/notice