HomeMy WebLinkAboutLong Term Support Planning 08-28-97ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
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TO: Robert Boche, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Ron Lockwood, SW Supervisor
Long Term Support Unit
DATE: August 18, 1997
COMMITTEE TITLE: Long Term Support Planning Committee
MEETING DATE: Thursday, August 28, 1997
MEETING TIME: 1:00 P.M.
Board Room
MEETING LOCATION: St. Croix Co. Health & Human Services Compplex
• 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:
Consider 1998 Plan and Budget for Long Term Support Programs.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Financial Report
2) Variance & Purchase Requests
3) Report on Statewide LTC Advisory Committee --Ray Mealey
4) Review "Building Upon What Works," a long term care redesign proposal developed
by the Wisconsin Counties Association and a coalition of advocates for the elderly
and people with disabilities.
5) Aging Unit Report --Barb Blaisdell
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE:
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT:
Copies to: County Clerk's Office
Committee Members /lts-com/notice
ST CROIX COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
LONG TERM SUPPORT PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1997
MINUTES
PRESENT: Bruce Bayer, James Craig, Lorraine Darnauer, Keith
Gregerson, Fern Johnson, Lee Kellaher, Ray Mealey, John
Mortensen, Marguerite Sumner
MEMBERS
EXCUSED: Robert Palewicz, Joan Richie, Wanda Viellieux, Glenda
Zieiski
MEMBERS
ABSENT: Larry Weisenburger
STAFF
PRESENT: Ron Lockwood, Social Work Supervisor
Michele Johnson, LTS Clerk
GUESTS: John Borup, Director of Human Services
Karen Hall, Long -Term Support Coordinator
Meeting was called to order at 1:00pm by Chair Ray Mealey. Roll Call was taken
showing a quorum present (nine present, four excused, one absent).
Motion made to adopt agenda as written by John Mortensen, second by Fern Johnson;
carried.
Motion made to accept minutes from previous meeting as written by Lee Kellaher,
second by Keith Gregerson; carried.
Date and Location of Next Meeting:
Tuesday, October 14, 1997 at 12:30pm; at Courthouse in Hudson. The
meeting room will be announced in the meeting notice. This meeting will take
place in conjunction with a workshop/discussion group with regard to Single
Entry Point Pilot Program. This meeting will be facilitated by Peter Tropman
from The Management Group (TMG). TMG is the agency the state contracts
with to oversee that the requirements for administering the CIP2/COPW Waiver
Programs are met. The LTS Unit is also contracting with TMG for management
consultation related to developing the Single Entry Point and preparing for Long
Term Care Redesign.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
John Borup, Director of St. Croix County Human Services discussed and explained
some of the issues regarding the request by this committee to help decrease the
waiting lists for Medicaid Waiver Programs by requesting that $168,000.00 be added to
the LTS budget to decrease the waiting lists for CIP2/COPW (currently at 26) and
CIP1 B (currently at 53). Mr. Borup stated that this will be presented to the Human
Services Board tonight for a vote. This request will be asked for with condition being
that it will not decrease any other human services department budgets.
Many issues are brought up and discussed by the committee members.
Karen Hall explained that the "split" of moneys will be to take 20 persons off the
CIP2/COPW waiting list and 12 persons off the CIP1 B waiting list; of them 6 would be
children and 6 would be adults. Ms. Hall further explained that by using the $168,000
the LTS unit would be accessing a 60 percent Federal Match giving the unit a total
amount of approximately $498,000 in services to work with. Without the county putting
in the dollars to start with, we cannot access the federal money.
Ms. Hall also indicated that St. Croix Industries sheltered workshop is going to be able
to put back a position that had not been filled in 1997 when an employee retired. By
putting this position back, St. Croix Industries will be able to take all persons off of their
current waiting list.
Single Entry Point Pilot Project was discussed. There are many unanswered
questions regarding this. The Single Entry Point Workgroup (SEP) A group including
persons from the nursing home, department on aging, home health and long term
support have met to discuss some of the problems and some ideas for solutions in
anticipation of being a county pilot project. Ron Lockwood handed out a narrative
regarding the pilot project. John Borup stated that he is in full support of the pilot
project and sees St. Croix County as a leader in Long Term Care Programs. Other
members voiced agreement and also that it is time for St. Croix County to get "involved
on the ground floor" so that this county has some say in the guidelines and possible
outcomes in LTC Redesign.
NEW BUSINESS:
Financial Report: Handout. All programs are running within expected budgets.
Variance & Purchase Requests: None
Report on Statewide LTC Advisory Committee: Ray Mealey attended meeting in
Madison. It appears the main topic is Long Term Care Redesign although there doesn't
seem to be much happening at this time.
Aging Unit Report: Sandy Gehrmann, Aging Unit Director reported on Single Entry
Point Workgroup meeting to work on preliminary ideas to work towards integrating
services to a single entry point. A grid showing planned distribution of responsibilities
for aging and disabled persons under the pilot project plan was distributed.
Ms. Gehrmann announced that a benefit with proceeds going to Faith In Action
Program will be on Friday, September 19. All members were asked to hang a flyer up
for advertising.
Announcement was also made that on September 22, between 4:30 & 8:00 p.m.,
Shoney's restaurant in Hudson will donate 10% of all sales back to Faith In Action; up
to $500. Pass the word.
Motion to adjourn meeting by Marguerite Sumner; second by John Mortensen; carried.
Submitted by Michele Johnson, LTS Clerk