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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging 03-20-97ST. CROIX COUNTY TO: Robert Boche, Chairman L. Croix County Board FROM: Herb Giese, Chairman CONIlVIITTEE TITLE: Council on Aging DATE: Thursday, March 20, 1997 TIlVIE: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: Government Center, County Board Room CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING. ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES UNFINISIiED BUSINESS: Long Term Care Redesign NEW BUSINESS: New Vehicle Bid Video: Nutrition Basics: ABC's of Eating Right 10:00 a.m. American Heritage Alzheimer's Unit, Shannon De w ulf Staff Reports Center Board Updates ANNOUNCEMENTS &CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Sandy Gehrmann DATE: March 4, 1997 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD ONE 1ITTEE MEMBERS COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING MARCH Zug 1997 GOVERNMENT CENTER CALL TO ORDER: The meeting .was called to order at 9:05 a.m. by Chairman, Herb Giese. ROLL CALL: Members present were Herb Giese, Ralph Bader, Roberta Moe, Delores Loock, Ethel Peterson, Irene Inlow, John Mortensen, and Andy Germain. Mary Lou Smith, Lee Kellaher, and Larry Weisenburger were excused. Also present were Cindy [card, Jonna Fedie, Barb Blaisdell, Virginia Peterson, Shirley Marlette, Lorraine Jacobs, Elma Liberty, Janice Thompson, Peggy Patterson, and Bonnie Brande. ADOPTION OF AGENDA: A motion was made by John Mortensen and seconded by Andy Germain to adopt the agenda; motion carried. April 24, 1997 at 9 : 00 a . m . The next meeting will be A motion was made by Andy Germain and seconded by Delores Loock to approve the February 20th minutes as printed; motion carried. At the State level there are twenty-eight (28) models of the Long Term Care Redesign being reviewed. The Governor will look over the models by the end of March. A public hearing is being scheduled for April. A motion was made by John Mortensen and seconded by Ethel Peterson that Sandy Gehrmann and Barb Blaisdell attend the May 13th Human Service Board Meeting to hear the LTCR presentation; motion carried. John Mortensen January minutes stated that the Kassebaum spelling in the be noted. NEW BUSINESS: New Vehicle Bid: The new Human Service Vehicle specifications for Wisconsin should be determined in May. The new vehicle bid will therefore be delayed until August. The vehicle will go out to the Baldwin/Hammond route. Funds will be from the Vehicle Trust Account. Video was shown and discussion followed. Shannon DeWulf: Ms . DeWulf did a presentation on the new Alzheimer's Unit at the American Heritage Care Center located in Hammond. Staff Retorts: The Volunteer Recognition will be April 17th at Garfields. The Nutrition Sites will be closed. The Site Supervisors need to call the homebound in their area to let them know to use their Heater Meals or send out two meals the day before the Banquet. A volunteer driver received a $15.00 parking ticket at the Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul. The ticket was not paid by the County. An explanation was given why the ticket was received. Individual Council members decided to contribute. Three liquid supplements are needed to equal one on USDA Report. A change has been made in the Home -Delivered Meal Program. Site Supervisors are to call the new Home - Delivered Meal Participants to do the Intake form over the telephone before the first meal goes out. Site Supervisors have the authority to put regular Congregate Participants on homebound status for one week and are to notify the office when they do so. A new Breakfast Program was discussed. Site Supervisors should contact their Home -Delivered Meal Participants and notify the Office within a week. The Older Americans Act has been introduced in the Senate. A grant in the amount of $540.00 was received from the Reynolds _ Metal Company through INAMP. ►a111'�/ %0,1'�J114 11':Jit AXX!dxyK t ►J: DEER PARK: Participants went to a musical in New Richmond. The new Green Thumb worker has started. GLENWOOD CITY: Participants enjoy playing Bingo. Glenhaven residents coming to site to eat next week. Working on inventory and card tournament. Participation at the site is going up, Went to the Boyceville Nutrition Site for lunch on Friday. BALDWIN: The St. Patrick's Dance and Potluck Supper, that was March 14th, raised over $900.00 for the new Community C enter . HUDSON: Bonnie Brande went to the Croixview apartment building and served coffee and cookies to promote the Hudson Nutrition Site. A shopping trip to River Falls and a puppet show has been scheduled. Martha Mabis is coming next month to do a presentation. NEW RICHMOND: Participants are playing cards and Bingo. The count is going up, SOMERSET: The Center will be painted and new windows will be put in. Count is going up. A participant donated a new microwave. The Center received $10.00 for a cake raffle on St. Patricks Day. WOODVILLE: Participants are exercising. The Happy Grannies and Martha Mabis are scheduled in April. Participants did SCAN labels. A motion was made by Andy Germain and seconded by John Mortensen to adjourn meeting at 10: 55 a. m. ; motion carried.