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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-15-2015 Council on Aging & Disabilities Minutes MEETING MINUTES COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES May 15, 2015 9:00 AM St. Croix County Services Center St. Croix County Services Center - 1752 Dorset Lane, New Richmond, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Dave Ostness St. Croix County Chair Present Ron Kiesler St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Mary Ellen Brue St. Croix County Present Virginia Drath St. Croix County Present Patricia Jonas St. Croix County Present Laurie Pelnar St. Croix County Present Alfred Schrank St. Croix County Present James Schreiber St. Croix County Vice Chair Present George Zaske St. Croix County Present Sharon Norton-Bauman St. Croix County Absent Others present were Fred Johnson, HHS Director; Brad Beckman, ADRC Administrator; Marian Mottaz, ADRC Disability Benefit Specialist; Nancy Abrahamson, ADRC Dementia Care Specialist; and Renea Aeschliman, ADRC Program Support Specialist. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Council on Aging and Disabilities – Regular Meeting – April 17, 2015 9:00 AM RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT* There were no public comments BUSINESS ITEMS 1. ADRC Disability Benefit Specialist program presentation Marian Mottaz, ADRC Disability Benefit Specialist (DBS), introduced herself and provided information regarding the Disability Benefit Specialist program. The program assists those over the 18 - 59 seeking direction when filing for Social Security Disability and other public benefits. There was discussion on the number of folks denied and the number appeals. There are groups of folks that receive the denials more than others. The DBS position within the ADRC utilizes the 100% time attendance model and is able to draw down Federal dollars to bring in revenue to the ADRC. Handouts were given to the Council members regarding Wisconsin's DBS program and one on Social Security. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. ADRC Dementia Care Specialist program presentation Nancy Abrahamson, ADRC Dementia Care Specialist, provided the Council members with a program report pertaining to the Dementia Care Program. There has been public education, business training, memory screening events, and articles in local newspapers. Memory Cafes will be starting up in River Falls, Hudson, and New Richmond. Council members received the flyers for the Hudson and New Richmond Memory Cafes. Abrahamson mentioned a local hospital looking to start a memory assessment clinic. She also mentioned that there will be 'Remember Me' plays put on throughout the county regarding families caring for loved ones with memory loss. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Profiles of the ADRC Customer Populations Council members received handouts reviewing the three target populations who receive assistance through the ADRC and the statistics specific to St. Croix County regarding enrollment data. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. Update on proposed Governor's budget Council members received a handout received via email the other day from Wisconsin Legislature regarding the JFC Republicans Protect Long Term Care. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. Information & Assistance Update Sheet Council reviewed the monthly Information & Assistance report for April. In April, there were seven enrollments into ContinuUs; one disenrollment from ContinuUs; six IRIS enrollments; one disenrollments from IRIS. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Transportation Requests (Out of County/Weekend) The Somerset Senior Center would like to go to Chippewa Falls on June 13. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Alfred Schrank SECONDER: Laurie Pelnar AYES: Dave Ostness, Ron Kiesler, Paulette Anderson, Mary Ellen Brue, Virginia Drath, Patricia Jonas, Laurie Pelnar, Alfred Schrank, James Schreiber, George Zaske 7. Volunteer Appreciation Banquet - wrap up The event was held on Friday, April 24 at Ready Randy's in New Richmond. The Volunteer Committee will be meeting next week regarding the event. The event was well attended and RESULT: DISCUSSED 8. Outstanding Older Adult Award Applications are being taken for nominations of any person over the age of 60 who has volunteered and is a resident of St. Croix County. The winners will be honored at the St. Croix County Fair on Friday, July 17 at 1 p.m. Applications were included in the meeting packet and are available at the office or on our website. RESULT: DISCUSSED 9. Countywide Senior Picnic The Countywide Senior Picnic will be held on Friday, June 12 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Roberts Senior Center. RESULT: DISCUSSED ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Westfields Hospital and Clinics will be hosting a Health Fair on Saturday, May 16. Baldwin Hospital will be hosting on June 3rd. River Falls will be hosting an event end of June. Nutrition Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 20th in Baldwin. Brad recognized Paulette Anderson for her volunteer recognition in the Central St. Croix News. The ADRC was part of the Final Affairs event at WITC in New Richmond. The Elder Benefit Specialists spoke at one of the break out sessions. The Council on Aging and Disabilities and HHS Board will be holding a joint meeting on June 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the County Board Room at the Government Center, Hudson. ADJOURN DATE OF NEXT MEETING Friday, June 19 @ 9 a.m.