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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging-Disabilities 10-17-027k 0 ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITT MEETING TO: Clarence (Buck) Malick, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Richard Peterson, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Council on Aging DATE: Thursday October 17, 2002 TIME: 8:30 a.m. LOCATION: County Board Room CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW MEMBERS ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: November 21, 2002 ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES INTRODUCTIONS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Caregiver Conference Vehicle Usage Policy NEW BUSINESS: Depression Information Video - Depression and Manic- Depression: Real Stories, Real Hope Staff Reports Site /Center Updates ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Sandy Gehrmann DATE: October 1, 2002 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK NEWS MEDIA /NOTICE BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING October 17, 2002 St. Croix County Government Center CALL TO ORDER Chairman, Rich Peterson, called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. ROLL CALL Members present were: Richard Peterson, Dr. Glenn Hoberg, Irene Burch, Marguerite Sumner, Carolyn Weisenburger, Ralph Bader, Mary Lou Smith, Richard (Buzz) Marzolf and Alice Mullan. Gerald Peterson was absent. Bette Norman and Lorretta Cassellius were excused. Also present were: Sandy Gehrmann, Tracy Davis, Renea Aeschliman, Sylvia Heller, Janice Thompson, Gladys Ellefson, Donna Lamson, Diana Fern, Cindy Ahrens, Shirley Marlette, Karen Wells, Jeannette O'Connell and Lorraine Jacobs. Introductions were made. ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Marguerite Sumner, and seconded by Mary Lou Smith to adopt the agenda as printed; motion carried. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on Thursday November 21, 2002. ACTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES A motion was made by Ralph Bader and seconded by Dr. Glen Hoberg to approve the minutes as printed; motion carried. Council on Aging Page 1 12/11/02 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Caregiver Conference: Very successful. 95 people attended, which was quite a bit more than expected. Some attendees were from Dunn and Eau Claire counties. Reached a lot of new family caregivers that we were not aware of and able to add them to our mailing list. Hopefully they will be able to benefit from other programs we have to offer. Sandy had everyone comment on the conference and the comments were all positive. Sandy stated that we should thank Shirley Grinley for all her hard work organizing the event. Vehicle Usage. Tracy Davis stated the Transportation Committee has not had a chance to meet yet, but they are trying to schedule a day. She went over the topics that they would be discussing and if any of the board members would like to add to the discussion they should call committee members. She will than report on the meeting at the November Council meeting. Hudson bus should be arriving by end of October. NEW BUSINESS: Depression Information: Packets regarding to different types of depression were made for each site. Video - Depression and Manic - Depression: Real Stories, Real Hope: Hand out from the American Association of Suicidology was given to the council members and more copies were offered for the sites. Sites need to be aware of Council on Aging Page 2 12/11/02 individuals that may show these signs and they can inform Sandy of these individuals so we can get our outreach worker to visit them. Three sites stated they may have individuals that need assistance. Mood Disorder Questionnaires were given out to the members. Sites were to work on filling them out over the next couple of weeks and turning them in starting next week. Sandy assigned each site with a code to put in the Participant No. space and assured them that all information will be kept confidential. G.C. - initials D.P. - initials Ha - initials S - initials Hu - initials B - initials W - initials N.R. - initials Dr. Hoberg commented that depression is a serious problem. There are some very good medicines, but it is hard to get older adults to take medications. Suicide is genetically involved. Once there is a suicide in a family there will likely be another suicide in that family. STAFF REPORTS Sandy's Report: Shopko in River Falls will be having a special shopping event for senior citizens 55 and older on Friday, November 8'. 15 % discount on total purchase, excluding some items. There will be drawings for gift cards (8:00 - 12:00) must be present. Refreshments served 8:00 - 12:00. Vans can be used after the inspections. Council on Aging Page 3 12/11/02 J Margey Hagerman, Alzhemier's Association, will be doing a training Monday, November 18' , 2:00 - 4:00 in the Community room(lower level) . This is a training that site staff needs to attend as well as drivers. `Communication is the Key' is the title of the training. Validation and redirection will be used to prevent challenging behaviors in a dementia friendly environment. Notices will be sent to sites. A student intern has recently started. Her name is Katie Bleskey. She will be interning with Sue Kramer, Benefit Specialist. Hand out on budget allocation changes. Shorted around $2500 between the two nutrition programs. Hoping donations will cover the shortage. Tracy's Report: Van inspection will be held on Friday, November 8' at the Hammond Highway Department. Thank you to all the drivers for all their hard work getting ready for the inspection. Site inventories need to be turned in yet. SITEXENTER REPORT BALDWIN Took a trip down the Mississippi River in La Crosse they stopped at a soap factory in Sparta, for ice cream at the cheese factory in Nelson on October 4'. Had a harmonica player and piano player that was rather enjoyable. An appreciation dinner for donors from the Baldwin area will be held on November 26 t ''. DEER PARK They have had a good turn out for cards, 5 tables. An evening meal will be held on October 30' and on November 7' for the Veteran's Day Observation for the Legion. Council on Aging Page 4 12/11/02 J Janice bought a large pumpkin for the participants to guess the weight. Mr. Hall has being bringing in lots of fresh produce. The participants enjoy coming to the site and eating and socializing. GLENWOOD CITY: Cards and bingo are going good. Fuel assistance was at the site on October 9t Flu shots will be administered on October 31St from 11:00 - 12:00. Served 85 people at their soup and sandwich luncheon. There is new participant from Pennsylvania, whose daughter has been bringing in bingo prizes. Halloween party with cookie baking. HAMMOND /ROBERTS All activities are going well. They will be holding a bakeless bake sale and are planning a November 6' trip to Oakwood Mall. On October 4t 10 participants went on a trip to La Crosse with the Baldwin Site for site seeing and then lunch at the Red Barn. HUDSON A picnic to the Willow River State Park took place on October 4'. Volunteer appreciation dinner is planned for November 14 A Halloween soup and sandwich lunch will be held with a candy hunt in the morning, bingo for prizes in the afternoon. 55 Alive will be at the site on November 23' and 24t A new dishwasher was purchased and should be installed by Monday or Tuesday of the following week NEW RICHMOND Cards and bingo are going fine. Planned a trip for siteseeing and lunch on Friday, October 18' to the Menomonie area. Halloween party is planned for the 31St. 55 Alive will be at the Site on November 4' and 7t Still looking for a back -up driver for Bob Talmadge. Erbanie was in the hospital for surgery. She is their 95 year old volunteer. RIVER FALLS: Bette Norman was excused. SOMERSET A Halloween and costume party is planned for the 30' with an evening meal at 5:30. Exercise is going well. Some of the seniors have ordered videos so they can have in their Council on Aging Page 5 12/11/02 I homes for the weekend. Cindy reported on a project, 5 of the seniors have signed up to help a caregiver and family in the area by making a nightly meal once a week. The meal will be prepared at the site on Wednesdays and then boxed up and taken over to the family. This was the first week and it went well. WOODVILLE Bingo and cards are going well. Enjoyed their leaf trip. Fuel Assistance was on Wednesday and there was a good turn out. A Halloween party is scheduled. A motion was made by Ralph Bader, seconded by Richard (Buzz) Marzolf, to approve van trips; motion carried. Trips to Eau Claire by Hammond /Roberts and shopping at Shopko by Hudson. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE: Marguerite Sumner read an article that was published in the CWAG Advocate newspaper in regards to Benefit Specialists and their efforts with SeniorCare RX. POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: Guest Speaker on services for those that can pay. A motion was made by Carolyn Weisenburger and seconded by Dr. Glenn Hoberg to adjourn the meeting; motion carried. Council on Aging Page 6 12/11/02