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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-11-2019 Council on Aging and Disabilities Minutes MINUTES COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES January 11, 2019 8:30 AM SCCSC Room 172 1752 Dorset Lane, New Richmond, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Tammy Moothedan St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Feidler St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Chair Present Mary Ellen Brue St. Croix County Council Member Present Maureen Brunner St. Croix County Council Member Present Virginia Drath St. Croix County Council Member Present Laurie Pelnar St. Croix County Council Member Present Alfred Schrank St. Croix County Council Member Present James Schreiber St. Croix County Vice Chair Excused George Zaske St. Croix County Council Member Present Bonnie Richert St. Croix County Council Member Excused Others present were Brad Beckman, ADRC Administrator; Fred Johnson, HHS Director; Dr. Beata Haug, HHS Financial Manager; Tim Garrity, Chief Innovation Officer Inclusa; Rebecca Kerr, Regional Operations Senior Manager Inclusa; Sandy Hackenmueller, St. Croix County Health Center Administrator; Roger Larson, County Board Chair. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. December 14, 2018 8:30 AM Council and Aging and Disabilities Chair Anderson asked if there were any corrections, addition or deletions for the minutes. A motion to approve the December 14, 2018 minutes was made by Council member Schrank; seconded by Countil member Brue; motion carried. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT Council Chair Anderson opened the floor for public comment. There was no public comment presented. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Presentation by Inclusa Managed Care Organization ADRC Administrator Beckman introduced Tim Garrity and Rebecca Kerr from Inclusa. Garrity provided a brief history of the Managed Care Organizations in Wisconsin. Inclusa was formed after a merger between Community Care Connections of Wisconsin, Western Wisconsin Care and ContinuUs on January 1, 2017. He spoke on the number of counties Inclusa currently contracts with the provide supports to consumers. Currently there are 15,000 members with 348 of them in St. Croix County who have intellectual/developmental disability, are frail elderly, or have a physical disability. Council members were able to ask questions during and after the presentation. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Wisconsin Certified Nursing Assistant Training Requirements Director Johnson provided background on the agenda item. Council members reviewed the power point regarding CNA training created by Aging and Disability Professional Association of Wisconsin (ADPAW) as well a handout regarding Quality Measures created by Sandy Hackenmueller, St. Croix County Health Center. Council members discussed the concerns of lowering hours to assist in increasing retention in CNA positions. Johnson reviewed the resolution that will be presented at the Health and Human Services Board meeting later in the month. A motion was introduced by Council Member Feidler to support the resolution and seconded by Council member Brue; motion failed by a vote of four to five. RESULT: DISCUSSED \[4 TO 5\] MOVER: Bob Feidler, Supervisor SECONDER: Mary Ellen Brue, Council Member AYES: Bob Feidler, Paulette Anderson, Alfred Schrank, George Zaske NAYS: Tammy Moothedan, Mary Ellen Brue, Maureen Brunner, Virginia Drath, Laurie Pelnar EXCUSED: James Schreiber, Bonnie Richert 3. Aging and Disability Resource Center Financial Reports Dr. Haug presented the December 2018 finance report to the Council. The revenue and expenses are in line with projections. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. Information and Assistance Specialist/Options Counselor Update Sheet Council member reviewed the December 2018 Information & Assistance report. In the month of November, there were three enrollments into Inclusa and no disenrollments; there were two enrollments into Care Wisconsin and no disenrollments; there were two enrollments into IRIS-TMG and no disenrollments; there were no enrollments or disenrollments for IRIS-Connections. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. 2018 Home Delivered and Congregate Meal Statistics ADRC Administrator presented and reviewed the 2018 Nutrition Statistics for 2018. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Out of County and Weekend Senior Center Transportation Requests There were two Out of County/Weekend Transportation request presented for approval: January 18: Hudson to St. Paul February 1: Hudson to Bloomington A motion to approve the requests was made by Council member Schrank and seconded by Council member Pelnar; motion carried. RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Alfred Schrank, Council Member SECONDER: Laurie Pelnar, Council Member AYES: Tammy Moothedan, Bob Feidler, Paulette Anderson, Mary Ellen Brue, Maureen Brunner, Virginia Drath, Laurie Pelnar, Alfred Schrank, George Zaske EXCUSED: James Schreiber, Bonnie Richert 7. American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Tax Assistance Schedule for 2019 ADRC Administrator presented and reviewed the 2019 AARP Tax Assistance Schedule. RESULT: DISCUSSED 8. 2019 St. Croix County Senior Center Card Tournament ADRC Administrator Beckman presented and reviewed the 2019 Annual Countywide Card Tournament schedule. He informed the Council the tournament is open to anyone, they just need to register with their local Senior Center and be added to their team. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Council Chair Anderson asked if anyone had any requests for future agenda items. Some suggestions were review the Dementia Care Specialists initiatives, reviewing the Nutrition Assessment completed in the fall of 2018, and inviting a speaker from the Human Services at WITC - New Richmond. St. Croix County Sheriff Knudson and Medical Examiner Schachtner have been invited to present at the March meeting regarding on suicide rate and meth in St. Croix County. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADRC Administrator Beckman informed the Council the new collaboration with United Way of St. Croix Valley and Mobile Food Pantry went really well in December. It will continue in Deer Park now and eventually it will go countywide. Beckman announced that St. Croix County will be receiving the funding for 85.21 Specialized Transportation Grant early due to submitting the application on time. Beckman also read thank yous from consumers who received assistance from ADRC staff. ADJOURN A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Council member Schrank and seconded by Council member Brunner; motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Friday, March 8, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.