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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging-Disabilities 06-21-01 �X ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE M EETING TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Richard Peterson, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Council on Aging DATE: Thursday, June 21, 2001 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: July 19, 2001 ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES INTRODUCTIONS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Volunteer Recognition Senior Celebration Golf Tournament Somethin's Cookin' at the Fair NEW BUSINESS: Caregiver Information Benefit Specialist Issues 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: June 7, 2001 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS Y COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING June 21,2001 St. Croix County Government Center CALL TO ORDER Chairman, Rich Peterson, called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. ROLL CALL Peterson, Lorraine Hoberg, Marguerite Sumner, Doris Teigen, Rhoda Wood. Carolyn Weisenburger and Doris Teigen were excused. Also present were: Barb Blaisdell, Sandy Gehrmann, Tracy Davis, Sylvia Heller, Janice Thompson, Betty Jordahl, Gladys Ellefson, Donna Lamson, Shirley Marlette, Pat Otto, and Faye Kangas. Members present were: Richard Margaret Wolske, John Mortensen, Mary Lou Smith, Jacobs, Ralph Bader, Florence Patrick, Glenn Introductions were made. ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by John Mortensen, and seconded by Marge Wolske to adopt the agenda as printed; motion carried. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on Monday July 16, 2001. ACTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES A motion was made by Marge Wolske and seconded by Irene Burch to approve the minutes as printed; motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS General Caregiver Support Group: Faye Kangas, Coordinator of Faith In Action is in the process of creating a general caregiver support group to be held at various locations across St. Croix County. A trained staff person will provide supervision and activities to the care receiver while the care- giver attends the group. Site managers were encouraged to compile a list of individuals in their communities who would benefit from this service. On June 22nd a Memory Loss Workshop with Marge Hageman of the Alzheimer's Association will be held at the Government Center from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All site staff was encouraged to attend. Volunteer Recognition Dinner: 162 participated in the recognition of those who volunteered hours in 2000. Senior Celebration: Approximately 180 people participated in the event. Faith in Action's Silent Auction cleared over $1600.00. Congratulations were given to Outstanding Senior Citizen finalist, Rich Peterson, and Marguerite Sumner and Ernie Seversen, 2001's Outstanding Senior Citizens of St. Croix County. The event was very successful. Changes for future years will include ending the Silent Auction after the noon meal and decreasing the afternoon entertainment to one act rather than two. Golf Tournament: 60 golfers participated in the tournament held at Kilkarney Hills Golf Course at River Falls on June 18 t ''. Despite the recent rains, the course was in very good shape. Dr. Hoberg and Rich Peterson were present at the dinner ceremony. To date, $7891.75 has been taken in. With expenses, there was a net gain of $3620.00. Programs from the tourney with the names of sponsors, and golfers were passed for review. Those present were encouraged to thank individuals and businesses in their respective communities who donated to or participated in this years tournament. Next year, the tournament will be held only if there are six or seven individuals from across the county who would be willing to serve on the committee. Recognition of the contributions of this year's committee members was given. Continuation of the golf tournament will be held up for discussion at future Council Meetings. Somethin's Cookin' at the Fair: The St. Croix County Fair will take place on July 19 20, 21 St and 22n . Barb distributed the site fair schedule, tagboard for posters, and surveys for kitchen staff. Pictures of kitchen staff will be featured on the posters and information gathered from returned surveys will complement each site's display. Posters must be completed and at the office before Thursday July 19 th . Suggestions for activities were solicited. Glenwood City has created a food bingo game complete with a prize for a drawing to be held at the Fair's end. Glenwood City kitchen staff will also submit favorite recipes. Other sites are encouraged to follow suit by holding activities to take place during the time they are to be at the fair. Marge Wolske will do a cake decorating demonstration during Hammond's scheduled time. A reminder that there is no oven available at the fair for cooking demonstrations. NEW BUSINESS National Family Caregiver Support Program: The Department on Aging will soon receive the first years allocation of $14,018.00 as legislated in the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Barb and Sandy attended the Master Trainers Class in Mosinee throughout the week of May 21S Information regarding the Family Caregiver Program released from The Administration on Aging was distributed. Plans for the utilization of the funds to be received include a support group, as mentioned previously, as well as education and training for caregivers. The discussion that followed focused on the need for transportation services in our area for individuals receiving radiation or chemotherapy treatments. A regional meeting of the Aging Units and the American Cancer Society was recently held in Baron County. Money collected at Relays for Life does not come back to the counties as service dollars. Concerns about transportation needs and gaps in service were recognized, but any organizational policy change would have to take place at the national level. Cancer transportation will be put on next month's agenda to be discussed further in light of the results of the regional meeting. Benefit Specialist Issues: Due to the Benefit Specialist State Conference, Sue will present material at a future Council meeting. Staff Reports Sandy's Report: For the third year in a row a Community Links Grant through Long Term Support has been written and approved. $11,000 plus dollars will be used in our Information and Assistance, Outreach, Gatekeeper and Faith in Action programs. Sixty -eight St. Croix County low- income seniors have applied for and received Farmer's Market Grants offered through West Cap. They will receive a $200.00 Farmer's Market voucher. Barb discussed income guidelines and informed council members that the Department has applications. River Falls, New Richmond, and Hudson Farmer's Market have yet to return their contracts, but are expected to do so soon. The application packet has locations of certified Farmer's Markets across St. Croix County. Site drivers will be delivering the vouchers to homebound people who have qualified for the program. Vouchers can be used at certified markets in counties that West Cap serves. The Master Gardener Program has designated Senior Dining Sites in the county as drop off spots. Nutrition Program kitchens can supplement meals with produce picked within 24 hours of food preparation. Once again the Department has the opportunity to sell raffle tickets for Hammond Heartland Days celebrated on August 9 10th, 11 , and 12''. A percentage of last years sales totaling approximately $500.00 were returned to Department for programs. Sites and individuals participating are to return monies and remaining tickets before the next Council meeting. A motion was made by Marge Wolske and seconded by Mary Lou Smith to participate in raffle sales. A motion was made Irene Burch and seconded by John Mortensen to earmark proceeds received for cancer transportation; motion carried. Information from the National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging about increasing participation in congregate sites was discussed. Home delivered meal programs are soaring while congregate participation is in a slow decline. Congregate meals enhance daily nutrient intake, nutritional status, social interactions, and functionality of older adults. A possibility for the future that has improved attendance in large cities, options is the Restaurant Dining Out Program. It is currently operating in several areas across the country and is being monitored closely. Barb and Sandy participated in the four -day intensive" Train the Trainers" class in Mosinee. Materials from the class were distributed for examination. Barb's Report: Once again site inventories need to be completed. Each Center Board is responsible for marking items on each individual list that are known to belong to the Senior Center or the County. The Department of Transportation is requiring the implementation of a preventative maintenance schedule and training schedule for those drivers who use a lift vehicle. Meetings on these programs will be scheduled in the near future. Recent community outreach programs implemented by sites involving letters and meal tickets or coupons were discussed. The Operations Committee will meet in the very near future to develop general guidelines. Sites are to submit samples of existing outreach correspondence for review with recommendations from the committee to follow. SITE /CENTER REPORTS BALDWIN DEER PARK Things are going well. There was no Center Board meeting this month. Lloyd Haugdahl, a very active volunteer passed away. He will be sadly missed. Site staff have agreed to participate in a four hour EMT class in the near future. Deer Park will be taking a trip to the fair. GLENWOOD CITY: Preparations for the County Fair are underway. Participation in cards has declined with the arrival of warmer weather. Several site participants have been recently hospitalized. Bingo is going well. The locals have been bringing in lovely flowers for table dressings. Questions arose regarding the substitution of cold plates for already scheduled menus. HAMMOND /ROBERTS No Center Board was held during the month of June. Cards and Chair exercises are going well. On June 28 a chair massage demonstration is scheduled to take place. A trip to the fair is planned. HUDSON At this month's Center Board meeting the decision to offer the 55 Alive Driving Class in the future was made. Every Tuesday this summer, with the help of a volunteer pianist, a sing along has been held in lieu of bingo. Bingo will likely resume in the fall. A trip to the fair is planned. NEW RICHMOND New Richmond's congregate participants have been eating at the Somerset Site for the past two weeks due to road construction surrounding the New Richmond Dining Site. Target date to return to New Richmond is July 2n No Center Board meeting was held in June. Possible van trip on June 24 to the District Meeting of the Disability Coalition is planned. A van trip to the fair is planned. RIVER FALLS: Annual picnic on June 26 is planned. Foot Care Clinic is seeing heavy participation. Card games have been fantastic. 55 Alive Class was successful. SOMERSET Florence Patrick reported that Somerset has indeed had a busy month. Fifteen pictures have been submitted for the baby picture contest. Tray favors for the New Richmond Health Center were made with help from the fourth graders from St Anne's School. Driver Al Wettig will be returning from vacation soon. A van trip to Hudson is planned for the 6 of July. A trip to the fair is also being planned. Site participants have entries for the fair and are working on their poster. Seven went for a Friday lunch at the Rustic Hut recently. WOODVILLE Bingo with Parkview residents is going very well. A trip to Minneapolis in July is tentatively planned. Elinor Nelson visited the site recently. A motion was made by Ralph Bader, seconded by Marguerite Sumner to approve van trips; motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE St. Croix County Farm City Days to be held at the Goodrich Farm on Saturday August 11 th . New Richmond Community Fun Fest to take place on July 13th, 14th, and 15 th . A motion was made by Glenn Hoberg, seconded by Mary Lou Smith to adjourn the meeting; motion carried.