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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging-Disabilities 04-19-01AMENDED ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Richard Peterson, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Council on Aging DATE: Thursday, April 19th, 2001 TIME: 8:30 a.m. LOCATION: Croixview Dining Site, 1015 2 St. (Hwy 35), Hudson CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW MEMBERS ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: May 17th, 2001 ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES INTRODUCTIONS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Upcoming Events NEW BUSINESS: National Family Caregiver Program Conference Reports Operation's Committee Report Fraud Spotters Program 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: April 2nd, 2001 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK NEWS MEDIA /NOTICE BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS ATTN: NUTRITION PROGRAM MANAGER'S MEETING, 8 -8:30 r COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING April 19, 2001 Croixview Dining Site CALL TO ORDER Chairman, Rich Peterson, called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. ROLL CALL Members present were: Richard Peterson, Margaret Wolske, John Mortensen, Mary Lou Smith, Lorraine Jacobs, Doris Teigen, Ralph Bader, Florence Patrick and Rhoda Wood. Glenn Hoberg, Marguerite Sumner, Carolyn Weisenburger and Irene Burch were excused. Also present were: Barb Blaisdell, Sandy Gehrmann, Tracy Davis, Sylvia Heller, Janice Thompson, Cindy Ahrens, Betty Jordahl, Gladys Ellefson, Donna Lamson, Shirley Marlette, and Pat Otto. Introductions were made. ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Marge Wolske, and seconded by John Mortensen to adopt the agenda as printed; motion carried. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on Thursday May 17, 2001. ACTION OF PREVIOUS S : A motion was made by Ralph Bader and seconded by Doris Teigen to approve the minutes as printed; motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Upcoming Events: Florence Patrick's 80' birthday was recognized. Volunteer Recognition Banquet will be held on Thursday April 26'', at Garfield's in Hudson. 148 persons are registered to attend as of today's date. Registration will be at 10:30 a.m. . Faith in Action's Silent Auction will begin on May 9' at the Government Center in Hudson. It will continue on the 10' in conjunction with Senior Celebration at the Faith Community Church in Hudson. The meatball and chicken dinner to be served at the Celebration will be catered by Ruth Hurtgen. Nominations for the Outstanding Senior Awards are due by April 10'. To date, over 40 persons have registered to attend this special day. Third Annual "Teeing it Up for Senior Services" golf tournament will be held on June 18' at the Kilkarney Hills Golf Course in River Falls. Eleven of eighteen holes have sponsors, and presently 20 golfers are registered to participate. Eighty are required to close the course for the special event. Some cash and gift donations have also been received. Posters will be sent out in the near future. All were welcomed to the Croixview Dining Site. This satellite site serves an average of 12 congregate meals per day. Jody Branson from the Housing Authority was invited to share information about the Croixview Housing unit. NEW BUSINESS National Family Caregiver Program: The St. Croix County Department on Aging will receive $14,018 each year in funds as a result of the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Specific guidelines for spending these funds will be met by providing information packets to caregivers and fast food workers, enhancing the position of the Day Away Coordinator to allow for in -home outreach, development of a generic caregiver support group, conducting quarterly caregiver training forums, providing DayAway and respite care on a limited basis, training volunteers for brief periods of in home respite, respite meals and transportation for caregivers. A motion was made by Marge Wolske and seconded by Mary Lou Smith to approve the plan as outlined; motion carried. Conference Reports Sue, Barb and Sandy recently attended a conference in Madison. Sandy and Barb conducted a workshop on "how to have a successful Faith in Action program". The workshop included a puppet skit and was very well received. A portion of the workshop will be re- presented at the upcoming Regional conference in Eau Claire. Barb & Sandy were awarded two of twenty scholarships offered in the state to attend a four -day training session to become "master trainers". They, in turn, will then train others throughout the region and state who will then train caregivers. Congratulations was offered Barb distributed a hand out related to a "Falls Prevention" workshop that was offered at the conference. Wisconsin ranked number one in falls across the nation. Primary reasons for falls were: 1)de- conditioning (lack of exercise), 2)balance, 3) medication interactions (particularly Benadryl), 4)cognitive changes related to aging. Clinicians responsible for collecting data also offer a program called "Achieving Equilibrium"'. Much discussion followed. Operation's Committee Report: Sandy reported on the special meeting held on Tuesday the 17' to address the employee situation at the New Richmond Site. This is a unique situation due to the lack of volunteer help and now lack of a Green Thumb employee. Recommendation of the committee included: 1) Monday,Wednesday,Thursday, meal service for a two month trial period with site manager hired for 16 hours, 2) Four day meal service for a two month trial period with program manager hired for 16 hours, and use of all paper products. A motion was made by Marge Wolske and seconded by John Mortensen to approve a trial period of four day meal service with program manager hired for 18 hours, and the use of plastic cups; motion carried. In the future, time studies will be conducted and job descriptions will be reviewed. Fraud Spotter's Program: Information was distributed and video was shown highlighting the importance of reviewing Medicare claims. Fraud Spotter's training program will be offered in Eau Claire, at the L.E. Phillips Senior Center for those individuals interested in becoming a Fraud Spotter. Alzheimer's Association Respite Care Giver Training Program: Margy Hagaman of the Alzheimer's Association addressed the program, that as a result of a three -year Helen Bader Foundation Grant, will train volunteers to do respite care. On June 22' there will be a four -hour training with all staff welcome. Location yet to be determined. Staff Reports Sandy's Report: As of April 30' the charge account at the New Richmond Super Value will be closed. Account at Econo Foods will remain. Central St. Croix News is now only accepting typewritten/word processed articles to be published in the SCAN. Reminders to Program Manager's to be sure site drivers distribute the SCAN to the designated businesses in their communities. The proposed federal budget allows for zero increase in all Older American Act programs, except Home Delivered Meals. Overall, the 2002 budget proposal includes a 5.38 million - dollar cut in all Older American programs. A motion was made by John Mortensen, seconded by Marge Wolske to utilize $1740.00 from the Nutrition Trust, to update DOA Staff computer; motion carried. Sandy reminded program managers to return their updated AARP membership lists to the office as soon as possible. The Department on Aging has been contacted by Lifeline Screening, a private for profit agency that will conduct medical screenings for seniors. Screenings include carotid artery, abdominal aortic aneurysm, ankle brachial index, and osteoporosis. Other counties have been pleased with the services. Screenings are offered for $35.00- $40.00 separately, or $125.00 for all four. Medicare may cover some tests. No referral is needed. With the consensus of the Council, the Department's involvement will be limited to informing residents and employees of St. Croix County about the service; consensus given. Barb's Report: The Center Board Coalition will distribute grant monies received from the United Way in the form of a $500.00 check for each of St. Croix County's Senior Citizen Center's. Ralph Bader, President of the Center Board Coalition, received a letter from United Way President, John Coughlin, stating concerns about the amount of United Way money going to support "County" programs. As the Center Board Coalition and individual center boards are not county agencies, a dialogue between county supervisors and United Way Board members to clarify these issues would be enlightening for all. A special thanks was given to Ralph Bader and Phyllis Chapin for all their a hard work on the Center Board Coalition. SITE/CENTER REPORTS BALDWIN There were 104 people at the card tournament. Easter dinner was served on April 10', with forty people in attendance. Recycled cards continue to sell well. There have been five responses so far to the letters mailed to Baldwin area residents. A follow up call to the letters was suggested. DEER PARK They have been busy with Card Tournaments. Discussion followed about the upcoming May 2" d Hudson card tourney to be held at Deer Park. Hudson volunteers are needed. Easter treats were distributed in celebration of the holiday. GLENWOOD CITY: A.M. cards continue to go well. Preparations for the card tournament continue. Glenwood City Police Department donated a computer desk to the site. Easter treats were distributed. Outstanding Senior nominations are coming in slowly. HAMMOND /ROBERTS The first chair exercise was a big success. Center Board voted to contribute $6.00 toward registration for each attendee for Senior Celebration. A May 4' trip to Menomonie is being planned. HUDSON Eggs were colored and treats distributed for Easter. Bingo is held on Wednesday afternoon and cards on Tuesday afternoon. NEW RICHMOND Seventy -five participated in the card tournament. Trip to Stillwater on April 20` is planned. A future trip to the Old Log Cabin Theatre with a Senior group from Amery is being planned. AARP membership list to be sent to housing units in New Richmond so members will be able to receive info when new AARP chapter is formed. Organizational meeting is to be held in conjunction with Leadership Training in October. RIVER FALLS: All is going well. 55 Alive Drive to take place May 17 & 18, 8:00 to 10:00 at the Senior Center. Pancake breakfast to be served on April 22nd SOMERSET Spring cleaning day took place in March. April 25' will be "spring hat" day. A trip to Wal Mart on May 4' is planned. May 15' will be "old fashioned day"'. WOODVILLE Seventy card players participated in the card tournament. Center Board voted to contribute $7.00 toward registration of attendees of Senior Celebration. A motion was made by Ralph Bader, seconded by John Mortensen to approve van trips; motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE prior approval is needed for use of vans to the card tournaments, and Department sponsored functions. Over thirty Senior Celebration registrations from the Scan coupon have been submitted to the Department on Aging. John Mortensen addressed the need for tornado awareness. Marge Hangman offered to present an informative program on memory loss at any senior site that is interested. POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: Suggestions, or changes for future meetings were solicited. A motion was made by Marge Wolske, seconded by Doris Teigen to adjourn the meeting; Motion carried.