HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging 10-15-09 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES
Thursday, October 15, 2009, 9:00 am — 11:00 am
County Board Room, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, WI 54016
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REVIEW OF AGENDA
CONSENT OF AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING — Sept. 17
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, November 19, 2009
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
1. Monthly Financial report
2. Consideration of claims and vouchers and appoint member to review vouchers at next meeting
3. ADRC budget for 2010 — update
4. Community Prevention — Mary Jo Sutton — "Our Neighbor's Place & Day Center Transition House"
Permanent Homeless Shelter for St. Croix/Pierce County residents
5. 1" reading of Council on Aging & Disabilities By -Laws
6. Aging Updates
a. County Aging Unit Plan 2010 -2012
b. Caregiver Program
i. Interfaith Volunteer Needs handout
ii. Caregiver Conference — Save the date
iii. DayAway Adult Day Respite program update
c. Transportation Program
i. Transportation Requests
ii. Collaborative agreement between Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin to
provide weekend and night transportation for Elderly and Disabled consumers
d. Senior Center/Nutrition Program
i. Senior Center highlights
ii. Monster Mash Bash
iii. Glenwood City Nutrition Site —purchase of new stove and new garbage disposal requests
7. ADRC Updates
a. Memory Walk — wrap up
b. Client transition update
c. ADRC Quality Assurance Survey update
10. Correspondence
11. Possible Agenda Items for next meeting
ADJOURN
(Items may be taken in different order)
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COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILTIES MEETING
October 15, 2009
County Board Room, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Pledge of Allegiance
was said.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors: Al Schrank, Gerald Peterson, Esther Wentz, and Sharon Norton
Bauman; Councilmembers: Michelle Chevalier, Kristen Johnson, Sue Nelson, Vera Grant, Judy
Harrison and Lois Bum. Also present were: Administrative Assistant Renea Aeschliman;
Community Services Coordinator Tracy Davis; Preventative/Nutrition Program Coordinator Randi
Hanson; Caregiver Support Coordinator Nancy Abrahamson; Health and Human Services Director
Fred Johnson; Brad Beckman ADRC Manager; County Board Chairman Roger Rebholz; County
Administrator Chuck Whiting; students from University of Wisconsin -River Falls Public Policy
class. Excused was Councilmember Ramsey Lee
ACTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes as corrected was made
by Supervisor Schrank and seconded by Supervisor Wentz•, motion carried.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, November 19 in the County Board Room of the St.
Croix County Government Center. Supervisor Peterson will review vouchers.
1. Monthly Financial Report: Beckman handed out financial information for the ADRC and the
Aging programs as of September 30, 2009.
2. Consideration of Claims and vouchers: Supervisor Norton - Bauman reviewed the vouchers. A.
motion to accept the vouchers as presented was made by Supervisor Norton- Bauman and seconded
by Supervisor Wentz; motion carried. Please see page 4 for a list of vouchers reviewed. Supervisor
Peterson will review next month's vouchers.
3. ADRC budget for 2010: Johnson informed the Council the budget process is still ongoing. The
only changes that will need to be made are due to Health Insurance costs.
4. Community Prevention — Mary Jo Sutton — "Our Neighbor's Place & Day Center
Transition House ": Mary Jo Sutton was not able to make this month's meeting. She will be
placed on November's agenda.
5. 1 St reading of Council on Aging & Disabilities By -Laws: Beckman informed the Council the
by -laws need to be reviewed on a yearly basis. October's meeting will be the first reading and
November will be the second reading. After discussion on some of the changes that were made, a
motion made was to accept the 1 St reading of the by -laws by Councilmember Burri and seconded by
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Councilmember Grant; motion carried.
6. Aging Updates:
• County Aging Unit Plan 2010 -2012 — final proposal Beckman and Community Services
Coordinator Davis informed the Council the draft was reviewed by Greater Wisconsin Agency
on Aging and Resources ( GWAAR). There were a few grammatical changes and signatures
are needed. Once all changes are made and the plan is signed, it will be sent to GWAAR for
approval.
• Caregiver Program
• Interfaith Volunteer Needs handout A list of the current Interfaith Volunteer requests was
given to the Council by Caregiver Support Coordinator Abrahamson. Abrahamson
informed the Council there is an urgent need for drivers to take individuals to dialysis,
therapy and other ongoing medical treatments.
• Caregiver Conference — Save the date Abrahamson informed the Council the Caregiver
Conference to be held on Friday, October 23 has over 100 registrations and vendors. If
anyone is still interested in attending, there is still time or registration will be taken at the
door.
• DUAway Adult Respite program update Abrahamson reported that the Hudson location
continues to be full and more volunteers are needed to assist with daily activities. There
has been some transitioning of participants that are no longer appropriate for the program.
• Transportation Program
° Transportation requests to use the ADRC vans for out of county trips were presented by
Community Services Coordinator Davis.
• November 16 — Baldwin & Woodville to Dunn County — 3 vans
A motion to accept the transportation requests was made by Supervisor Schrank and
seconded by Supervisor Wentz; motion carried.
o Collaborative agreement between Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin
to provide weekend and night transportation for Elderly and Disabled consumers:
Community Services Coordinator Davis informed the Council the agreement is on hold at
this time. The Director the Center for Independent Living has been out and unable to
meet with Davis and Beckman. Funding has been set aside in the 2010 budget already for
the project.
0 53.10 Collaborative Grant Davis informed the Council a 53.10 Grant will be pursued in
2010 with Aging & Handicapped, Inc. for the purchase of two additional vans to replace
those vehicles in the ADRC fleet that are aging. Aging & Handicapped, Inc is a nonprofit
entity who the ADRC already contracts with for the lease of some of their vehicles. More
information will follow.
• Senior Center/Nutrition Program
o Senior Center Highlights Preventative/Nutrition Program Coordinator Randi Hanson
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informed the Council the Nutrition Program Managers and she attended a training in Rice
Lake on October 8 The training focused on food safety, first aid and strategies for
getting participants in the door.
The Monster Mash Bash is set for Friday, October 30 at the Roberts Park Building
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be chili, crackers, cheese and entertainment.
The Flu Shot clinics at the local Senior Centers have been going really well. Deer Park
had 20 people, Roberts had 12 people, and Baldwin had 70 people receive shots.
A new sub cook has been hired to fill in at the three cooking kitchens. Substitute
Nutrition Program Managers are still needed.
o Glenwood City Nutrition Site — purchase of new stove and new ag rba disposal requests:
Beckman informed the Council he is working with the City of Glenwood City on the
purchase of a new stove and garbage disposal at the Glenwood City Nutrition Site. More
information will follow when a decision is made.
7. ADRC updates:
• Memory Walk September 19 Beckman informed the Council the Memory Walk was a
success and a team will be put together again for 2010. i
• Client Transition Update Beckman reported that in September, 12 individuals have chosen
Community Health Partnership — Partnership Plan, 54 have chosen Community Health
Partnership — Family Care Plan, 9 individuals have disenrolled from Community Health
Partnership and into IRIS, 94 clients have been referred to IRIS and 19 individuals have
completed Nursing Home Relocation. Ninety -eight individuals from the waiting list have been
served. Pre - Admission Consultations as of July 1 St were at 104.
• ADRC Quality Assurance Survey Ljpdates: Beckman informed the Council that students from
St. Scholastica Social Work program met with the ADRC staff. The students will compile a
tool to measure quality assurance and the ADRC will implement the tool. More information
will be provided to the Council once the students have completed the measurement.
8. Correspondence The 2010 Health & Wellness Expo is scheduled for March 27 at the WITC
in New Richmond.
9. Possible Agenda Items for next meeting: Community Prevention, Mary Jo Sutton.
A motion to adjourn was made by Councilmember Lee and seconded by Supervisor Schrank;
motion carried.
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Renea Aeschliman, Administrative Assistant Lois Burri, Secretary
Fund 205 - ADRC Aging
Voucher(s) Date Amount
158259- 158260 September 16, 2009 $ 342.50
158262- 158265 September 16, 2009 $ 2,536.07
158267- 158268 September 16, 2009 $ 186.37
158623- 158625 September 22, 2009 $ 346.56
158951- 158955 September 30, 2009 $ 394.61
158957 September 30, 2009 $ 44.00
September 30, 2009 $ 32.65
October 9, 2009 $12,307.94
Total $16,190.70
Fund 230 - ADRC
Voucher(s) Date Amount
158261 September 16, 2009 $ 35.00
158626 September 22, 2009 $ 423.68
158956 September 30, 2009 $ 39.00
158958- 518959 September 30, 2009 $ 25.99
158962 September 30, 2009 $ 75.00
October 9, 2009 $ 745.65
Total $1,344.32
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