Aging & Disability Resource Center Advisory Committee Meeting

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COMMITTEE:         Aging & Disability Resource Center Advisory Committee

DATE:                       Tuesday, August 25, 2015                              TIME:  8:30 a.m.      

PLACE:                     Basement Conference Room B24, West Square Building,

                                    505 Broadway, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913

REASON FOR MEETING:            REGULAR

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

1. Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law: Meeting was called to order at 8:30 by D. Moore, Chair and certified to be in compliance with Open Meeting Law.

2.Adopt Agenda: motion to adopt meeting agenda by V.DeMers; 2^nd by T.Gramling; Motion carried

3.Adopt Minutes of Previous Meeting: Minutes of June 2, 2015 meeting were reviewed. Motion to adopt: V.DeMers; 2^nd E. Klepper. Motion carried

4. Public Comment: no public comment
5. Communications: None
6. Business Items
   1. Aging & Disability Resource Center Departmental Update: Director S. Blodgett presents update on ADRC – Good Neighbor Clinic outreach in Sauk is going well. During public listening session in Spring Green it became evident that Spring Green would benefit from more of an ADRC presence on a regular basis. Beginning September 1, J. Pritzkow will be going to Spring Green  every other week to visit with residents and be available for counseling. Transportation has emerged as the key issue of concern across the county. The Sauk County ADRC staff is top notch; very willing to go the extra distance to make sure customers are served. New I/A specialist Megan Fecht will start in late August. She has a Masters Degree and background in public health and social work. She comes to us from Care Wisconsin and is already certified to conduct functional screens. As of January 1, 2016 Nutrition program will return to the ADRC. We will contract with Public Health for Caregiver and dietician services. Also, meals will be prvided by the Sauk County Health Care Center. We project a 15% increase in meals served; working with the SCHCC will save the county money. October 1, 2015 we hope to start doing Home Delivered Meals to Reedsburg diners from SCHCC.  Feils have not yet been notified of the coming change. Susan relays that we are very fortunate to be part of a region. Becky Dahl does a great deal of business at the regional level that we never see. We are well taken care of by the region.  According to the Regional Plan ADRCs must become “Dementia Capable” which hasn’t been clearly defined by the state as yet. We are on board to pursue this goal. All exempt staff is working over 37.5 required hours per week which means more billable hours for us that translate to money coming in to the ADRC.
   2. 2016 Budget Preparation:  Review Draft Goals and Objectives: Committee reviews the 2016 goals and objectives. J. Ellington, committee member has expertise in caregiver programming. S. Blodgett will meet to discuss program ideas.  Transportation Grant 5310 will be ready to go on time. We will be taking one of our buses to Spring Green for transporting congregate dining customers. It will be housed at “George’s” and they will do bus maintenance. We will need a driver for that bus.
   3. Update from the Communities: Issues Raised, Priorities Expressed (Discuss survey questions/answers from listening sessions)

From our Reedsburg listening session:  the current meal site is unappealing. There will be a new dining center there by January 1, 2016. In addition to the community listening sessions, S. Blodgett also spoke at a Golden K meeting to gather information and transportation came up as a big issue.

7. Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eagle Country Board Update

V. DeMers and T. Gramling report that the region is helping the ADRCs use more data to meet client needs. State budget has money to train 13 dementia specialists in the state

8.Public Comment: None

9. Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 9:00
10. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn: V. DeMers; 2^nd D. Cheers. Motion carried
    
    Meeting adjourned at 9:30 a.m.