Health Care Center Board of Trustees

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 5:30pm

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REASON FOR MEETING: Regular

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:
1. Call to order and certify compliance with the open meeting law
2. Adopt agenda
3. Adopt minutes of previous meeting
4. Public comment
5. Communication
6. Review of Health Care Center Foundation activities
7. Business Office report and voucher review
8. Administrator's report
9. Next meeting date and agenda items
10. Adjournment

COPIES TO:
County Clerk      Bach      Carlson      Higgins      Langer      M Murray      Netzinger      Smoke      Dietz      Gochanour      Web Liaison Schauf      Krueger

DATE NOTICE MAILED: February 2, 2012
PREPARED BY: Administrator's Office
 

Unapproved
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Members present: Steve Bach, Art Carlson, Mary Ellen Murray, Terri Langer, Joan Smoke and Bill Higgins
Members absent: Henry Netzinger
Others present: Kim Gochanour, Diane Gade, Theresa Dietz

1. Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairman Steve Bach and certified compliance with the open meeting law.
2. Motion by Carlson, second by Langer to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
3. Motion by Higgins, second by Smoke to approve the minutes of the previous meeting with one change suggested by Steve Bach. Motion carried.

4. No public comment
5. Communications – Kim reviewed the handout from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) indicating that we are now a 4 star facility. The ratings are based on overall quality, health inspection, quality measures, staffing and RN staffing. Quality measures include % of residents with pain, falls, urinary tract infections, weight gain/loss etc.

6. Discussion of Foundation activities. Stained glass window project is moving along. A copy of the cardinal window purchased by Cardinal Glass of Spring Green was shared. Kim gave Art a list of donors for engraving. No financial statement was presented since there was no activity in January.

7. Business Office report. Theresa indicated that things are going well in the Business Office. Operation statement was discussed. Voucher statements for the end of December and January were reviewed.
Motion by Higgins, second by Carlson to approve the vouchers in the amount of $23,680.93 for December and $90,976.42 for January. Motion carried.

8. Administrator’s report. Kim updated the board on various activities of the HCC over the past month. The usual meetings were attended. Care Wisconsin contract is still under discussion. Our Medical Assistance rate has gone down, however is still within our budgeted amount. Ron Galdes, our Environmental Services Manager is taking the lead on our Echelon training. Working on getting bids for the requested Market Analysis. Continues to work on our overtime analysis which shows a decrease of 6.75% since 2009. Kim also commended our staff for care of residents and dedication to good infection control practices during this last week with the quarantine.

9. Next meeting date is Thursday, March 8 at 5:30 p.m.
Motion by Carlson, second by Smoke to adjourn. Motion carried.



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Steve Bach, Chairperson