Health Care Center Board of Trustees

January 11, 2012 (24 KB)

Members present: Steve Bach, Henry Netzinger, Art Carlson, Mary Ellen Murray, Terri Langer, Joan Smoke and Bill Higgins
Others present: Kim Gochanour, Diane Gade, Theresa Dietz, Marty Krueger
Joan Smoke, our new Board member was welcomed and introduced to the group.

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 , Langer, second by Carlson to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
3. Motion by Higgins, second by Carlson to approve the minutes of the previous meeting with changes to wording suggested by Chairman Krueger. Motion carried.

4. Election of officers was done by paper ballot with the first round being nominees for the position. Chair
First ballot was taken and those nominated for Chair were Steve Bach, Art Carlson and Mary Ellen Murray. Resumes were briefly given by all three candidates. Second ballot votes received were Steve Bach - 3; Art Carlson, 1; Mary Ellen Murray - 3. Art Carlson withdrew his name. Third ballot count was Steve Bach - 5 and Mary Ellen Murray 2. Steve Bach continues as Chairperson of the Board.
Vice-Chair
First ballot was taken and nominees for Vice-Chair were Art Carlson, Mary Ellen Murray and Henry Netzinger. Vote count for ballot number 2 was Art Carlson - 1; Mary Ellen Murray - 4; Henry Netzinger - 2. New Vice-Chair is Mary Ellen Murray.

5. No public comment
6. Communications – Kim, Art, Juli plan to attend Lobby day on January 25. Foundation has a website which is www.schccfoundation.org. Kim will be auctioning at the United Fund Radio Auction on January 27 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

7. Discussion of Foundation activities. We are working on installation issues with the stained glass. No financial statement was presented since there was no activity in December. Art asked that Kim give a list of donors to him for engraving. This Foundation is run differently than the old Benefit Club - more transparency. The Foundation pays for the aquarium and the birds also. Virgil Hartje has donated the lumber for a bench which is being made by Art and will be placed in the central garden.

8. Business Office report. Theresa indicated that things are going well in the Business Office. Operation statement was discussed. Kim indicated that we were never able to make up for the quarantine last year and will show a overrun of approximately $150,000. A report was presented to the Finance Committee, however the exact amount still is not final. Part of the overrun was the final cost for decommissioning the old building, food cost increases, lower census than projected, and the quarantine. We still have year end adjustments to do so the number will change. We will do the food RFP soon and every department is working on ways to decrease costs. Focus is also on aging and ways to better control those numbers. Theresa has sent out collection letters to some residents/families. We are also going to take advantage of other ways of collecting on past due accounts including tax intercept.
Motion by Langer, second by Netzinger to approve the vouchers in the amount of $93,198.57. Motion carried.

9. Theresa discussed the write-offs. These are not typical write-offs or bad debts, but adjustments to the accounts which are necessary for many different reasons such as Medicare process changes and coding issues. Working on processes to streamline some of the issues associated with the adjustments.

Motion by Netzinger, second by Murray to approve the adjustments in the amount of $169,283.80. Motion carried.

10. Donations for the last quarter and yearly donations were reviewed.
Motion by Higgins, second by Netzinger to approve the quarterly donations in the amount of $1,850.00. Motion carried .

11. Administrator’s report. Kim updated the board on various activities of the HCC over the past month. The usual meetings were attended. Our Holiday Bazaar was well attended and enjoyed by our staff and residents. The Employee Appreciation Luncheon was very much appreciated by staff with free lunch of pizza, soda and homemade desserts made by residents and activity staff. Focused on the business office transition. Have been attending the Echelon training sessions in Waukesha which will teach cost effectiveness and efficiencies of systems in the Nursing Home. Working on end of year reports and inventory.

12. Next meeting date is February 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Motion by Netzinger, second by Langer to adjourn. Motion carried.



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Steve Bach, Chairperson