Health Care Center Governing Board

July 12, 2012 (29 KB)

Members present: Art Carlson, Joan Smoke, Joe Fish, Mary Ellen Murray, Bill Higgins, Henry Netzinger, and Terri Langer
Others present: Theresa Dietz and Kim Gochanour

1. Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chair Mary Ellen Murray and certified compliance with the open meeting law.
2. Motion by Carlson, second by Netzinger to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
3. Motion by Langer, second by Smoke to approve the amended minutes of the previous meeting. Minutes amended under item 7 * “Art Carlson asked that the board be provided with a copy of Wisconsin Statutes covering the supplement payment funding.” Motion carried.

4. No public comment
5. Communications – Art Carlson indicated that our resident Margaret Dean received a blue ribbon at the fair for cookies. Kim shared an article with the board regarding an abuse situation at Crestview Nursing Home. Board also received a copy of the annual nursing home private pay rates for semi-private rooms in the state. Articles on assisted living were forwarded also to the board. Diane will forward appendix C from the Wipfli report to the board.

6. Market analysis discussion. Discussion of key points of the article. We are not ready to move forward with building an assisted living or other facility now. We should, however keep the discussion in the forefront. There is a market out there in the near future we just need to discuss the appropriate size and what sort of assisted living we should be considering. Many of the facilities out there are older, and therefore a new building would be more appealing to the public. We also need to discuss whether or not to have a partner in the endeavor and profit and loss issues. Some discussion on Long Term Care insurance and Kim indicated it is more common that it has been in the past. Suggestions made to also build an office space which could be rented out and perhaps have Trish Vandre of the ADRC come and speak to the group regarding needs of our population.

7. Discussion held on reimbursements for Assisted Living and Long Term Care facilities. Handout was explained. We currently accept payments from Medicare A&B, Medicaid, Private Pay, Insurances, Family Care (Southwest Family Care and Care Wisconsin), and Medicare Replacement policies. We are exploring the possibility of contracting with the Veteran’s Administration and Hospice.

8. Theresa and Kim discussed the adjustments presented.
Motion by Netzinger, second by Fish to approve the adjustments. Motion carried.

9. Foundation activities discussed. Are still working on setting up a meeting time. May have sold another stained glass window. Was an excellent article in the Reedsburg Independent regarding this project.

10. Business Office report. Theresa presented the vouchers and highlighted items of interest. Operations statement and aged receivables were also discussed. Kim looking at more contracts with insurance companies
Motion by Carlson, second by Smoke to approve the vouchers in the amount of $100,417.42. Motion carried.

11. Administrator’s report. Kim attended the normal meetings during the month of June. We held our annual pie and ice cream social and strawberry social. Met with another company regarding a possible Hospice services contract , and signed up for Interact II to look at reduction of re-hospitalization rates.

12. Possible agenda items for the next meeting were discussed. Items to be included are: discussion of Wisconsin Statutes Supplemental Payments, update of budget process and possible private pay rate adjustment.

13. Next meeting date is Thursday, August 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Motion by Smoke, second by Higgins, to adjourn. Motion carried.



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Mary Ellen Murray, Chairperson