7/12/07

 

DD Coordinator Report 

• Moving forward with states initiatives.
• Giving tours to GALS and guardians of people looking to move out of state centers.

 

General Issues

• Milwaukee County Contracts are coming out 7/16 - all electronically.
• Flier passed out with links to free email by Tom Nowak.
• Email Mary Schinkowitch at mschinkowitch@ucpsew.org to have your name added to the MADDSA email list. 

 

Treasure's Report - Tom Nowak

• $3078.54 balance
• Agreement to put $1000.00 into a money market or CD to begin earning interest. 

 

Milwaukee Training Initiative -

·         August 24, 2007 - Dual Diagnosis fliers passed out

 

SE WI Training Group -

• Upcoming Trainings

-          August 2007 - End of life issues

-          September 2007 - Independence and Sexuality

-          November 2007 - Aging and DD - Elkhorn

 

Transition Committee- Hope Lloyd

• Off month of July.  Back in August to plan for October parent fall conference.
• MCTAB meets on the 2^nd Tuesday of the month at 1pm at UCP.  If interested contact Hope Lloyd at 329-4500.

 

Transit Committee - Holly Nygro

• Health Disparities looking to add transportation committee to address problems.
• No other report

 

Health Disparities -Martha DeGraw

• Ethics Committee also working on upcoming SEWI End of Life Training
• Forming a transportation committee

 

PCW Report - Lois Degner (not present)

 

• No meeting in July
• 8/14 Tuesday, County Representative supposed to be in the meeting.

 

Membership

• Caregiver Recognition Event - Change possible date to September.

 

 

Guest Speakers - Maria Ledger MCDA-CMO and Mark Stein, Milwaukee County DSD

Topic - Long Term Care Reform

 

Discussion of the successes of the Family Care Program was had.

-          No wait list for services

-          External QA Review Team

 

Information regarding the county's time line for long term care reform plan was given.  It is anticipated that by fall of 2008 the enrollment process would begin to take place.  After that within 6 months the waiver clients would be moved over to Long Term Care.  Then within the first 24 months the waitlist of about 2300 individual's would be eliminated. 

 

Discussion of what Providers can expect?

Currently there is not a good sense of what providers can expect.  They are in the preliminary stages of planning and it is too early to determine which way it will go.  They do state that they will need to figure out what will need to be done first or the best way to avoid gaps in service. 

 

Discussion of what Rates will be? 

There is a concern of a standard rate that may not be appropriate for someone with many needs.  In Family Care the rates can be negotiated by looking at that the costs are for people that are being served. 

 

Discussion of what is a Self Directive Support?

This is when a member can take their allotted dollars and be in charge of their own care.  The state is issuing an RFP this fall for a Self Directive Support Services Vendor. 

 

 

 

Next MADDSA meeting is September 13, 2007

Guests Corey Hoze and Geri Lyday with LTC Updates

 

Prepared by Connie Miller