Thursday, Jan 10th, 2008
UCP
Agenda
I. DD Coordinator's Report Sandra Butts
· DSD audit- Service provider reports (not all reports are being consistently sent to long term support workers). Service providers need to send in monthly progress reports to check on effectiveness/progress of services clients are receiving.
· DSD is issuing a new contract for Community Aids funding.
· There was some discussion regarding new contracts for 2008 (application process, contract changes) for licensed sites.
· Family Care transition- Resource Center planning. When a more concrete plan is drafted, it will be placed on the long term care planning council website. Link is available at MASSDA website. Discussed how to address service providers who do not have internet accessibility (how to communicate planning information provided on the LTC planning website). Sandra stated that she knows of 6 providers w/out internet connection.
· There will be a meeting held on 1/16/08 at the United Community Center. Discussion will focus on service delivery and communications catered to the Hispanic/Latino communities.
· DSD Staffing- Maureen Conaty has retired. Discussed how to interface with behavior/crisis issues in Maureen's absence. As stated in last the meeting notes, contact Kevin Madsen at DSD during the interim.
II. General Issues All
III. Brief Reports
· Treasurer's Report Tom Nowak
- $2500 in money market account.
- $1053.54 in checking account.
- Tom still needs to pay $25 for training and website costs.
- 5-6 undeposited checks for MADDSA membership.
· Training Initiative
- MTI to hold training on Seizure Recognition on 2/12/08 at MCFI.
- Caring for people with Diabetes on 3/23/08.
- Kate Wilson is the new chair for the MTI committee. Position to be held for 2 years.
- Positive behavioral supports/universal enhancements (10/6/08 to be held all day at the Zoofari Conference Center). Flyers to come.
· SE WI Training
- 6 training topics for 2008. Still working on events for the rest of the year.
- 1st event: Behavioral Signs for Medical Conditions (last week in Feb 2008 at Kenosha County building). More information to come.
· Transition Committee Hope Lloyd
- Committee meeting to be held on 2/12/08 from 1-2pm at UCP. People are
welcome to come.
- Spring Into Your Future Forum- Open house for Milwaukee area schools.
open to school and service providers. Contact Hope (329-4500) if you want to be part of the forum (provider interest in participating in forum).
· Transit Committee Lori Paprocki
- Transit comments good or bad are still encouraged. Feedback should be faxed to Lori at 414-541-4730.
- 4-8 people are interested in joining the transit committee. Meeting to be
held 1/10/08 after MADDSA meeting. Transit committee looking to combine with PCW transit committee to hold discuss session (meeting on 1/29/08 @ 1pm at CCLS). DRW representation will also be there.
· Health Disparities
- Dental group: WCTC held its first oral health clinic on 11/6/07. There were 16 slots and only 10 were filled (6 slots were open due to transit issues). The clinic went very well. Appt was 4 hrs. Exams, sealants and x-rays were provided. Plan is to repeat clinic 2x/year. MATC is also planning to implement dental clinic.
- Dr. Hodgen (Marquette Dental) is trying to work on dental student's exposure to the DD population. Students are on rotations in the Special Needs Clinic, but exposure to clientele is limited since DD clients make up a portion of patients.
- Health Log- now available on-line. MADDSA & Southern WI has link to document. Jessie Johnson from ESK will provide link to ESK's Family Program medical record link (report has similarity to health log information in different format).
- Ethic Group- meets every other month at ARC (working on developing a training for guardians and family members).
- Crisis Group- Working on a resource directory.
- Grand Rounds- Looking to incorporate health disparities in general (Spring schedule?- training to focus on end of life issues).
- Advocacy Group is meeting Monday, Jan 14th.
· People Can't Wait
- Meeting held on 1/8/08. Discussed direction to take (speakers, topics, committee work- transportation, stakeholders council for Family Care expansion).
- Interest in joining PCW committee is welcomed. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month, 9am at UCP.
- State Rally to be held at the Capital on 2/20/08. Contact ARC if interested.
- Education & Communications Committee: Currently are checking the accessibility checklist for polling places for the upcoming presidential primaries. Free paratransit will be provided on 2/19/08 to polling sites.
IV. Membership Tom Nowak
· Caregiver Recognition for 2008- If interested in joining planning committee contact Tom Nowak.
V. Other Business All
· Report on Long Term Care Reform Activity- Currently DSD is collaborating with FC providers. Sandra thought that the actuarial data is back for Milwaukee County FC expansion.
· Jenny Schulte will now send meeting notes to Mary Schinkowitch and Mary will forward onto MADDSA meeting group members.
· Top 10 citations for AFHs & CBRFs located on the DHFS & MADDSA websites.
· State Census- Sandra stated that clarity & documentation of request is needed from the State. Guardian then needs to be contacted for permission to interview clients selected.
· Request was made asking for feedback from LTS case management providers- The individual stated that LTS workers mentioned that they can not provide additional case management services for a client if that client has met the cap for the month. Jenny Schulte reported that there is a cap of services, but that in no way means that services will stop if they are needed when the cap is met. The cap is only for hours of billable time. The capitation of services is an average across all clients served, not based on individual cases.
VI. Guest Speakers- NA
· State Centers will plan on speaking on State Center client/community transitions and ITP programs in April 2008. Geri will provide a DSD update in May 2008. Schedule is tentative and subject to change.
· Bob Wrenn from TLS (and someone from DRW)- 2/14/08 to discuss Mental Health Parity and Rally at Capital.
Next Meeting- Feb. 14th, 2008 at 9am.
Prepared by Jenny Schulte