Thursday, May 8, 2008
I.
DD Coordinator's Report
A. Sandra Butts not present to report
II.
General Issues
A. CCSB Board
Meeting
1. Intending
appointment for ADRC by June
2. Blended
rate/day is short $87.00 from current state rate
3. Required
ongoing negotiations with State to narrow gap
4. Children's
LTC waiver up to 100 but there are still over 300 on the wait list
III.
Brief Reports
A. Treasurer's
Report (Tom Nowak)
1. Current
balance in checking account is $1788.54
2. Current
balance in money market is approximately $2500.00
B. Training
Initiative (Mary Schinkowitz)
1. 05/15/08
Traumatic Brain Injury - still open
2. 06/11/08
Psychopharmacology w/ Bob Eisenbart - still open
3. 08/22/08
Personality Disorders w/ Dr. Marcus
4. 10/06/08
Positive Behavior Supports at Zoofari Center
5. 11/07/08
Holistic Approaches to Anxiety/Depression w/ Linda Dryers
C. SE WI Training (Mary Schinkowitz)
1. HIPPAA
inservice still to be determined
2. 06/26/08
Promoting Independence by Minimizing Risk
D. Transition
Committee (Hope Lloyd)
1. Spring
Open House held on 05/14/08. Many schools participated and chose locations of Eisenhower Center, Goodwill, Curative, MCFI and the Job Center to name a few. Would like to
incorporate living arrangement providers next year - contact Hope if
interested.
2. Next
MCTAB meeting on 05/13/08 at 1pm at UCP - new members are welcome. A SS
representative will discuss information for students in transition.
E. Transit
Committee (Holly Nygro)
1. Carmi
will attend June's meeting.
2. Currently
devising protocols for the communication forms
3. An
accident on the van was addressed specifically related to who is responsible
for client injury and medical treatment? - suggested to send directly to
Lisa/Carmi.
F. Health
Disparities (miscellaneous)
1. Martha
was not present to formally discuss.
2. Concern:
many state employees on the committees are not sure about the future of their
jobs thus the future of the committees are in questions. It is suggested that
we recruit CMO's involvement.
G. People Can't
Wait
1. Next
meeting on 05/13/08 at 9am at ARC so nothing to report
IV.
Membership (Tom Nowak)
A. Two new
potential members present at meeting.
B. Sign up
available on the website.
C. Updated
member list will be posted soon.
V.
Other Business
A. LTC Provider
Forum on 05/12/08 at 12:30pm at the Zoofari Center
1. Other
dates on Planning Council site link through MADDSA
B. Stakeholder's
Meeting on 05/06/08 - same report as CCSB
1. ESS
will be recorded due to the volume of complaints and new machines will be
implemented to make the process more user friendly.
2. Status
on the lawsuit for Family Care DOA in Milwaukee County will be posted
VI.
SWC Relocation and Community Services (Jennifer Nora and Bob Eisenbart)
A. 11 recent
placements into the community with a majority of them in Milw. Co.
B. The goal
is to smooth transitions and speed up the process
C. Bob and
Jennifer oversee LTC and STC
D. Providers need
to advocate for clients as funding sources try to cut costs.
E. CMO does
not want to get involved until the date of discharge
F. Long-term
follow-up for community transitions being advocated for.
G. Current census
is 198 clients
1. 6 in
the IT program for 13 licensed beds
2. referrals
can be made to the center in the region
H. Admissions
1. Screening
is done by the center, then presented to the director. If approval is given, a
packet is sent to the case manager to ensure the client meets admission criteria
2. There
is a county cost share for admissions in addition to T19; CMO's are/will be
responsible for the entire cost
I. Also
consult in the community
