Introductions
I. DD Coordinator Report: Sandra Butts
A. Changes within Milwaukee County (Sandra posted a new notice of Milwaukee County
Mary Burt - retired (2 additional anticipated)
Left - Dick Linhart February
Regina Grahmbacor - April
1. April 2 agencies (Kind Care & MCFI case manage) 375 cases transitioning
a. when staff leave send letter to consumer to inform of upcoming change
b. call to consumer
c. will hear about change as a provider through new vendor (New Case Manager)
d. work day agencies will get a written letter of where to send activity
2. May-June Procedural discussion
a. as info is sent to Milwaukee County there are people present/assigned to sort and outside agencies will be routinely picking them up
b. some more difficult cases will remain for the time being
c. if you have questions on case worker call the supportive staff and ask specific - fax these questions
d. bills should continue to come to Milwaukee County
e. FYI: launching a payment unit - timely and organized, goal is June or late May
f. systems or glitches would be helpful for them to know
B. CCS Board Meeting: Transportation about “Goodwill & Transit Plus” strategies: reduce workdays 3 days through 7-8 months - joining with some Holidays. General discussion about our providers incurring the cost of the 3 days of shut down. If it is ignored it will happen again. As a whole providers are not reimbursed for: sick, doctor, vacation, day service shut down and suspension - how much more can we incur? No one was even made aware and next year 4 days are being talked about.
MADDSA - letter Health & Human needs/voted yes - Paula, Lucy, Sandra, Geri
Perry draft - review Patty & Patty
Trying to address the SYSTEM issue not agency problem - and they are trying to solve the financial gap
Residential meeting & brainstorming
Should set up a meeting:
July 2, September 3, November 24 (Shut down for Transit)
II. General Issues
A. Newspaper: Disabilities conjoining with Aging
1. Sandra has not update: still in 1st stage - CN units provide this service: Icare, Evercare, many agencies are bidding on
2. 5 counties are on same CMO
3. Milwaukee is having Fiscal issues
B. Scholarships & Transportation
1. Southern WI Train can give $ for disability transportation for these trainings
2. Pam Hunt - up to 25 (536-0209) is able to
C. Bob: QTI - HR out if Madison
1. pooling employee health insurance to 1000 for rates: Quoted $785/PPO $303 s
2. can we put a group together so we can hear what they have to say
3. this is however an HR group that contracts on payroll, HR, handbook, etc.
4. Contact: Hartland Consulting Group/Glen Glas (262)742-2462 (see handout in minutes)
Milwaukee Aging Consortium: future programs dues
III. Update on concerns on dues and minutes on website
A. Milwaukee Training 5/20 John Rathman Grant Writing committee
6/2 UCP 10 AM
July/Aug Self Advocate
September 20 Exc Breakfast - Goodwill
September 27 Goodwill (Stofo) speaker
October 7 ?
Nov-Dec Epilepsy
B. Southern WI Regional Train - Martha Degraw
1. May 25 Recreational Activities (262)741-3728
2. July ? Rehabilitation (Ellen) (262)548-7702
3. Aug Difficult Guardians (262)657-7188
4. Late end year Challenging behaviors
5. Next meeting 5/27 2PM Ives Grove I94 & Hwy 20/Public Works - UW extension building
C. Transition NONE
D. Transportation: Cheri Esser - see enclosed
1. no medical transport solution; need T19 providers
2. FLYER ENCLOSED for an outside agency that provides transport for medical needs and is a T19 provider
E. People Can’t Wait - Perry Mueller
1. SSI hearing Mon 5/17 9AM Italian Community Center
2. Litigation - 2005 it has been pushed back; legislation proposed to address issued (Tennessee) addressed it (1500) people off list
3. Health and Human Services proposal to reorganize how they are set up.
n Announcements: SC Johnson Company designing products for individuals with restriction of use of hands/arms - 10AM - 1 PM
Product study $60 per person to participate 4 openings in AM & 4 in afternoon
May 27 South 13th & Oklahoma UCP - Fred Hesslebine 329-4500
(Suggest of next time Children Waivers discussion)
Next June 10, 2004 8:30 AM
Marian Fran closing end of December 2004
Caroline Lien: Guest Speaker (262)521-5088
Training needs for persons with Dual Diagnosis
Work for Dept. Health & family Services
Waukesha - based
n Involved in regional efforts to beef up system for taking challenging clients with all the closing/relocating of the centers
n Staff training - staff retention so it should be offered routinely - CRISIS PREVENTION
n What are we already doing, what can we do
Christy Smith (shared idea): Sheboygan - case managers meet monthly with provider
n they do a monthly behavioral plan and brainstorming, then training is left up to provider. Steps are identified to prevent the intervention of outside intervention (police)
n Need extra people: Crisis Team on call/responsive/internally
n New creative ways to create support for calming the individual
Person paid only if mobilized
Huge systems with revenues we haven’t tapped into
Medical assistance crisis intervention; county needs to be certified, cost to meet compliance requirements; HSF 34 code is the one to follow
CRISIS PREVENTION Institute
Welcome new members: April Juett
3238 North 44th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53216
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