Health Care Center Board of Trustees

December 6, 2012 (24 KB)

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

1. Meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chair Mary Ellen Murray and certified compliance with the open meeting law.
2. Motion by Carlson, second by Fish to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
3. Motion by Langer, second by Carlson to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
4. No public comment.
5. Communications – Kim reminded the board of the Employee Appreciation/Holiday Party on December 11.

6. Guest speaker was Edward Somers, Administrator of The Fields of Washington County located in West Bend, WI. In 2002 members of the Samaritan committee asked the administrator to study the community need for affordable assisted living. Affordable meant extremely low room and board costs and COP – waiver program paid service costs. To make it affordable Samaritan needed to contribute $2 Million to construction costs. Decision was made to build 24 RCAC apartments and also to remodel and downsize the nursing home. They also remodeled the first floor of the nursing home to be a CBRF. The RCAC was built with $2 Million from Samaritan Reserves and $1.5 Million in bonds. The CBRF was built with $1.65 Million bonding to remodel first floor. WHEDA tax credits for the RCAC were considered however the committee felt uncomfortable with a private entity having ownership interest in county property. The payer source for the RCAC is 25% Family Care and 75% private pay. CBRF is 70% Family Care and 30% private pay. Both are operating at capacity. The RCAC is 24 apartments (6 studios and 18 1- bedroom); CBRF is 31 rooms (2 rooms have capacity for 2 people).
A Housing manager covers both buildings. The CBRF is licensed under the Administrator’s credentials and management responsibilities are delegated to the housing manager. Support services are purchased from the nursing home (maintenance, dietary, activities etc.) Both facilities have met expectations by fulfilling their intended mission of service and in financial terms of providing return to the campus and minimizing losses of the nursing home. The campus also provides Meals on Wheels for the county as well as having the county morgue onsite. They also hold the license for Chapter 55 (for county residents only) and provide outpatient therapy. They will have a profit of approximately $600,000 for 2012.

7. Discussion of future plans covered under item 6.

8. Business Office report. Theresa presented the vouchers and Kim highlighted items of interest. Operations statement and aging were also discussed. Aging is again looking very good.
Motion by Langer, second by Smoke to approve the vouchers in the amount of $118,375.32. Motion carried.

9. Administrator’s report. Kim attended the normal meetings during the month of November. We continue to plan our annual Employee Appreciation/Holiday party which is on December 11. We will serve from 10:30 – 1:00 with the program at 1:00. The Sunshine Club sponsors this event. All board members are invited to attend. Outpatient therapy paperwork standardization was addressed. A new dietitian was hired and will start this month.

10. Possible agenda items for the next meeting were discussed.

11. Next meeting date is Thursday, January 10 at 5:30 p.m.
Motion by Carlson, second by Fish, to adjourn. Motion carried.



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Mary Ellen Murray - Chairperson