Continuum of Care Committee Meeting Minutes

PRESENT: Linda Borleske, Joan Fordham, Joan Wheeler, Al Dippel, Art Carlson, Tommy Bychinski, Paul Endres, Jeanne Leeck, Bill Orth, Kerry Beghin, Kathy Schauf, Larry Volz, John Earl, Lowell Haugen, Sue Hebel, Tony Tyczynski

ABSENT: Judith Stoeckmann

1. Called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Paul Endres. The open meeting law requirements were met.
2. Motion by Borleske, second by Fordham to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
3. Motion by Carlson, second by Dippel to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
4. Communications: Joel announced that Jackson County voted to hire a brokerage firm to sell their nursing home for $5M. Resolution was read. Art also mentioned an article from the newspaper that said 39 private nursing homes went out of business in the last 6 years.
5. Columbia County HCC information has been gathered and will be condensed and sent out with the agendas for the next meeting.
6. Human Services presented the map of waiting lists for residents. Showed the location in the county of the people on their waiting list for community services. These people have been assessed and determined to be eligible for services. A total of 317 people are on the list mostly centered in Reedsburg, Baraboo, Sauk City/Prairie du Sac, Spring Green and Wisconsin Dells area. The people on the list meet the same medical level of care as that of the nursing home however prefer to be at home but need services. Joan W. Suggested that if we found a need in a certain area for daycare, that would tell us that that's where a daycare center should be built. Kathy indicated that this population is fluid and would be more cost effective to have them close to population centers for ease of access to other services and guaranteed usage.
7. Updates. Jeanne is in the process of gathering information on other Sauk County nursing homes and what towns their new admissions and current residents are from. Snyder's now has an "interested parties" list instead of a waiting list which they would not release. Kathy is checking with Eau Claire County representatives to make sure everything is in order for their presentations at the next meeting.
8. Kathy indicated that the completed chart will be sent to all county departments that are stakeholders in this process and ask for their input. Completion of the chart continued. The updated chart will be sent to all board members with the minutes and agenda for the next meeting.
9. Main thrust of the next meeting will be the discussion of goal statements including what we will present to the full county board. Also, will have the phone conference with representatives from Eau Claire County.
10. Future meetings. Next meetings will be on October 11, and October 24 all at 6:00 p.m.
11. Motion by Bychinski, second by Volz to adjourn. Motion carried.

Respectfully Submitted: Joan Fordham, Secretary