McLean County Health Committee met April 1.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
Members Present: Chairman Susan Schafer, Members: Carlo Robustelli, Randall Martin, Catherine Metsker, George Gordon and Sharon Chung
Members Absent: George Wendt
Other Members Present: Jim Soeldner
Staff Present: Mr. Bill Wasson, County Administrator; Trevor Sierra Assistant State’s Attorney – Civil Division; Mr. Eric Schmitt, Administrative Services Director; Ms. Julie Morlock, Recording Secretary, County Administrator’s Office;
Department Heads/ Elected Officials Present: Ms. Cindy Wegner, Nursing Home Director; Ms. Michelle Welch, Adult Detention Center; Jason Tabb, Director Juvenile Detention Center; Ms. Camille Rodriguez, Administrator Health Department; Ms. Cassy Taylor, Director Court Services
Others Present: Sonja Reece, Board of Health, Cathy Coverston-Anderson, Health Department; Judy Buchanan, Board of Health
Chairman Schafer called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. and declared a quorum.
Chairman Schafer presented the minutes from the March 4, 2019 regular meeting for approval.
Motion by Martin/Chung to approve the minutes from the March 4, 2019 regular meeting.
Motion carried.
Chairman Schafer confirmed there were no members of the public to appear before the Committee.
Ms. Cindy Wegner, Director of the Nursing Home presented for action a request to approve a Nursing Facility Laboratory Agreement with American Health Associates. Ms. Wegner indicated the Nursing Home has been working with this company for several years, but during a Medicaid audit it was determined the contract had not been updated. Ms. Metsker asked what the updates were. Ms. Wegner indicated the billing charges were updated.
Motion by Gordon/Metsker to recommend approval of a Nursing Facility Laboratory Agreement with American Health Associates.
Motion Carried.
Ms. Wegner presented her monthly reports. Ms. Metsker commented it was good to see the referral numbers up and thanked her and her staff and the Blue Ribbon Panel for assistance in this area. Ms. Metsker asked about month-to-month variation in expense versus revenue. Ms. Wegner indicated employee insurance is deducted quarterly so that greatly increases the expenses during those months. Ms. Metsker also pointed out the increased number of residents and family who would recommend coming to the facility. Mr. Gordon stated he also noted those numbers and mentioned discussing information later in the meeting under the Blue Ribbon Report part of the agenda. Ms. Schafer indicated they could go ahead and discuss the Blue Ribbon Report. Mr. Gordon said he was glad to see marketing and community outreach increasing as he hoped that would continue to help numbers go up. Ms. Wegner indicated they are also working on therapy outcome information they would provide to local offices and hospitals. Mr. Robustelli asked where they were in changing the name of the facility. Mr. Schmitt indicated they wanted to get the services offered inline before changing the title. Mr. Robustelli asked about current staffing levels. Ms. Wegner went over those numbers and indicated they could use more Certified Nursing Assistants and a Registered Nurse. Mr. Wasson stated that providing this information allows the Committee to understand difficulty in staffing, and will help them evaluate strategies Staff will bring to the Committee in the next few months. Mr. Martin asked about the patient to staff ratio. Ms. Wegner went over numbers that are required.
Ms. Metsker pointed out in the notes information Ms. Wegner was to provide at the June Blue Ribbon meeting and asked if there were items on the list that she was already moving ahead on or if those would be decided at that meeting. Ms. Wegner indicated they are moving ahead on several items. Mr. Robustelli stated that while the ultimate goal is to meet the needs of the Community, he felt they should keep track of the progress we are making to increase the census number to the goal identified by the Blue Ribbon Panel for sustainability. Ms. Metsker asked if they would have space free in the wing for therapy services as the census numbers increase. Ms. Wegner went over renovation plans and where the therapy area would be located and indicated that they would have room for what had been planned.
Ms. Schafer indicated she had discussed with Staff having a Committee meeting at the nursing home in the near future to see updates. Ms. Schafer asked about status of agreement with Advocate/BroMenn. Mr. Schmitt indicated that BroMenn is still trying to hire an APN hired who would come to the facility on a regular basis. He also made the Committee aware that the onboarding process / certification had changed from 90 days to 6 months in the last year, which makes it more difficult to fill that position. Ms. Schafer stated that not having this agreement will hinder our progress on census numbers. Ms. Metsker again stated that we need to thank the Blue Ribbon Panel for their assistant and input. Chairman Schafer asked if there were any other questions or comments, hearing none she thanked Ms. Wegner.
Ms. Michelle Welch, Supervisor of the Adult Detention Medical Department and Mr. Jason Tabb, Director for Juvenile Detention Center presented their reports. Chairman Schafer asked if there were questions for Ms. Welch or Mr. Tabb, hearing none, she thanked them.
Ms. Camille Rodriguez, Health Department Administrator presented her monthly reports to the Committee. Ms. Rodriguez also indicated she had put an annual report in their mailbox. She stated that the report this year it meets statutory requirement, but is more concise to save on expenses. She also indicated that they provided a link to the report on our website were in the process of finalizing a video of annual report that will be more comprehensive. Ms. Metsker asked whom the report was provided to. Ms. Rodriguez indicated they provided it to those required by statute including the McLean County Board and Board of Health members. Mr. Robustelli thanked her for the information. Ms. Metsker asked if she could schedule a meeting to go over information with someone in the Health Department. Ms. Rodriguez confirmed that could be arranged. Ms. Schafer pointed out grants number provided in the report as she felt it was very helpful information. Chairman Schafer ask if there were any questions for Ms. Rodriguez, hearing none, she thanked her.
Mr. Wasson presented information on the recently employment activities and indicated there were several positions filled under the purview of the Health Committee.
Chairman Schafer asked if there was any other business or communication. She indicated that the next meeting would be May 6th and moved to payment of the bills.
Chairman Schafer presented for approval bills for the Board of Health with a prepaid and fund total of $129,879.01
Motion by Martin/Metsker to approve bills for the Board of Health as presented. Motion carried.
Chairman Schafer presented for approval bills with a prepaid and fund total of $479,021.16 for the Nursing Home.
Motion by Chung/Gordon to approve bills for the Nursing Home as presented.
Motion carried.
Chairman Schafer presented the bills for the Developmental Disability Board with a prepaid and fund total of $1,497.66.
Motion by Martin/Metsker to approve bills for the Developmental Disability Board as presented.
Motion carried.
Chairman Schafer presented for approval bills for Jail Medical and JDC Medical with a prepaid and fund total of $33,475.01.
Motion by Gordon/Martin to approve bills for Jail Medical and JDC Medical as presented.
Motion carried.
Chairman Schafer reminded the Committee that the next meeting would be Monday, April 1, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. Chairman Schafer asked if there was any additional business to come before the Committee; hearing nothing, she adjourned the meeting at 4:58 p.m.
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