COMMITTEE ON AGING MINUTES
January
24, 2012
This meeting and all other
meetings of this committee are open to the public. Proper notice has been
posted and given to the press in accordance with Wisconsin statutes so that the
citizenry may be aware of the time, place, and agenda of this meeting.
Chairperson
Pat Craig called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. at Waupaca County
Courthouse, Waupaca, WI, 54981
MEMBERS PRESENT: Caroline Murphy,
Wayne Laux, and Patricia Craig.
MEMBERS EXCUSED: Robert Miller
& Paul Hagen (resigned
– to be replaced by county board in April, 2012).
MEMBERS ABSENT: Steve Stead
ALSO PRESENT: Pat Enright, Beverly
Laux, Kristine Wiegman, and Peggy Strey.
I.
ADOPTION OF
AGENDA:
Motion by Caroline
Murphy, second by Wayne Laux, to approve agenda. Motion carried.
II.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion
by Caroline Murphy, second by Wayne Laux, to accept the minutes of November 22,
2011. Motion carried.
Public
Comment: None
III. ADRC/AGING DIRECTOR GENERAL REPORT – Pat Enright
No changes to report.
IV. AGING NETWORK REPORT
A. GWAAR – Program Updates, December, 2011, publication
routed
B. Other – None
V.
COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP – New Member Recommendation
Person chose membership of ADRC committee,
therefore, no action needed.
Caroline Murphy’s membership will expire
in October, so new member procurement is ongoing.
VI. NUTRITION PROGRAMS
A. Site Updates – Weyauwega site in need of assistance
as Experience Works aide and a regular volunteer are both out for medical
reasons, possibly indefinitely. Did get new dishwasher, which helps.
B. Nutrition Advisory Council – December
meeting minutes will be included in next agenda mailing. There was lots of
conversation by NAC on help for the Waupaca site with emphasis on possibly
cutting other sites by 15 minutes each day to accommodate additional hours for
Waupaca site manager. Pat respects their input, but isn’t sure how the federal
budget, which is not yet received, will impact things. The Nutrition Advisory
Council is advisory to this committee. This committee supports Pat in his
recommendation not to pursue any changes at this time.
C. Donations - Meal cost breakdown will be provided
at next meeting. Pat requested committee recommendation for increased donation
of $3.50/meal. Are looking for other ways to solicit meal program donations.
Before Director Ted Phernetton’s departure, Pat and he discussed setting up a
non-profit for people who wish to receive tax credit for their charitable
contributions towards our programs, which would make them more attractive gifts.
We received some generous donations in the past month from a few different
sources that were totally unexpected. These are generally few and far between. The
dollars will be used to fill needs at the sites at which they were directed. If
there are no immediate needs the monies will be folded into the general meal
fund.
VII. AGING PROGRAMS UPDATES
A. Aging Unit Self Assessment – 2011
ü
Pat
routed and reviewed each section of the Bureau of Aging and Disability
Resources Aging Unit Self-Assessment. Our ADRC social workers complete home
visits for those requesting meals on wheels, which is often a sign that there
are other unmet needs.
ü
Will
focus on emergency preparedness and hopes to utilize the Red Cross.
ü
Updated
group on current Transportation Committee activity.
ü
NFCSP
– connection with ADRC interrelated. Caregiver Coalition strongly expanding.
Working on piggy backing caregiver education as a component of Health Fairs. Also
providing adult daycare for caregiver attendance. Is working on extracting information from
employers/businesses to see how care giving affects their employ. Developing education committee and working on
a website. AFCSP dollars continue to
dwindle.
B. Planning for Input on 2013-2015 Aging Plan – re locally
determined focus areas. Pat reviewed document data. See handout. Is working on
gathering Bethany’s numbers as they offer classes too and can be included in
the count. Another local goal is to maintain support of the nutrition program, as
work towards sustainability of these and other programs as funding dries up
continues.
Motion by Caroline Murphy to approve plan as
presented, second by Wayne Laux. Motion carried
C. Volunteer Program – Kristine Wiegman
ü
Busy
end to 2011 – Over 700 Christmas cards were donated by local school and
community based groups which were sent to all MOW recipients and some congregate
along with other shut-ins and local assisted living centers. Next year’s goal
is 1K with even more youth involvement (K through 12).
ü Revamping
volunteer applications
ü Work continues
on update to volunteer driver handbook
ü Recruitment
efforts are constant. The Waupaca site does take the bulk of Kristine’s time
although she tries to keep her efforts balanced between sites.
ü Has developed a
great partnership with WDUX and participates in the Breakfast Show often. Will
start focusing efforts on PSA’s.
ü Uses regional
papers for recruitment needs whenever possible. The County Post East and West
cut back to just one section now, so space is limited.
ü Will be using
more Social Media.
ü Bethany has offered
assistance with MOW delivery
ü Sites
celebrating “Volunteer Appreciation” during week of 4/16. They each get $50.00
to spend on this celebration/recognition, so Kristine is seeking out businesses
and others who would be willing to donate toward cakes and/or other items to help
defray the cost. She is working on a “sunshine” related theme.
D. Elderly Benefit Specialist
Kathy
Austin made it through Part D season with some holiday respite due to the
earlier deadline but is now preparing for the tax season -Homestead.
E. Transportation Program
Logisticare
is now fully partnered with us and our drivers are on board. Nancy is getting
very busy. We have decided to mirror their driver requirements, which raises
our bar. There was some question as to how long riders continue to wait and due
to our efforts this is much improved. Logisticare continues to take no
responsibility for this. We are working on a better system with Waupaca Taxi
because the way Logisitcare’s voucher system works they need to schedule rides
10 days in advance. We want voucher assess to help reduce/eliminate that
need. Pat was made aware of an
interesting resource called www.doeslogisticare.com
F.
National Family
Caregiver Support Program
1.
Caregiver
Coalition –
Spoke at length on this under item VII A.
2.
Program Changes
– ADRC
I & A workers absorbed NFCSP management (previously done by Kathy A).
VIII.
AGING AND
DISABILTY RESOURCE CENTER REPORT
A.
Waiting List and
Family Care Cap
– Legislation must be passed in order to the lift the cap although it is
inevitable because the state was found to be in violation. We have already been
told to move forward.
B.
2011 ADRC
Encounter Reporting –4th
quarter stats available next time. Pat shared figures of interest.
C.
Other – The Politics
of Scarcity (November 11, 2011) and Greedy Geezers or Age Warfare (December 19,
2011) both written by Tom Frazier. Also reviewed new POA information.
IX. NEXT MEETING - March 27, 2012 – 9:00 A.M. –
Clintonville Nutrition Site
X.
ADJOURN – Motion by Wayne Laux, second by Caroline Murphy,
to adjourn. Motion carried.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Peggy
Strey, Secretary
Aging
and Disability Resource Unit