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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 05/09/1984• MINUTE • Senior Citizen's Board Fort Collins May 9, 1984 Members Prese nt Bill render, Chairman Lucy Tackle, Secretary Mildred Arnold Evelyn Husar Barbara Keinholz Yetta Rollin Sally Kleine Norman Wynn Members Absent Elsie Russell Guests See separate list for detail (attached) Alternate Members Present William Kirkpatrick Dwight Saunders Sr. Ctr. Rerr. Present Robert Baker Staff Present Gail Woods, City Volunteer Coor. Guest Speaker Ms. Cheryl Muhovich, Coordinator of Colo. Board and Care Resource Ctr. Medical Care & Research Foundation 1565 Clarkson St. Denver, CO. 80218 Ph. 303-831-0267 1-800-582-7410 Meeting was called to order by Chairman Fender at 2s10 p.m. Minutes of the April 11 meeting were accepted as written. Following rollcall, Ms. Cheryl Muhovich was introduced as guest speaker. Subjects "Board and Care Homes in Colorado, -the development and mechanics of operation." The Board and Care Coalition was formed two years ago 4nd has been operating on funding received from a private grant from the Peton Foundation. It is seeking funding from this or other sources in order to continue operation in the future. The coalition has served as an information clearing house for Board and Care homes. It is one of threw such groups in the U.S. Presently it is forming a registry of all Board and Care Homes in Colorado, inasfar as these homes are known. A group in Denver is interested in dona- ting a home for Board and Care in that area. There is a serious lack of B & C homes in Denver. The Keys Amendment oan act passed by Congress in 1976 (Social Security Act amend- ment) in an attempt to address the concern that SSI recepients were living in substand- ard conditions in board and care facilities supported by SSI monies. This amendment Is still be ing used in Colorado. The state is required to advise local Board and Care homes on guidelines for opera- tion and care. There is growing pressure to shift responsibility and oversight of B & C homes to local health departments (see Senate Bill 1167). An investigation of complaints about B&C facilities has been going on. The major- ity of these complaints have been from staff working in the homes. Some areas of comp- laints are sanitary conditions, safety factors and better and safer handling in distri- bution of medications. Most B&C homes are for 3 - 10 persons which is a good size to lend support for the B&C operators as well as those living in the facilities. Ms. Muhovich gave several steps for local groups to consider in the establishment of guidelin=_s and/or regulations for local B&C homes. These weres A. Form a task force ahead of restrictions becoming established B. Have City Council memberSattend meetings during formation C. Include Zoning and Planning Commission members/a ?end formative meetings) this will help to clear pertinent needed information that may cause prob- lems later. D. Have in hand copies of House Bill 1167 which was signed by Gov. Lamm to become active on April 30, 1984. This bill is concerning personal care boarding homes. Page two - Sr. Board orting 5-c-84 • Have a list of policies as guidelines for changing to nursin home care. This should include a 90 day approval period. These guidelines will be needed when transition to nursing home must be considered. F. Establish criteria regarding general rules i.e. smoking, drinking, etc. G. Carry extensive liability insurance coverage. Ms.:;uhovi& stated that a training information "How To Manual" is being prepared. It will be available_ in about 60 days. Other resource materials are also being made ready for distribution. Weld County has coordinated all areas and brought together all facets that have formed a strong foundation to work from. They have established a license fee based on graduated levels of numbers of persons housed in B&C homes (3-10 persons etc.). Everyone at the meeting indicated unanimously their individual interest to serve on a task force for Fort Collins. An initial meeting will be held prior to the next Senior Board meeting in June. It will be chaired by Gail Woods. When phoned, each one will be asked to bring ideas to consider in establishing criteria for local B&C facilities. The two bills signed and made effective by Gov. Lamm as of 4-30-84 were: S':.ti9TE BILL ?06 which deals with Alternative Care Facilities. This Bill, to be im- plemented 7-1-95 qualifies for persons in intermediate care. It denies access to nursing home care any person whose gross income equals or exceeds 200% of the current federal SSI benefit level (see SB 206, Sec. 1, part 2). HOUSE BILL 1167 which concerns personal care boarding homes. This bill"requires the state ':card of health to adopt ;uidelines for rules and regulations by Jan.1, 1985, to provide ^inimum standards for the safety, location, sanitation, adquacy of facilities, provis'_on of personal care 1 social supervision of residents, and operation of person- al care boarding homes within the state. Provides --- dept. of health may seek recom- mendations from local health departments & representatives of agencies & organizations providing services or concerned with residents of personal care boarding homes." Copies of these bills are available by phoning the Bill Room at Colo. State Capitol ph. no. 866-2340. The Sr. Board Secretary has these bills and other reference materials left by Ms. Niuhovich for loan or reference to Board members. These reference materials are namely: 1. KEYS AMTNDMENT - addresses SSI recipients etc. 2. Colorado State Statutes Government -Municipal (31-23-303) pg. 668 - Legislative declaration res establishment of state -licensed homes for exclusive use of 3. Fact Sheet on Self -care Elderly Homes 4. Attachment to L-780, Self -care Elderly Homes ( a draft) 5. Zoning for the Elderly - b�- Robert B. Gillams Dir. of Litigation for the Nat'l, Sr. Citizens Law Ctr., Los Angeles, CA. 6. Proposed Rules & Regulations Governing the Operation of Board and Care Homes in held County 7. Notice of promulzation of riles and regulations prepared under authority of the authority of the Charter of City & County of Denver & Article 718 of Re- vised Code "3oarding Home Crdinance Pertaining to Personal Care Boarding Homes", 8. Senate Bill 206-Concerning Medicaid program, and providing for alternative care facilities as a home At. communit based service. 9. House Bill 11 7 - requires the state board of health to adopt guidelines by Jan.1, 1985. May seek recommendations from local health dept's. & rpr. C Ms. Muhovich met with interested nursing home personnel ando perators for a brief period following the formal presentation. They convened to the general meeting room for this informal discussion period. Page three - Sr. Boaz&eeting 14-9-24 • The regular session of the board followed with Norman Wynn updating the group on progress res fund seeking for the continued services of the SAINT program. Response Of persons using services of the program for medical and/or other reasons has added strength to the request for funds. Wynn reported some financial help is expected from Larimer County Dental and Medical Societies. Dr. Ronald Hanawalt is the new president for the L.C. Dental gaup. Gail Hoods announced that according to City Manager John Arnold the Fort Collins SAINT program is being recognized by the National Competition for Public Technological Innovation, Inc. It is one ofAtt- cities in the U.S. to be recognized for special in- novative programs that assist or answer needs of local citizens in a special way. Yetta Rollin assisted Gail Woods in Loveland with presentation of the House Shar- ing program to interested persons in that city. Lucy Tackle served as one of the parti- cipants in presenting the Share Housing to students at CSU Lory Ctr. on April 18 along with Gail Woods. Lucy also traveled to Estes Park with Paul Conover on April 25 where they presented the Share Housing program to the people at the Senior Ctr. As a result of City Council member Kelly Ohlson's inquiry, a memo dated April 9 from Robert L. Lee, Dir. F.C. Transportation Svcs. was received. The memo gave a full report on present parking facilities adjacent to and near the Parks & Rec. office on E. Mountain Ave. (Sec. has copy of memo). The new DDA/City garage to be constructed at Reminlon & E. Mountain Ave's. should provide some relief to parking problems. However, if a block of spaces in the garage is set aside for specific use of Senior citizens, it will need funding from some source due to bonding costs on the structure. Sally Kleine announced her resignation from the Senior Board due to health reasons. The board unanimously expressed gratitude for the fine job Sally has done. With the resignation a replacement is}needed for c' the Senior Board on the City Steering Com- mittee. ideeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m. Submitted by: Lu�[/ E. cy S. Taekle,_Secretary for Senior Board of Fort Collins Guest list at Ft. Collins Senior Board meeting May 9, 1984 Name Identifying group Faul Conover Larimer Office on Aging Phyllis Benedetti-Sitzman Columbine Care Center Cindy Trisinger Spanish Outreach Rae Rase R.N. Ft. Collins Health Care Admin. Jeff Grimm Administrator -Four Seasons Betsy Groom Poudre Valley Hospital William H. Shrock Shrock Group Home Lorene B. LeGros Group Home Lcla Fae King King's Palace Bruce Johnson Spruce Home Dou7 Anderson Spruce House Eugene N. Fox Good Samaritan Village phone number 221-7439 482-1584 484-5010 482-7925 484-6133 482-4111 (X-1850) 484-7782 226-0540 484-9772 482-2980 493-3990 226-4909