Resident Council General Meeting
Minutes for July 11, 2016
The July 11, 2016
meeting of the JKV Resident Council was opened by President Jim Ham at 2
p.m. in the Courtyards meeting room.
Dr. Dan
Rexroth, President and
CEO of JKV, commented that our longest Associate, Suzie England, had
been with us for 44 years, and her great granddaughter now works in the
Courtyard Cafe! Dan thanked all for attending the Open House for the new
Courtyard Commons building.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Finance
Committee: Chair Gerry Waschmann reported on
the statistics for May. Net deposits for both Entrance Fee and Lease contracts
were below budget. Move-ins for Entrance Fees were on budget; for Lease, below
budget. Occupancy for May: Independent Living – 727; Village Assisted Living –
173; VCC – 266. Revenue was below budget, partially offset by below budget
Expenses. The figures presented are preliminary figures, the audit for the year
2015-16 has yet to be completed. Overall May statistics reflect a small
improvement, however, revenues are still below expectation.
The next meeting will be July 27.
Resident
Services Committee: Chair Martha Wood gave the report
of the June meeting. The Resident Services Committee met on July 20 in the
lobby of the New Courtyard Commons. Maria Timberlake gave a guided tour
of all areas of the New Commons. In other business the Committee voted to
participate in the July 16 Village Summer Olympics supporting a game and
providing cupcakes.
There will be no meeting in August.
Health
Services: The speaker at the June meeting was
Craig Faith who presented an updated Contact Form titled “In Case of
Emergency” or ICE. JKV's Move-In Coordinator, DeAnn Hanson, has begun the process of issuing the new form to all
new residents as they move into the Village. We were reminded that filling out
this form is recommended, but it is not mandatory. The placement of the
completed form will be in a plastic sleeve (furnished with the form), hung with
a magnet on the front or side of resident’s refrigerator.
The committee
recommended that a presentation at the Town Hall Meetings would be a good place
to present this information. District Representatives could also introduce the
form at neighborhood meetings. In addition, the committee recommended that an
article be placed in the Village Voice and the new form be inserted into the
publication. Craig stated that each of the Area Managers have forms available
if residents need an extra copy. Home Health nurses will also encourage the
residents they care for to complete the form and place it on their
refrigerator.
Rodney McBride updated us on the search for a new VCC
administrator. At this time, there is one strong candidate from the group of
applicants and he will have a face-to-face interview in the coming weeks.
The annual State survey for the VCC was completed at the end of May, 2016 and
was a good survey. The VCC received 5 minor deficiencies which have already
been corrected.
St. Luke’s Health
System has developed a Caring Community Network and now recommends to their
physicians and patients LTC facilities that they endorse. Of 26 long term care
facilities in our geographic location, two were chosen to be a part of this
Caring Community Network, JKV’s Village Care Center and Wilshire. This network
will allow JKV to gather data which can then be benchmarked with other like
facilities to assist in quality improvement endeavors.
A new
Self-Scheduling program has been introduced on one of the VCC units and will be
followed to see if this is something that improves staffing and longevity.
Marjorie
Stowell was a guest at
this meeting and presented opportunities for the committee to staff one of the
games at the upcoming JKV Olympics. Our committee will staff the Hockey Table
Game. A question was raised asking why JKV continues to have a Home Health
Agency presence in Kansas. It was suggested as a topic for our next meeting.
The next meeting will be August 10, 2016.
Sales,
Marketing and Communications Committee:
Chair Margie Stowell, reported on the June meeting. The speaker was Kelli
Snell, Director of Resident Life. Kelli commented on all the renovation
being done in the Courtyards area which includes a theater, hair salon, coffee
shop, and dining facilities. A concierge will be on duty at the entrance (from
8 am to 8 pm.), and will take reservations for movies and the private dining
room – call 347-2405. The old library and cafe will close for now, but will
reopen as a library and coffee shop. The new library will have movies to use at
no cost. Karen Burec gave the stats for May 2016. Margie reminded all of
the JKV Summer Olympics scheduled for July 16 from 11 am to 3 pm.
The next meeting will be Thursday, July
21.
Nominating
Committee: The
committee is on hiatus until September.
Program:
The speaker was DeAnn
Hanson, Move-in Coordinator. DeAnn related that she came to JKV as the
original Administrator of Valley View, and worked in that capacity for 12
years. Then she enjoyed 12 years as a stay-at-home Mom for 12 years, during
which time she returned to the Village off and on in various responsibilities.
Two years ago, DeAnn returned to fill the newly created position of Move-in
Coordinator. This position was created for several reasons. Most importantly,
to reduce the depositor's stress. The largest barrier to moving to JKV is the
reluctance to leave home. Most clients have accumulated 30 plus years of
“stuff”. With family scattered, there is limited support. With DeAnn's help,
the time from deposit to move-in can be substantially reduced. DeAnn
accomplishes this with home visits, home sale support, staging, estate sale
help and packing. JKV offers a Moving Assistance Program, or “MAP.” Help is
given with personalization of the JKV home. Two days prior to move-in, there is
an inspection, and then a visit from DeAnn with the JKV Welcome Bag. DeAnn
works with the Area Managers in the orientation process and the transitioning
to JKV.
DeAnn answered a
number of questions.
Jim reminded all
of the “Light the Torch of Pride-Villaqe Summer Olympics” event to be held in
the Pavilion on Saturday, July 16, from 11am to 3pm. Help stock the Food Pantry
by bringing canned goods. You will receive 6 free tickets for each item.
Residents are encouraged to use Dial-A-Ride.
The next General Meeting will be on Monday,
August 1, 2016. The
program will be given by Richard Leslie, Events Manager for JKV.
Respectfully
submitted,
June Dewsberry,
Secretary, Resident Council
