FADCA General Membership Meeting

August 15, 2006

Marriott Tampa Waterside Hotel

Florida Council on Aging Conference

 

Call to Order:       General Membership meeting was called to order by Gwen Duncan,

                             President at 4:08 pm.  There were a total of 23 individuals present. 

                             Introductions were done for those at the meeting.

 

 

Minutes from the previous meeting:       Minutes from the July 15, 2006 General

                                                                Membership Meeting were read.

 

 

Treasurer’s Report:         Minutes from the treasurer report read by Cindi Ryerson as

                                        transcribed by Luanne Wahlstrom, Treasurer.  Current

                                        balance as of August 4, 2006 is $6,624.91.

 

 

FASP Report:        Ron Radcliffe, Vice President of FADCA reported on the recent FASP

                              meeting on Sunday, August 13, 2006.  FASP has a new board of directors.

                              They have seen a decline in membership.  Ron gave a brief synopsis of the

                              White paper issue against 1330.

 

Committee Reports:

 

            Conference Committee:

 

1.      Gwen reported that our annual conference was “the best ever.”  There were 16 presentations.  The very first grant writing symposium (5 hours) was held.  There were 11 exhibitors.  Our main sponsor was Amerigroup.  Last year’s annual conference was 85 attendees, this year FADCA exceeded that with a total attendance of 123.

2.      Summaries of the overall evaluation summary were distributed to those present at the meeting.  Cindi reported that there was an overall satisfaction rate of 90.6%. 

 

Legislative Committee:

 

1.      Kathy Whitson reported that the Assisted Living and ADC statutes have been moved from Chapter 400 to Chapter 429.

2.      The Caregiver bill failed twice.

3.      Florida Senior Care waiver has been submitted to CMS for approval.

 

 

 

Membership Committee:

 

1.      Gwen reported that FADCA currently has 48 members, last year it was 71.

2.      She reported that many members have not paid their dues.  FADCA can now accept credit card payments, another “first” for the Association.  Corporate members get a link to their website.

3.      Guardian is interested in joining FADCA and will be able to offer a discount of their services to members.

4.      There are currently 159 licensed adult day care centers in Florida.

 

 

Old Business:

 

  1. Medicare Part D Education and Enrollment Event:  Gwen reported that 4 out of 13 host centers have been paid.  All paperwork has been submitted since April 29, 2006 and Gwen is in constant communication with those from NADSA.

 

New Business:

 

  1. Accomplishments for the year: 
    1. a new and improved website
    2. a new and improved display board
    3. best ever annual conference
    4. telephone structure changed – reduction in expenditures
    5. some consultant duties transferred to board members – cost savings

 

  1. Association By-Laws was tabled.

 

  1. Introduction of Committee Chairpersons

a.      Membership Committee Chairperson is Ron Radcliffe.  He will be focusing on recruiting new members.

    1. Conference Committee Chairperson is Patsy Oram.  Christin Hougland agreed to assist Patsy if conference is held in Orlando.  Susie Norris and Cindi Ryerson agreed to be on this committee.
    2. Newsletter Committee Chairperson is Vianey Serna-Yurkovich.  This committee will be responsible for the two pages dedicated to FADCA in the newsletter.
    3. By-Laws Committee Chairperson is Gwen Duncan.
    4. Legislative Committee Chairperson – Chris Powers was nominated.

 

4.      Five Year Plan:

A.     Ron gave an overview of what the board is attempting to accomplish regarding a 5-year plan.  This will be addressed at a board retreat and the board will outline a plan that will portray the Association’s Goals, Strategic Plan and Objectives for the next five years.

 

5.      Chris Powers gave an overview of what is happening at the National Level for NADSA. 

a.      National will be offering a “mini medical insurance” plan that will allow smaller ADC’s to purchase health insurance for their employees.  This plan will focus on well care instead of catastrophic visits.  There will be a total of three plans posted on the national website. 

    1. NADSA is looking into liability insurance for ADC’s to buy into.
    2. The National Conference will be held November 14-15, 2006 in San Francisco.

 

  1. Chris Powers informed those present of a DOEA bill that is being proposed, in the event of a disaster, a center would be able to relocate to temporary quarters and still receive state funding.  Discussion among those present:

a.      Elizabeth Davis proposed a motion to work with Barbara Kaufman on the language of this bill.

    1. Do the temporary sites need to be approved by AHCA?
    2. Bob Asztalos asked, “What do other long term facilities do?  The Governor can suspend statutes in an emergency.” 
    3. It was finally agreed that a committee should be formed to work on this issue.  The committee would consist of Susie Norris, Donna Defronzo, Chris Powers and Bob Asztalos – who would oversee legislative efforts.

 

7.  Senior Friendship Center of Sarasota asked the question of the general membership, “How do you do successful marketing?”   The majority of those present agreed that “word of mouth” is by far the best marketing tool for ADC.

      An additional question was asked “Do sliding fee scales interfere with funding?”  It was determined by general consensus that the hourly rate for ADC is approximately $6-8.00 per hour.  Chris Powers informed the group of a survey done by Mary Barnes with 48 ADC responding.  The average hourly rate, according to this survey was $7.71 per hour.

 

  1. Gwen asked those present to please consider participating on a committee. 
    1. Mary Ward volunteered for the Legislative Committee
    2. Carol Betty requested a membership packet, she recently moved from New York.
    3. Region 7 has an opening for a regional representative.  Jody Hampton is no longer working in adult day care.

  

Adjounment:      Meeting was adjourned at 5:18pm.

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

Cindi Ryerson

Secretary, FADCA