Attendees: Debra Riggi, Donna
McCurdy, Carol Loy, Sandra Hause, Sara Leiber, Melissa Feragotti, Marilyn
Huber, Laurel Reynolds, Jim Kuemmerle, Eva Bednar, Mary Simon, Sandra Knepp,
Bob Weber, Karl Belany, Meg Park, Dan Hawkins, Mary Carol Kennedy, Mary Lou
Lattner, Marjorie Kerns, Cecilia Reinheimer, Lu Popielarcheck
I.
Introductions
II.
ÔThe BuzzÕ
Kim Patterson clarified a few rumors about the MRSAP project:
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The Steering Committee
and the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) have not yet set a timetable for the
initial group of discharges.
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No funding mechanisms
(i.e. CHIPP) have been negotiated at this time.
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DPW is NOT delaying the
assessment process here in order to implement a standardized, state-wide
process. DPW has requested that
all state hospital residents be assessed, but they have not set a deadline for
these assessments.
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The Committee asked that
they receive a list of talking points related to the project again at the next
meeting.
III.
Follow-up items from the
October meeting
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Several handouts were
distributed and reviewed as a follow-up from the last meeting:
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Summary from last
meeting, attendance list
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List of Steering
Committee members
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Summaries from the
stakeholderÕs meetings
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Committee members asked
that they have more advance notice for Stakeholder Meetings. There was also
some discussion around the role these stakeholder meetings play in the Service
Area Plan process. Kim Patterson
and Emily Heberlein will raise this at the next Steering Committee
meeting. The goal is that these
two processes come together into one single process in the immediate future.
IV.
Disseminate final
assessment tools
The final clinical, family and consumer assessment tools were distributed.
V.
Review Assessment/Discharge
Process & Timeline
Assessment Process
A revised timeline for the assessment discharge process was distributed. The current goal is to complete the
assessments for 40 Mayview patients by 1/31/06 (clinical assessments by
2/3/06). Initial results of the
assessments will be brought to the next meeting. Once this first ÒwaveÓ of assessments is completed, a
meeting will be held to discuss any feedback on the assessment tools and the
process. The Committee had no
concerns regarding the process or timeline. Committee members did express concern over the long-term
alternatives to Mayview and the need to address the Òfront doorÓ (waiting list
and admissions) to Mayview as part of the planning process.
Discharge Process
The Committee reviewed a draft
of the Discharge Planning Process and requested several clarifications (see
revised version). First and
foremost, several Committee members expressed concern that the meetings be
named differently to distinguish this process from the existing Mayview discharge
planning process. ÒAftercare
Planning MeetingÓ was suggested as a good alternative to ÒDischarge Planning
Meeting.Ó
Because Mayview social workers were not represented at the meeting, Kim
Patterson will follow up with Kelly Burda to discuss the social workersÕ roles
in the discharge planning process.
The Committee discussed the purpose/function, qualities, abilities and tasks of
the facilitators and recorders.
Kim Patterson will compile the CommitteeÕs feedback into Òjob
descriptionsÓ and will solicit nominations for both the facilitators and
recorders.
The Committee also brainstormed ideas for peer mentorship programs. The need for peer mentorship has been
consistently brought up at the Committee and other meetings.
VI.
Data Collection Tool and
progress
Emily Heberlein provided a brief update on the data collection process. All of the assessment questions will be
entered into a database, which will be developed by 1/13/2006. With the
exception of the open-ended questions, the assessment data will be analyzed as
soon as all of the completed assessments are received.
VII.
Web site
Emily Heberlein alerted the Committee that information related to the MRSAP
project will be available within the next several weeks on AHCIÕs web site,
www.ahci.org.
VIII.
Continued role of
committee; next meeting
Kim Patterson asked the Committee to consider how their role may evolve as the
MRSAP project continues. The next
meeting was scheduled for Friday, February 24, 2006 from 10am Ð 2pm at the
Mayview Regional Conference Center.