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Kathy Bridal told the committee the architect had prepared drawings and specifications and that Mark and Pat had reviewed the documents. \"I just need approval from the nursing-home committee and from the full board before anything can get started,\" she said. The committee agreed to proceed with a public bid solicitation.
Committee members discussed the project estimate during the meeting. At one point staff referenced a total estimated cost of $225,000 for the patio project and said the figure had been included in preliminary budgets; later in the meeting a committee member cited $255,000 when summarizing the bid decision. Committee members asked staff to re-circulate the architect\u0000s packet and supporting cost breakdowns for review before full-board approval and final budget submission.
The committee approved a motion to proceed with public bidding and to forward the project to the full board for final authorization. Staff said the county will manage the bidding process and that the architect would assist with engineer reviews and bid documents.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Nursing Home & VAC 7-14-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The nursing-home committee approved sending the patio-addition project documents out for public bid and will forward the project to the full board; committee members discussed cost estimates that ranged from about $225,000 to $255,000 in meeting remarks.","taxTitle","LaSalle County, Illinois","taxId",59330,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6170542,"Nursing-home finance report details census, reimbursement fluctuations and a $685,574 audit adjustment",231,99000,330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5397551-1709d6666865c75703d946a480f9268c&start=99&end=330","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5397551-1709d6666865c75703d946a480f9268c/thumbnail_99000.jpg","/articles/6170542/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Nursing-home-finance-report-details-census-reimbursement-fluctuations-and-a-685574-audit-adjustment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170542-00b591b79a04a1b63cab5df9bcd4696e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775402317&Signature=nSm4i8MMXNAoNvwhNspsCWnz5FT7mobHQTOKZc41wNsFM5E-~ozkAFdUiUg7abQy-PKJSTyDC76kfcl9v9j~1AvBF~3c0Sa~phUv5wwk3xMJhmG1pjmRu3WbKQSiUf5Fkny~NKP8JUS6gB9xf0yCqUEtTOGGrVchKyuOrlhBy~O1pjWabLuJhEnaZAR-tx6YlXr493xBRQxBI7DlAwgByjOMqA8BKw7zAhJnbFSRJgAV1qfmVM6A5qmCFCxPxthVPq64m1PWzE5Z1pMP4kRhvwR5y2MYQHqtc35q4dezxUGl6h8dAqUTaiwFIRR5gw26m~sketKtwG95dS2tgx02YA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The LaSalle County Nursing Home NVAC committee reviewed the facility\u0000s June financial report on July 14 and heard staff describe fluctuating monthly revenue streams, current room rates and an auditor adjustment described in the audit correspondence.
Kathy Bridal, committee chairman, summarized the finance report: private-room daily rate $242, expanded care $238 and semi-private $230. Earlier in the meeting staff reported a census of 62 residents; in the admissions section staff later listed the current census as 61 with five new admissions and four discharges in the prior month.
Staff explained reimbursement variability: Medicare Part A covers skilled-stay residents who qualify after a hospital stay, Medicare Part B covers therapy for non-skilled stays, and MMAI (Medicare-Medicaid alignment) and other managed-care plans reimburse room and board. QIP (quality incentive payments) vary monthly and are tied to Medicaid assessments and annual cost reports; provider participation fees are a monthly Medicaid bed tax based on census.
The committee discussed an accounting adjustment described by the facility: \"In the month of April, our outstanding auditing company, Mac and Associates, made a transfer of $685,574 from our account as an adjustment,\" Bridal said, adding the auditors noted the amount had been previously credited on 11/30/2023 and then backdated as a correction to 12/01/2024. Committee members asked for the bar charts and backup detail; Bridal said she had circulated multi-year charts covering 2017'024 for review.
Committee members also raised the timing of tax-levy receipts. Doug Stackley asked about the tax levy amount; staff indicated a tax-levy figure of roughly $1,000,757.05 had been cited and that levy disbursements typically do not arrive until July. Stackley also noted continuing monthly deficits and said he calculated a deficit of $161,030 for the month under review.
Staff invited committee members to contact the DON or finance officer with follow-up questions and said the finance officer could provide deeper explanations of QIP and provider participation fee calculations.","Committee received the nursing home\u0000s June finance report, including room rates, census figures, reimbursement variability for Medicare/Medicaid and a $685,574 audit adjustment recorded by outside auditors.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6170546,"Committee endorses in-person psychiatry contract with New Hope; will seek full-board approval",549,1547000,2096000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5397551-1709d6666865c75703d946a480f9268c&start=1547&end=2096","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5397551-1709d6666865c75703d946a480f9268c/thumbnail_1547000.jpg","/articles/6170546/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Committee-endorses-in-person-psychiatry-contract-with-New-Hope-will-seek-full-board-approval","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170546-498c1e6c650685db00d7851f5add2903/orig.mp4?Expires=1775402317&Signature=eQ7jks7FLXArfvQCd7ZG1XtZSxRpOXe6HDN-Ea~Tis9AUcdH9H4vwNkpimBngEoKpG5DqwVxoj8f8YsD7pM1lxbXb006yqbZULIeSvudxZhLbkbhOWX~4DClBjBMANeixXPyxC2laZt5bfnkteT5DJ6-C1CtxVjPaV9ZD64B1vefQ7jBfFkGi~a0c4dOuoKNu3-cc1C9ZDWya59TsSnqte1R-F3G7d5AcJRjuxfgNnztbNjnfK~rKKH7Gx2luDFz29mDh5yDmId-eh1sW-m4O2eDCM9I-lTdkVDmJKI3i7D~9udtNaO58IERtytvCnIl6vS3~0fCgJh0Gz6d7-VG-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The LaSalle County Nursing Home NVAC committee voted July 14 to forward a proposed psychiatry services contract with a group called New Hope to the full board for final approval. Staff described the contract as providing in-person psychiatric visits to residents and said the group bills Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance directly so the county would not incur a direct cost.
\"It's no cost to us because they do all the billing,\" Kathy Bridal, committee chairman, said when introducing the proposed contract. Hanlon and committee members said New Hope would provide more frequent in-person coverage than the facility's current telehealth-only psychiatry arrangement; committee staff said New Hope could make weekly in-person visits and the group's lead psychiatrist would be available by phone 24/7.
Carla Hanlon, the director of nursing, said the service would be available to residents regardless of payer type and that the facility would provide the group with a list of residents who could benefit from in-person psychiatric follow-up. She told the committee the group would coordinate appointments and that families could participate in visits when appropriate.
Committee members voted to forward the New Hope contract to the full board for approval. The committee recorded no direct cost to the county in committee discussion, but members asked that the full board review the contract language so the county can confirm administrative and scheduling details before implementation.
Staff said the proposed contract is annual and that the county could discontinue the relationship after a year if it did not meet needs.","The committee agreed to forward a proposed contract with a psychiatry group called New Hope, which would provide in-person visits and bill insurers directly at no cost to the facility, to the full board for final approval.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6170551,"Committee forwards medical-director contract changes to full board after questions about liability and scope",266,1300000,1566000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5397551-1709d6666865c75703d946a480f9268c&start=1300&end=1566","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5397551-1709d6666865c75703d946a480f9268c/thumbnail_1300000.jpg","/articles/6170551/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Committee-forwards-medical-director-contract-changes-to-full-board-after-questions-about-liability-and-scope","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170551-712c04d209204335e1ee953e28a095ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1775402317&Signature=A2wbLaeSyjjSS~QKFjY6cJR2BYqw3ArFnFjLtV2p1TkqBGaJQ0ZwJbV8RY-ssYPhNmh~VwdTAaO3IDtf66fhyAfoHjzS6RHL8ForM0LxSlfpYbsOTaKMNtGT5lCXysV9oi71pcsxWQhYvrgj5oTXPzfMlGeO4kBZWZ5s-jMcSaol3VKScZ8G6A3TyS5UnNUFZ9gSmBEMNOEJit59pN~c3DqJNdoZIP8GfQHLvvPhDkSuvuC2~byjm8gRfdLqOScuBgmnM9WNctV9iNUDDRP58aePCPyXRl6rJwIVf6oCoZNK3UCajeZbvXYNbk-spKee78InMsiNcdBtbvVvagdUdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The LaSalle County Nursing Home NVAC committee voted July 14 to forward revised medical-director contract language to the full board for final approval. Committee members said the agreement contains material changes from the facility\u0000s prior arrangement and that full-board review is required because it affects provider responsibilities and costs.
Kathy Bridal, committee chairman, told the group the contract had been revised and was awaiting approval so work could begin. Don, a staff member who reviewed the draft, said one of the \"biggest issues was liability insurance, and they will be covering that.\" Mark, a committee advisor, urged caution: \"I would hold off until you receive full board approval, not just your committee approval,\" he said, citing the size of the proposed change.
Committee members made a motion to forward the revised medical-director agreement to the full board; Bill Brown moved the motion and Nancy seconded. The motion passed on a committee vote and the item will appear on the next full-board agenda for final action. The committee did not adopt the contract; members said they wanted to preserve the committee\u0000s ability to amend the start date and confirm final terms at the full-board stage.
Committee members also discussed logistics, including the contract start date and the 90-day notice provision cited in the draft. Staff said once the committee provides positive confirmation they will issue required notices and finalize timing with the provider.
The committee flagged no statutory citations during discussion; staff said the agreement is a standard contract amendment requiring board-level approval because of changed terms and financial impact.","The NVAC committee approved forwarding an updated medical director agreement to the full board for final approval after staff said the draft now includes liability coverage and other edits.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6170556,"Committee votes to send nursing-home scheduler position to salary and labor after lengthy debate",0,2389000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5397551-1709d6666865c75703d946a480f9268c&start=2389&end=2389","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5397551-1709d6666865c75703d946a480f9268c/thumbnail_2389000.jpg","/articles/6170556/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Committee-votes-to-send-nursing-home-scheduler-position-to-salary-and-labor-after-lengthy-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170556-1ac098b04f61753ed1d2400ffd8babaf/orig.mp4?Expires=1775402317&Signature=VTZGH-mFWTImBmO790tt9uuH1TuHVop7rUDQ84Lfii40U2JeLS9ihCgbdqqHORHaL1Ltjv8GyzKB4EO8Pxk-WDerMMXAdsBODKhx3YXU1cm6vWMzl6TghyfgqHiavY4ETYJmYcjjDXQrHNdyWtfGocC4Z6Nd-boctRQwikMurLAcQ3rh-FVX2Sx2E63Rr1swHk0DNNC1ceAnVE1ugTHauVb-sSk9zSmvQFr0CIqYKabR2uLpJXY9h6TcxCsP4AfHJwrS36VzaWa2QcV2ACG0TgFN7DW2ivwaYKubks4z9dW5Qni4UWjYz1ZdoK0ZuEWLPiH8EYmPuCFLJ5Mqz703Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The LaSalle County Nursing Home NVAC committee voted July 14 to forward a proposal to create a dedicated scheduler/receptionist position for the facility to the county\u0000salary-and-labor committee for final review. The committee action moves a staffing request that would separate previously combined roles \u0000scheduling, psychosocial coordination and resident transport \u0000into discrete positions.
The request matters because committee members said the nursing home must meet daily staffing ratios and maintain regulatory records; supporters said a single employee performing multiple duties had become a risk to operations. \"The schedule is a living, breathing animal,\" Carla Hanlon, director of nursing, told the committee while describing daily scheduling, mandation logs and census reports.
Hanlon said the current workload includes producing four-week schedules, tracking call-offs, running a mandation list for overtime offers, maintaining a mandation log and daily census sheets, creating floor plans and coordinating contract nurses and transports. She said the role requires continuous attention: \"I spend a lot of time and a lot of follow-up, that doesn't have to do with auditing and focusing on the nursing home, which is my job.\" Members asked whether the new role should be full-time, part-time, union or nonunion and whether the county\u0000budget already covers the cost.
Committee members debated hours and pay. Supporters said the work regularly consumes multiple hours per day and that separating duties reduces survey and operational risk. Skeptics said a smaller, part-time position might be sufficient and cautioned it could be hard to recruit quality candidates for a low-hours, no-benefits job.
The committee recorded a motion to forward the scheduler position to salary and labor; Bill Brown moved the motion and Doug Stackley seconded. Members discussed and the committee voted to forward the proposal for salary-and-labor review for final approval and classification. The committee did not set a final hourly rate; finance and salary-and-labor review were asked to recommend pay and classification.
The committee noted timing pressure: the existing staff member in the combined role will retire in two weeks and the facility is in an open state survey window, which committee members said increases urgency for a staffing plan. Hanlon said the nursing-home budget includes funds from a previously authorized posting that could cover a scheduler position pending salary-and-labor approval.","LaSalle County NVAC committee voted to forward a proposal to create a dedicated scheduler/receptionist position for the county nursing home to the county\u0000salary-and-labor review after debate about hours, costs and operational need.","actionData","errors"]

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