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ADRC director outlines funding mix, Medicaid match and program priorities for Washington County
Summary
Tammy (last name not specified), presenting the EDRC/ADRC director’s report to the Healthy New Reserves Committee, described staffing changes, a new statewide resource directory and a funding breakdown showing a majority of ADRC funding from the state Department of Health Services.
Tammy (last name not specified), presenting the EDRC/ADRC director’s report to the Healthy New Reserves Committee, described recent staffing transitions, a statewide move to a new database and a statewide resource directory on the Department of Health Services website.
Tammy summarized the ADRC’s funding breakdown. She said the largest share — about 58.5% — comes through the state Department of Health Services; 21.8% comes from the Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources (GWAR) for Older Americans Act programs; 12.4% is county tax levy and 7.4% is other income such as donations tied to dining services. Tammy said Medicaid match activity yields approximately $725,000 per year to support ADRC services.
Tammy identified the highest need areas among ADRC clients: affordable housing, accessing long‑term benefits and paying for long‑term care or home supports; caregiver support; appeals for disability benefits (the presenter said many applicants are denied initially and then work through appeals with staff); and Medicare and prescription drug plan assistance for new Medicare enrollees.
The director noted a decline in participation in both congregate and home‑delivered meal programs and described planned marketing and outreach to boost participation. Tammy introduced Megan Zukaitis, the ADRC accounting specialist, who prepared the funding charts presented to the committee.
Tammy said the ADRC switched to a new client database that tracks staff time and caseloads more precisely than the prior system, making future performance reporting different from historical counts. The director asked the committee to note that some previously tracked metrics are not available in the new system and promised more useful data once the transition stabilizes.
The committee accepted the report and set its next meeting for April 23.
