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EDRC/ADRC report: staffing changes, new statewide resource directory and funding breakdown presented
Summary
Tammy and Megan Zukaitis described staffing transitions at the county ADRC/EDRC, a statewide resource directory and a new database; the report included a funding breakdown showing major shares from the Department of Health Services and Medicaid match.
Tammy, EDRC staff, told the Healthy New Reserves Committee that the county—s Elderly and Disability Resource Center (EDRC) has seen staff turnover and is implementing modernization projects that include a statewide resource directory and a new database.
Megan Zukaitis, accounting specialist, presented a three‑page funding summary. Tammy said the EDRC and ADRC receive funding from multiple sources: she summarized the department pie as roughly 58.5% from the Department of Health Services, 21.8% from GWAR (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources), 12.4% from the county tax levy and 7.4% from other income such as donations to dining services. Tammy said of the largest funding slice, 32% is state funding and another 25% is Medicaid dollars used as a Medicaid match for services.
Tammy explained the agency is integrated with aging services supported by Older Americans Act (OAA) funding, and that Medicaid match payments amount to approximately $725,000 per year toward ADRC program operations in the county. She said the new database shifts tracking from encounter counts to caseload and time‑on‑task metrics and that current system changes limit reporting until data stabilizes.
Tammy listed the highest needs reported by callers: affordable housing, access to long‑term care funding, caregiver support, disability appeals and Medicare/prescription drug enrollment assistance. She also reported declines in congregate and home‑delivered meal program participation and said staff are doing targeted outreach and refreshed marketing to raise enrollment.
Megan provided a brief explanation of acronyms used in the funding slides: “GEERS” (the Department of Health Services financial term used for claiming dollars) and GWAR (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources). No formal committee votes were taken on funding items during the meeting; staff said they will provide updated data once the new database has produced stable reports.
