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McLean County panel approves nursing-home dietitian and lab contracts as final construction phase begins
Summary
The Health Committee approved a contract for registered dietitian services and a laboratory agreement for the county nursing home, and heard that phase 3 of construction is about to begin after the facility earned a four‑star CMS rating.
The McLean County Board’s Health Committee on an evening session approved two nursing‑home contracts and was briefed that the facility’s final construction phase is about to begin.
A motion to approve a contract with Advanced Nutrition Care LLC for registered dietitian services passed after Tompkins moved and Farley seconded the motion; the committee voted in favor by voice. Mister Wiley, identified in the transcript as the nursing‑home administrator, said the county’s previous dietitian took leave for a family situation and the county needed an urgent replacement: “Our current dietitian had a family situation and needed to go on leave suddenly, so we found ourselves in a bit of an urgent position for a replacement, and we have a good candidate here.”
The committee also approved a laboratory service agreement described in the transcript as with “Carl Hospital.” Farley moved the laboratory agreement and Bell seconded; Mister Wiley told the committee the intent is to pursue performance improvements with the lab provider: “We're just working to find performance improvement with our lab provider, and I think they'll do a good job for us.” The motion passed by voice vote.
Mister Wiley briefed members that phase 3 — the final phase of the nursing‑home construction project — is about to begin. He also said the facility achieved a four‑star rating in November under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) star‑rating system, and noted forthcoming requests to the finance committee: a reclassification of several nursing‑administration positions and an emergency budget ordinance to cover temporary rent costs related to phase 3.
Committee members congratulated the nursing home for the CMS rating and thanked staff for maintaining standards of care. No roll‑call vote totals or individual vote names were recorded in the transcript; all three motions recorded in committee were reported as passing by voice vote.
Next steps noted in committee: the finance committee will receive requests related to position reclassification and emergency budget modifications tied to the construction timeline.
