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ADRC committee discusses outreach, staffing gains and enrollment trends
Summary
ADRC staff reported December caseload and enrollment numbers (55 total enrollments in December: 42 Family Care, 13 IRIS), new receptionists added to reduce front‑desk pressure, outreach ideas including a short informational video, and discussion of alternative housing concepts for people with dementia.
ADRC staff reported operational and outreach updates to the Winnebago County ADRC committee, including enrollment counts, new reception staffing and several outreach ideas to raise program awareness.
"For the month of December ... we did 42 enrollments to Family Care and 13 enrollments to the IRIS program," an ADRC staff member reported, saying the office did 55 total enrollments in December. The same staff member said they completed 20 long-term care functional screens in December and had another 13 that were started, for a total of 33 functional screens in the period. Staff said hiring two receptionists earlier in January had improved front-desk capacity.
Members discussed outreach: the committee’s vice chair suggested producing a short ADRC video that could be played at county events, courthouse screens or fairs to increase public awareness. Staff said they could provide resources and sample vendors and that outreach plans would depend on final 2026 funding allocations and pending contracts.
Committee members also raised planning ideas for alternative care settings. One member mentioned an article about manufactured housing and "tiny house" concepts and suggested the county consider dementia‑friendly, village‑style or small-community models as an option to provide safe, community-oriented living arrangements for people with dementia. A committee member and staff referenced the term "dementia village" during discussion and said such a concept would require substantial planning and site selection.
On legislative engagement, staff noted a federal lifespan respite reauthorization item in a newsletter and offered to circulate information to committee members who may want to draft a letter of support, as the committee has done previously for Alzheimer's funding.
What happens next: staff will provide outreach resources and the presentation slides for committee members; no funding action was taken at the meeting and members said they will revisit outreach once 2026 allocations are finalized.
