The WCCC received fewer tags from the state than they received last year, Administrator Bev Miller told the board at their regular meeting Thursday. They received four this year, down from seven last year. The state inspected the facility for a week this month and focused mainly on dietary and housekeeping.
Miller told the board that Dietary and Housekeeping needed policy manuals. Among issues identified by the state, the menus were not always following doctors’ orders for residents. The menus were from 2007, and they have not been updated since. Three more emergency lights were needed. There was no annual checkup on emergency lighting, which is needed to ensure that batteries are not dead. The facility needs a fireproof paint cabinet where they can store paints for the basement so that they will not catch fire in the event of an emergency. A hot water heater in the basement was leaking. Schedule 3 Medications now have to be locked up. The facility has 45 days to make corrections on issues identified by the state.
The raw food bill was down for last month and overall costs per resident were down. Miller said that the efforts to train staff to adjust to budgetary needs were starting to pay off. This month will be a three pay period month, which will create pressure for next month’s financial statement. Census was down to 20; the facility sent three residents home who had successfully completed their rehabilitation. Board members said that they had heard positive comments about the improved level of care compared to years past. Another comment they heard was that the facility was cleaner than the one at King City.
The board will revisit a policy regarding bereavement leave. Currently, it does not cover grandparents or stepchildren.
The renovation project was continuing to make progress. The goal is to complete the move of the beauty shop in two weeks; the new beauty shop room was painted. Renovation work on the far east room is complete and it is ready for occupancy.
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