Annual Report - Lake County Board of Mental Retardation and ...

LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF DD
D E E P W O O D
2010
Annual Report
to the Community
Summary of Accomplishments
Together the administration, management teams, staff, volunteers and community agencies have worked
throughout the year to create a brighter future, inspire possibilities, accomplish more and ensure that everybody wins.
Agency Highlights
Recreation and Special Olympics provided 475 individuals 5,084 leisure
opportunities and 460 athletes 22 different athletic activities.
Food Service came in 5% under budget with meal counts of 96,166 meals in the
2 residential and 1 respite programs. Food Service also provided food for over
22 special functions throughout the agency.
Transportation logged in over 400, 000 accident free miles this year and reduced
number of UIRs 50% by maintaining “CPI” certification.
Operations Department completed many major projects this year including
Restroom renovation at ARC, HVAC cleaning, concrete replacement, ID/Card
Access systems installed. The Maintenance department processed 1,634 work
orders in addition to routine preventative maintenance duties.
Human resources hired and provided training to 56 new staff. These staff were
chosen from over 350 applications and through 128 interviews.
Their Wellness committee continues to grow by: Hosting a blood drive every 3-4
months, 241 employees participating in Wellness events, Healthy Potlucks, and
Walk your way to Wellness.
Volunteer Services celebrated many ‘Wow’ events this year. Youth Leadership
Lake County, Building Bonds Day, Impact Day, United Way Day of Caring,
Carnivals, Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Day, Book Club, Book Cart, Rocket
construction and launching, Friendship Connection, Pet Therapy and Quilters.
21 new volunteers were recruited in addition to the many who participated in the
events listed.
Outreach Events complementing the Wow events include: March DD Awareness
month including presentations and a billboard, Annual Report in the News
Herald, Art show at TriPoint, Family Fun Fest at Fine Arts Association and
Athlete recognition night at the Captains Stadium.
Service and Support Highlights
The SSA Department completed 113 new intake/eligibility files and completed
118 eligibility redeterminations for a total of 231 eligibility assessments.
Family Resource Services had 428 families enrolled at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Enrollments to the IO and Level 1 Waivers have provided opportunities for more
families to participate in FRS.
SSA department enrolled 5 individuals onto IO Waivers. 36 onto Level 1
waivers. Many of these waivers were ‘refinanced’ from Supported Living funds
and recovering approximately 60% of their Adult Service cost.
Adult Services Highlights
WWS had a 5.5% increase in their sales from this time
last year. DI employees at WWS enjoy continuity of
pay. 309 community outings in addition to ceramics,
art, crafts and other fun projects. Annual special events
continued including 3rd annual chili cook off, donation
to Ronald McDonald House, Eikfest and Selman &
Associates held an outdoor carnival.
VGC increased the average number of hours worked
by DI employees by 43% for 2010. Even though they
were busy working VGC held the 3rd annual ‘Idol,’
raised money and collected donations for the disaster in
Haiti, weekly trivia games and Script Ohio prior to the
OSU vs. Michigan game. Habilitation groups had a 17%
increase in participation in activities.
CES secured 2 new job sites and a temporary job
while maintaining all jobs for individuals through the
economic downturn.
CES implemented a successful transportation contract
with Laketran.
Children Services highlights
Broadmoor continues to house a variety of collaborative
agencies, including the Lake County Educational
Service Center’ Preschool Program, Lake County
General Health District Help Me Grow, Camp Sue
Osborn, YMCA, Ridge Pointe Childcare, Rising Star
Learning Center, New Avenues to Independence’s Swim,
Gym and More Program and Summer Program and the
Deepwood Foundation. Besides being an excellent,
quality educational program for the LCBDD/Deepwood,
these collaboration provide tremendous resources to the
Lake County community.
The Early Intervention Program restructured its services
according to the State of Ohio Department of Developmental
Disabilities emphasis on providing services in
natural environments.
The Preschool Program continues to utilize (IMPACT)
Integrated Monitoring Process and Continuous Improvement
Tool in order to monitor our preschool program’s
compliance requirements and guidelines, required by
the Ohio Department of Education, Early Childhood and
School Readiness.
Broadmoor continues to stay cutting edge by enhancing
technology for instructional purposes and increasing its
videoconferencing for students in all program areas
from Early Intervention through the high school LEEP
Program.
The School Age/LEEP Program implemented the second
year of the UNIQUE Curriculum with is a modified
curriculum aligned with the Ohio Academic Content
Standards for usse with students disabilities.
ARC/JCDC Highlights
With the aging and continually changing needs of the
population at ARC, 8 out of 17 residents on the second
floor required assistance during emergency drills. A
Room Change Committee was formed to assess, plan
and complete the required moves. 42 of 68 residents
moved to new rooms and /or living units. The committee
worked diligently to maintain the integrity of the units,
keeping current roommates and friends in tact, and
minimizing the need for moves in the near future.
ARC secured a 1 –year License and JDCD secured a
2-year license. In the Medicaid survey ARC had only
2 citations and JCDC had 5. This represents a decrease
of 7 total from the previous year.
ARC Satisfaction rate was 98% and JCDC 100%.
Residential program increased community outings from
1,177 to 1,404.
Respite increased its efficiency in billing and generated
supplemental funds through the waiver program.
Respite received generous donations from the
community such as TVs, Hospital bed, a new brass bed,
new clothing and more. Respite served 36 individuals, 3
were admitted as a crisis and all discharged to residential
placements within 30 days. 8 individuals were new to
respite.
50% Local
2010 Annual Revenue
32% Federal
18% State
2010 Programs, Services and Supports Expenditures
14% Children’s Services
2% Other Programs
1% Building & Grounds
5% Transportation
Services
8% Business &
Administration
14%
Community Residential
26% Adult Services
30%
Facility-based
Residential
473
Residential Services
(duplicates those in
day programs)
578
Adult Services
Comparison of Program Size
(numbers represent consumers)
483
Family Resources
(only eligible children
in public school)
404
Broadmoor
150
Total Willoughby
199
Total VGC
Adult Services
(numbers represent consumers)
74
Private Providers
96 CES
54
School Age/LEEP
29
Preschool
2010 Broadmoor School Enrollment
(numbers represent consumers)
168
Early Intervention
272
I/O Waiver
Residential Services
(numbers represent consumers)
37 Martin I/O Waiver
67 ARC
22 JCDC
6
Supported Living
60
Level
One Waiver