OPERATING AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE  

Ridgewood Care Center is a 210 bed skilled nursing facility licensed by the State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services to participate in the Medicaid and Medicare Programs.

EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES 

Accomplished Goals:

• Five residents have been admitted from the Institute for Mental Disease in Trempealeau County, resulting in substantial savings in the HSD budget

• Six month average census of 204 residents, with an average of 23 private pay and 18 Medicare, which will not meet 2004 revenue targets.

• Outsourcing of the Dietary Department is expected to be completed in 2004.

• The Laundry Department was downsized from 5 FTE's to 1.4, without reduction of service and with a potential savings of $179,100.

• The facility improvement project was finalized, and bond issuance approved, by the County Board.

2005 GOALS AND BUDGET STRATEGIES  

• Maintain an average daily census of 207 residents with at least 18 Medicare and 18 private pay.

• In conjunction with Human Services, explore participation in the 2005 Chronically Mentally Ill (CMI) waiver to determine feasibility of transferring appropriate CMI clients to the community.

• Continue transfer of appropriate CMI clients to Ridgewood from Institutes for Mental Disease located in other Counties.

• Remodel unit dining rooms and successfully implement family style dining on the units with improved client satisfaction.

• Continue to provide Racine County citizens with the highest quality nursing care in a supportive environment, as validated by the annual State survey.