Meeting Events

Meeting: mxhlopscgoc.stephenson_county_il_nursing_center_committee_meeting_2-12-26

Meeting date: 2026-02-12

Meeting type: nursing_center_committee

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Decisions and Votes

• Approval of tonight’s agenda — Passed

  • Summary: Motion made to approve tonight’s agenda.
  • Evidence: “Do I have a motion to approve?”
  • Evidence: “All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carried.”
  • Source timestamp: 00:44

• Review and approval of meeting minutes from January 8th, 2026 — Passed

  • Summary: Motion made to approve the meeting minutes from January 8th, 2026.
  • Evidence: “4.0 Review and approval of meeting minutes from January 8th, 2026, motion to approve.”
  • Evidence: “All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Motion carried.”
  • Source timestamp: 00:50

• Approval of tonight’s claim selling in the cash requirements and manuals — Passed

  • Summary: Motion made to approve the claim selling in the cash requirements and manuals of $2,095.90.
  • Evidence: “5.0 Approval of tonight’s claim, selling in the cash requirements and manuals of $2,095.90. Do I have a motion to approve?”
  • Evidence: “All in favor say aye. Carries”
  • Source timestamp: 01:10

• Adjournment

  • Summary: Motion made to adjourn the meeting.
  • Evidence: “10.0 adjournment. All in favor say aye.”
  • Source timestamp: 05:47

Procedural Actions

• Call to order

  • Summary: The meeting was called to order at 6:30.
  • Evidence: “All right, it’s 6.30. We’re going to call the meeting to order.”
  • Source timestamp: 00:00

• Old business

  • Summary: No old business was reported.
  • Evidence: “8.0 Old business, no old business”
  • Source timestamp: 05:47

• New business

  • Summary: No new business was reported.
  • Evidence: “9.0 new business, no new business”
  • Source timestamp: 05:47

Presentations and Reports

• Facility census and staffing report

  • Summary: The current facility census is up to 78, with 16 skilled residents. Admissions are managed efficiently. A new assistant director of nursing was hired.
  • Evidence: “So our current facility census is all the way up to 78. We have 16 skilled residents right now. Our census remains stable and admissions have just started to continue to be managed efficiently. We are also pleased to announce that we have just hired a new assistant director of nursing to help Ms. Annette.”
  • Source timestamp: 01:42

• Staff training

  • Summary: Extensive training was conducted with nursing staff regarding peritoneal dialysis techniques.
  • Evidence: “We’ve also done extensive training with nursing staff to now take tricks in peritoneal dialysis, so that’s very helpful too.”
  • Source timestamp: 03:44

• Oversight Committee reporting requirement

  • Summary: A request was made for written reports to be provided in advance of committee meetings for review by Oversight Committee members.
  • Evidence: “Going forward, I think our agreement, the Edgeman agreement does say that we’ve written reports if possible and get that just so we can put it in the packet so that the members of the Oversight Committee can review it in case they have questions before you get here.”
  • Source timestamp: 05:19

Metrics

• Staff compensation changes

  • Summary: Pay was increased for CNAs and LPNs.
  • Evidence: “The pay has been increased for the CNAs. The pay was increased for the LPNs.”
  • Source timestamp: 02:24

• Agency staffing levels

  • Summary: PRN nurses were brought back, resulting in minimal agency staffing.
  • Evidence: “We brought back our PRN nurses. And we’re down to a very minimal agency staffing at this point.”
  • Source timestamp: 02:31

Discussion

• Public comment period

  • Summary: There was no public comment during the designated period.
  • Evidence: “6.0, public comment, no public comment.”
  • Source timestamp: 01:33

• Facility support and morale

  • Summary: The facility receives strong and consistent support from corporate leadership, leading to positive morale.
  • Evidence: “The facility continues to receive strong and consistent support from our corporate leadership. Both the residents and staff are flourishing. The morale remains positive.”
  • Source timestamp: 02:09

• Admissions and referrals improvement

  • Summary: Improvements in admissions were attributed to utilizing different referral portals and the efforts of staff members like Carolyn (formerly AP) who stepped into the admissions role, and Floxy from Corporate who assists with community referrals.
  • Evidence: “It’s just a number of things. There was different portals for referrals that were not being used, that are being used now. We have team members that specifically work on that. Carolyn, you might know her as the old AP. She has stepped into the admissions role and she is phenomenal. It’s probably what she’s been doing the whole time. And then we have Floxy from Corporate that helps with referrals and getting, she’s like a liaison type of person that helps get out in the community, helps Carolyn get out in the community and get her name out there to get more referrals.”
  • Source timestamp: 03:16

• Business office management changes

  • Summary: Tanya was hired as the new business office manager and is making positive changes. Lena is also mentioned.
  • Evidence: “We also have a new business office manager, Tanya, who is amazing. She’s doing a lot of groundwork with positive changes.”
  • Source timestamp: 04:14

• Staff transfers

  • Summary: A couple of staff members were transferred for reconstruction at Lena but will return.
  • Evidence: “A couple did for some reconstruction at Lena, but they will go back, but that’s not.”
  • Source timestamp: 04:30

• Collective bargaining agreement status

  • Summary: It was confirmed whether raises given to C&As were outside of the collective bargaining agreement.
  • Evidence: “Did I agree to say that C&As have been given licenses? Mm-hmm. Are they under the collective bargaining agreement still? We have not heard anything from the union. So these are just raises outside of the contract? Yes.”
  • Source timestamp: 04:41

• Agency staffing status clarification

  • Summary: A question was raised regarding agency staff, and it was clarified that while there has always been agency staff, the current level is the lowest recorded.
  • Evidence: “And I think last month you had mentioned that there were no agency, but now you do have some agency? No, there’s always been agency. Right now is the least we’ve had. It’s been going down progressively every month.”
  • Source timestamp: 05:00