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County of Walworth: all federal awards · Department of Health and Human Services: spending

WALWORTH COUNTY, WI, FOR FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TO CONSTRUCT A RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY - PROJECT ABSTRACT – WALWORTH COUNTY, WI RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY LAKELAND HEALTH CARE CENTER - 1922 COUNTY ROAD NN, ELKHORN, WI 53121 RICH HOUGH 262-741-3104 [email protected] HTTPS://WWW.CO.WALWORTH.WI.US/260/LAKELAND-HEALTH-CARE-CENTER THE PROJECT IS A REDESIGN/RENOVATION OF A VACANT 30-BED SKILLED NURSING UNIT WING INTO A 20+ BED COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITY (CBRF). THE PROJECT INVOLVES MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING FLOOR PLAN AND REMODELING THE WING TO ACCOMMODATE VARYING RESIDENT ACUITY THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT RESIDENT ROOM CONFIGURATIONS. THE FACILITY WOULD REQUIRE CLEAR SEPARATION FROM THE EXISTING SKILLED NURSING OPERATION, INCLUDING A DEDICATED ENTRANCE. THE RENOVATION WILL INCLUDE MODERNIZING THE WING TO MATCH ONGOING UPGRADES TO MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY'S OPEN SKILLED NURSING WINGS AND MAIN CORRIDORS. THE CBRF PROJECT ADDRESSES THE INSUFFICIENT ASSISTED-LIVING CAPACITY FOR LOW-INCOME AND HIGH-ACUITY SENIORS IN WALWORTH COUNTY. WALWORTH COUNTY IS HOME TO A LARGE GROUP OF LOW-INCOME SENIORS RECEIVING WISCONSIN’S PUBLICLY FUNDED LONG-TERM CARE BENEFIT, FAMILY CARE. FAMILY CARE REIMBURSES ASSISTED LIVING PROVIDERS AT A MUCH LOWER RATE THAN THEY TYPICALLY RECEIVE FROM PRIVATELY PAYING CLIENTS. THE IMPACT IS THAT WALWORTH COUNTY’S MOST VULNERABLE SENIORS ARE FORCED TO SEEK PLACEMENT IN LOWER-QUALITY, OUT-OF-COUNTY PLACEMENTS. THERE ARE ROUGHLY 1000 WALWORTH COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO RECEIVE FAMILY CARE AND HAVE SERVICES COORDINATED BY MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS. THE LARGEST, COMMUNITY CARE, SERVES 650 WALWORTH RESIDENTS AND IDENTIFIED AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR 12 ASSISTED LIVING PLACEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT MUST IDENTIFY A RECEIVING FACILITY FOR SENIORS IN NEED OF EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE PLACEMENTS DUE TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT. PROVIDERS IN THE AREA CAN’T OR WON’T PROVIDE THIS SERVICE, WHICH RESULTS IN AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF FIVE INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSIONS TO STATE MENTAL INSTITUTIONS FOR SENIORS WITH DEMENTIA. BY DEVELOPING THE CBRF, WE CAN ADDRESS IDENTIFIED CAPACITY ISSUES WITHIN WALWORTH COUNTY'S ASSISTED LIVING CONTINUUM OF CARE. THIS SPACE WITHIN THE LARGER FACILITY WOULD ACHIEVE CERTIFICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES AS A COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITY. THE UNIT WOULD SHARPLY REDUCE THE NEED FOR OUT-OF-COUNTY PLACEMENT OF FAMILY CARE RECIPIENTS REQUIRING ASSISTED LIVING AND WOULD ALSO LIMIT INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSIONS FOR SENIORS WITH DEMENTIA, COMMONLY IDENTIFIED BY WALWORTH COUNTY’S CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES PROGRAMS. LASTLY, THE UNIT WOULD ACCOMMODATE NEARLY 40 POST-ACUTE REHABILITATION ADMISSIONS ANNUALLY WHO REQUIRE DISCHARGE FROM WALWORTH COUNTY’S FACILITY AND ADMISSION TO ANOTHER FACILITY AFTER THEIR REHABILITATIVE SERVICES ARE EXHAUSTED. A CBRF TARGETING LOW-INCOME, HIGH ACUITY SENIORS CAN HAVE A MULTIFACETED ECONOMIC IMPACT, INCLUDING JOB CREATION, COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, AND HEALTHCARE COST SAVINGS. THE FACILITY WILL EMPLOY APPROXIMATELY 15 PEOPLE, MOSTLY IN CAREGIVER ROLES. CAREGIVER POSITIONS REQUIRE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE. WE WOULD LEVERAGE OUR EXISTING NURSE AID TRAINING PROGRAM TO EXCEED THE REQUIRED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR CBRF CAREGIVERS, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING STAFF WITH A CERTIFICATION THEY RETAIN SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO END THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE FACILITY. SUPPORTING LOW-INCOME SENIORS WITH AFFORDABLE ASSISTED LIVING OPTIONS CAN ALSO IMPROVE COMMUNITY WELL-BEING BY ALLOWING THEM TO ACCESS NECESSARY CARE WITHIN THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES. THIS CBRF ADDITION TO THE ARRAY OF AVAILABLE LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES WILL RESULT IN HEALTHCARE COST SAVINGS. HOSPITAL PARTNERS HAVE INDICATED THAT PATIENTS ARE SPENDING MORE TIME THAN NECESSARY IN HOSPITALS WHILE WAITING FOR ASSISTED LIVING BEDS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, SENIORS ARE LIVING IN THEIR OWN HOMES LONGER AND DELAYING ADMISSION TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, OFTEN WITH CONSIDERABLE FAMILY

Grant · Health Resources and Services Administration · to County of Walworth (UEI NGMPMVNECVM4) · data as of 2026-10-23

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