The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors met Monday evening, approving a new health insurance plan, increasing room rates and approving employee salaries as part of its new budget.
According to information provided by Administrator Donita Youtsey, insurance brokers were present to discuss the health insurance coverage bids. The current provider’s bid included an 11.48% cost increase. Board members approved the 2016-2017 employee health insurance coverage with a change in provider from Blue Cross Blue Shield to United Health Care at a cost savings to Sunnyview of approximately $61,000. The United Health Care bid included a 0.9% cost increase over the current provider premiums. Employ-ee cost for the base plan will remain at $87 per month per employee for comprehensive medical coverage.
The Board approved a daily room rate increase of $5 effective July 1 for the nursing home and the residential care apartments. The new room rates effective July 1 are $152 for private rooms and $147 for semi-private. The residential care apartment daily room rate will be $90 for single Unit A apartments, $93 for single unit B apartments, $108 for single unit C apartments and $180 for double unit apartments. After the daily room rate increase, Sunnyview’s rates will still remain one of the lowest in the area, while remaining proportionate to the allocated Medicaid rate.
The Board approved the 2016-2017 budget as presented. The budget included an employee wage increase that will allow each individual employee an annual wage rate increase from 0% to 5% based on merit.
Hay bids received were reviewed and the highest bid in the amount of $12.53 per bale was accepted.
Propane bids received were reviewed and the lowest bid in the amount of $1.098 per gallon was accepted from Landes Oil.
Trash bids received were reviewed and the lowest bid in the amount of $696.67 per month was accepted from WCA.
Mrs. Youtsey presented the administrator’s, assistant administrator’s and RCF reports to the board. Highlights included planned activities for the Father’s Day Barbecue on June 17, Nursing Week, which is June 13 – June 17 and a petting zoo planned for June 3. The community is invited to come out and see the animals between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. In addition, a concert highlighting a gospel group, Servants of the Most High, from Gallatin is being planned Friday, July 1 at 7 p.m. on the front lawn of Sunnyview. The public is invited to kick off their Fourth of July weekend plans by joining us for good music and free homemade ice cream.
The Board of Directors will next meet on Monday June 20 at 4 p.m. in the conference room of the Administrator’s office of Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments.
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