Carol Strawn Center

“Current and former trustees comprise the membership. Members pay annual membership dues, which are determined by the board of trustees. Membership is nontransferable and nonassignable. Membership regulations are documented in article iii of our code of regulations. Members do not share in organization revenues. In the fiscal year 2019, there were 19 members.”

“Members elect board trustees for three-year terms. Any vacancy occurring on the board of trustees, and any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of trustees, will be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining board of trustees. The new trustee appointed to fill the vacancy will serve for the unexpired term of the predecessor in office.”

“Proposed changes to csc's code of regulations must be voted upon and approved by a majority of the membership. Members also have a vote on other matters brought to the membership by the board of trustees but in general, the decisions of the governing body are not subject to the approval by members or others.”

“The form 990 was completed by dixon, davis, bagent & company based on input obtained from the audited financial statements, various internal documents and csc management. The treasurer and management reviewed the form 990 prior to providing each board trustee with a copy. The independent auditor, who completed the form 990, reviewed it with the board of trustees during a board meeting. The board approved the form 990 by a vote resolution prior to filing. Board action taken and resolution voted upon were documented in the meeting minutes.”

“Officers and trustees annually review the policy and submit a completed conflict of interest form, which is reviewed by management. In accordance with the conflict of interest policy any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may develop throughout the year are reported to the board chair and/or president. Any member of the board of trustees who has a conflict of interest regarding any matter requiring action by the board is required to be absent from the meeting during the board's discussion of the matter and during any action taken on the matter by vote. The member's absence during discussion and voting are recorded in the meeting minutes. All staff also sign a copy of the policy, which is placed in their personnel file.”

“An annual performance evaluation of the president was conducted by the board chair but no increase in salary was given to the president during this tax year due to budget constraints. The usual process for determining compensation for the president is an annual performance evaluation of the president by the board chair, followed by members of the executive committee being appointed by the board chair to review compensation for the president. With consideration of budget figures and salaries paid to the top official in other local organizations, a salary recommendation is made to the board of trustees for their consideration during a board meeting, which is not attended by the president.”

“Governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”

“To operate an adult day care center that provides care to people with alzheimer's disease and related dementias, respite for their caregivers and educational services to caregivers of those with a dementia and interested others. The carol strawn center is committed to affordable, quality care. Our adult day service is offered on a sliding fee scale and our education service is offered on a donation basis.”

“Adult day service our adult day service provides competent and compassionate care for adults with alzheimer's disease/related memory loss disorders in a supervised setting to maximize the cognitive and physical abilities of our program participants for as long as the progression of their disease/disorder permits. Our focus on respect for individuality allows participants to receive therapeutic social/recreational activities, health-related and personal care matched to each individual based on his/her preferences and specific needs. Our adult day service also provides critical respite time for our participants' caregivers from their constant care responsibilities to re-energize, maintain employment or tend to other adult day services obligations. In fiscal year 2019, a total of 90 individuals benefited from our service. 94% of caregivers responding to our family satisfaction survey questions reported that our program helped their family member, who was enrolled in our adult day service, to maintain his/her highest level of functioning and all reported that our service improved the quality of life of their family member enrolled in the program. All caregivers also reported their personal (caregiver)stress level was reduced as a result of their family member attending our program (70% survey response rate). Our adult day service provides reduced service fees, both full and half day care options with flexible scheduling, and the following core services: assessment and care planning, assistance with activities of daily living, health-related services, therapeutic social/recreational activities, exercise activities, nutritious meals and snacks. Transportation is provided for qualifying government funded participants and it is coordinated with local service providers for others. Participants require various levels of care and support resulting from individual physical or cognitive limitations associated with depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, visual or hearing impairments, stroke and dementia. In addition to the cash support reported above, the service received non- cash support in the form of donated facility space, valued at 23,064.”

“Education service our education service provides family caregiver and public education programs to support care provided to those with a dementia by family caregivers; to provide information to those interested in learning about, or who are concerned, with dementia related memory loss; and to increase public awareness of alzheimer's disease/related dementias and available community resources. Providing care for someone with a dementia can be overwhelming for family caregivers. Our education service provides caregivers information and support to increase their knowledge about alzheimer's disease and related dementias, concerns relevant to providing care to someone with a dementia and help in identifying available community education services services in a class setting. Personalized educational support is offered to caregivers needing additional help in understanding the disease, identifying the needs of the individual with dementia and those of the caregiver and in developing a plan to manage the care of the person with dementia and/or caregiver. Follow-up and on-going assistance are provided. Through education, caregivers gain understanding and confidence and learn positive caregiving approaches and coping techniques for dementia care. Basic information on alzheimer's disease/related dementias and memory screening are offered to the general public through community presentations and/or wellness fairs. In fiscal year 2019, approximately 213 individuals were served with one or more education service. Over the course of a year, all those completing our caregiver class evaluations reported that they were likely to improve the care they provided because of attending our classes (84% response rate to this evaluation question). This service received non-cash support in the form of donated facility space, valued at 6,491.”