Trinity Continuing Care Services

“Trinity continuing care services has contracted with plante moran for the provision of interim cfo services effective june 30, 2014. The interim cfo was not compensated by the management company for these services in calendar year 2013.”

“The sole member of trinity continuing care services is trinity health corporation. See line 7 for additional information.”

“Trinity health corporation is the sole member of trinity continuing care services. Trinity health corporation has the right to appoint all persons to the board of trustees of trinity continuing care services.”

“As sole member, trinity health corporation must approve certain decisions of the governing body, including the strategic plan, annual capital plan, and annual operating budget. Trinity health corporation must also approve significant changes such as a merger, dissolution, sale of assets in excess of certain limits, a material change in mission, and modifications to governing documents.”

“Prior to filing, the form 990 for trinity continuing care services is reviewed by senior management. In addition, certain key sections of the form are reviewed by the board of trustees. The board receives a copy of the return in its final form before it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Trinity continuing care services has adopted a conflict of interest policy which contains the elements in the model conflict of interest policy issued by the irs. It applies to all "interested persons" of trinity continuing care services, which includes trustees, principal officers and executives, and members of committees with board designated powers. Interested persons are required to act at all times in a manner consistent with trinity continuing care services' charitable purpose and service to the community and to avoid conflicts of interest. Interested persons are required to make full disclosure to trinity continuing care services of any financial or business interests that might result in or have the appearance of a conflict of interest. Interested persons are required to recuse themselves from discussion and voting on matters involving a conflict of interest. The board of trustees of trinity continuing care services is responsible for the review and approval of transactions with interested persons, including determining that such transactions are fair and reasonable to trinity continuing care services. On an annual basis, interested persons are required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement and to affirm their receipt of the conflict of interest policy, compliance with its requirements, and agree to notify the organization of changes impacting their annual disclosure in accordance with the policy. The annual disclosures are reviewed with the board of trustees of trinity continuing care services on a yearly basis.”

“Questions 15a and 15b are answered "no" because the compensation for trinity continuing care services's ceo, officers, and key management officials is established and paid by trinity health, a related organization. Trinity health follows a process and policy that is intended to mirror the irc section 4958 guidelines for obtaining a "rebuttable presumption of reasonableness" with regard to compensation and benefits. As part of that process, the compensation and benefits of certain officers and key management officials of trinity continuing care services are reviewed at least annually by the trinity health board or the trinity health human resources and compensation committee (hrcc) of the board, authorized to act on behalf of the board with respect to certain compensation matters. As part of its review process, the hrcc retains an independent firm experienced in compensation and benefit matters for not-for-profit healthcare organizations to advise it in the determinations it makes on the reasonableness of proposed compensation and benefits arrangements.”

“Trinity continuing care services is a subsidiary organization in the trinity health system. Trinity health makes certain of its key documents available to the public on its website, www.trinity-health.org, in the "about us" section. In this section, the consolidated audited financial statements are publicly available. Trinity continuing care services's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Medical specialist fees : program service expenses 204,772. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 204,772. Medical services : program service expenses 1,022,573. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,022,573. Physical therapy: program service expenses 8,687,530. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,687,530. Consulting fees : program service expenses 3,832. Management and general expenses 413,684. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 417,516. Laundry/linen services : program service expenses 227,564. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 227,564. Misc. Purchased services : program service expenses 3,497,493. Management and general expenses 569,410. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,066,903. Recruitment : program service expenses 82,484. Management and general expenses 233,226. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 315,710.”

“Equity transfers to/from affiliates -1,437,175.”

“Trinity continuing care services' financial statements were included in the fy14 consolidated financial statements of trinity health, which were audited by an independent public accounting firm.”

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