Wisconsin Health Care Association Inc

“The organization has members who are licensed nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the state of wisconsin. Each nursing home/assisted living facility member designates a representative to be eligible to vote on matters at an annual business meeting, including the election of members to the board of dirctors. Members approve the annual operating budget of the organization. Minutes are prepared for all meetings of the governing body.”

“See response to question 6.”

“See response to question 6.”

“The form 990 is completed by a public accounting firm. There are no formal policies for its review by the governing body.”

“There is a conflict of interest policy that is set forth at section 5.09 of the bylaws and is also set forth at the end of every board of directors meetings agenda.”

“Only staff of the organization receive compensation. Compensation levels are determined by the executive committee based on education, experience, years of service, performance and comparable positions in similar organizations. Compensation levels are approved as part of the annual operating budget by the members.”

“See response to question 15a.”

“The organization made its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Promote higher business standards and better business methods in the long- term health care profession by encouraging and advancing the importance of uniformity, cooperation, compliance, and education in the delivery of health care services to the elderly and disabled.”

“Wiscaregiver careers is a grant-funded workforce development program administered by whca since 2020. The program is designed to address the certified nurse aide (cna) shortage in wisconsin nursing homes by providing free cna training, free certification testing, and a 500 bonus. In 2022, whca successfully closed a 400,000 grant from the wisconsin department of workforce development which funded the program from 2020-2022. Also in 2022, whca became sub-grantees on a 6 million cdc (centers for disease control and prevention) grant which funded the program from 2022-2024. Most of the grant funding is passed through whca to participating employers to reimburse them for their training and staff bonus expenses. Whca receives revenue from the cdc grant in the form of a 41% overhead fee charged to all staff hours covered by the grant. Whca continued working with wiscaregiver careers into april 2025, when whca no longer administered the grant.”

“Sponsor a 2 day annual fall convention and business meeting for all members for the purpose of reviewing and assessing the activities of the past year as well as approving an annual budget for the ensuing year. Additionally, a new board of directors is elected by the membership, which then establishes a new slate of officers. The new board will generally set up and approve an operational agenda for the coming year in view of current and pending laws and regulations. Educational seminars are also provided at the event, for which licensed personnel can attend and qualify for continuing educational credits. Non-members may attend but are excluded from the business meeting portion of the event.”