Keiro Services

“Organization's process to review form 990 - the 990 is reviewed by the audit committee, chairpersons and treasurers of the supported organizations. Members discuss relevant matters and ask questions of staff. Once approved, staff are directed to provide copies to all board members prior to filing/submission.”

“Enforcement of conflict of interest policy the organization requires board members and key employees to complete the conflict of interest disclosure on an annual basis. Attestation of receipt of the conflict of interest disclosure is performed by the senior manager of policy & administration. If conflicts of interest are disclosed, board members discuss the impact of such disclosures upon decision making and requires members with the conflicts to abstain themselves. The company has assigned the director of finance & administration to monitor all compliance issues.”

“Compensation process for ceo and key employees: the process for determining compensation of the ceo and key employees occurs in a two step process. The first step includes a meeting of a committee which is made up of independent board members as verified by the completion of conflict of interest disclosures. In this minuted meeting, the committee reviews comparability with current compensation arrangements for key employees. Once a decision is finalized, a recommendation is made to the full board on whether to accept the arrangements or modify them. The full board then votes to accept their recommendation or modify the recommendation. The same independent data sources are utilized for comparability purposes. The ceo goes through an additional level of review with the full board which includes a performance review and compensation review utilizing independent data sources. After the deliberations, the full board makes a determination on the ceo's compensation arrangement. This discussion and any decisions made are contemporaneously minuted.”

“Governing documents disclosure explanation - financial statements are being published in the organization's annual report. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“In this commitment to our mission, "our community" is defined as japanese american and japanese older adults and their families, caregivers and the community organizations that support them. The organization expanded its reach from a focus on long-term health care facilities to broadly engaging and supporting thousands of japanese american and japanese older adults throughout los angeles, orange, and ventura counties. This strategic change was researched and developed over several years. Due to seniors' increasing desire to age in place at home, decreasing utilization of healthcare facility-based care, rising healthcare costs and greater acculturation within our community, keiro moved from facility-based services where keiro could serve up to 600 people at any time to address the needs of approximately 70,000 japanese american and japanese seniors who have or will have needs. In addition, for each senior who needs support, there are many more family and informal caregivers. Keiro strives to support japanese american and japanese older adults to age with confidence by equipping them with knowledge, resources and assistance so they can effectively manage their lives and wellbeing wherever they call home. Keiro works cooperatively with community partners and agencies to improve the health and circumstances of older adults through the holistic lens of genki living principles. We support older adults who desire to live independently as long as they are able to do so safely. Keiro fosters a sense of community among japanese american and japanese older adults to reduce isolation and educate older adults and their families to make informed decisions and thoughtful plans, including end of life issues. While carrying out this mission, keiro has maintained our core values of respect for the elderly, integrity, compassion, community, stewardship and cultural sensitivity.”

“2) awarded $916,668 in grants to 44 organizations to support programs and services for older adults and caregivers in april 2017. Conducted workshops for organization leaders interested in applying for keiro grants. Nearly half of the 164 attendees had never written or applied for a grant and required assistance in order to secure much needed funds. Workshops were offered in both english and japanese. 3) partnered with ucla center for health policy research to oversample the japanese population in california as part of the california health interview survey. 4) supported residents of the four senior care facilities previously owned by keiro after the sale through culturally-sensitive programming and activities, including annual keiro no hi event (elderly day), summer festival, tanabata, shogatsu (new year's luncheon celebration), girls day, setsubun and monthly cultural programming. 5) provided internships for an undergraduate at ucla studying asian american studies, an undergraduate at brown university studying biology, and a recent graduate from chapman university studying political science. Interns provided community education on nutrition, developed curriculum for future education programs, and coordinated special activities for residents in the long term care facilities formerly owned by keiro. 6) provided case management/referral services, including placement in a long-term care facility, locating in-home care agencies, and accessing services. 7) partnered with providence health & services to provide culturally sensitive palliative care to older adults with serious illnesses and/or debilitating symptoms and their families. 8) partnered with little tokyo service center to provide support for a multipurpose gathering space for older adults, expansion of the caregiver support services, and establishment of a client assistance fund for older adults with limited resources.”

“Miscellaneous -2. Change in value of c.r.t. 146,878.”

“The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and the selection of the independent accountant. This process has not changed from prior year.”