Sharing Financing & Fund-Raising Experiences in Twin Cities - Insights from Denise Wickiser
Denise Wickiser of Metro Meals on Wheels in Twin Cities shares experiences on financing and fund-raising, including challenges and opportunities in the service area fragmentation. Key learnings emphasize starting small with grant-funded pilot projects and the importance of partnerships for accessing grants. Next steps involve awaiting the Live Well At Home grant, continuing Transitional Care Unit outreach, and expanding networking efforts in Hennepin County.
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Panel #2: Sharing Financing/Fund-Raising Experiences Denise Wickiser, Metro Meals on Wheels, Twin Cities, MN
Transitional Care Outreach Project MARCH 15, 2017 DENISE WICKISER, PROGRAM MANAGER SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Organizations Involved Community Emergency Services, Minneapolis Senior Services Consortium of Ramsey County, St. Paul Metro Meals on Wheels, Twin Cities Mike Krachmer Denise Wickiser
Background Service area fragmentation Twin Cities Metro Area Competition Focus on post-acute providers Goal: increased referrals and possible partnership opportunities
Challenges Time/Scheduling Ours and theirs Limits with what Transitional Care Units (TCUs) can do at discharge Bundled/risk-based payments haven t become common yet
Opportunities Overall positive reception Started the relationship building Lyngblomsten
Lyngblomsten Partnership Project Applying for a Live Well At Home grant from State of Minnesota in partnership with Lyngblomsten If grant is successful, Lyngblomsten/Meals on Wheels will provide 10 meals following TCU discharge hot daily or frozen weekly paid for by grant Lyngblomsten nurse would enroll the patient in MOW MOW program will follow up before the 10 days is over to see if client wants to continue meals or not (private pay) May offer an enhanced well-being check during the 10 days of meals
Key Learnings Grant-funded pilot projects seem to be the best bet to start this work. We needed to start small to focus on a specific population. Partnerships will be key to accessing grants and other new initiatives.
Next Steps Cross our fingers for Live Well At Home (LWAH) grant Continue TCU outreach Continue networking Begin TCU outreach in Hennepin County Continue collaboration with Metro Meals on Wheels for metro-wide health care integration
