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No cutbacks in services to
the Home's clients are
planned, but staff layoffs are
possible.
"The Jewish community
always thought that its cen-
tral purpose was to care, so
we continued to fund the
deficits of the Home," Mr.
Schlussel said. "For the past
four or five years, we've pro-
vided $950,000 a year to
help with these deficits. Our
allocations were predicated
on the home having a bal-
anced budget. But they
haven't been able to achieve
it."
In addition to the annual
allocation, Federation and
United Jewish Charities
provided the extra $4 mill-
ion.
Mr. Schon acknowledged
financial problems at the
facility, citing as reasons a
shortage of nurses and the
ballooning costs of medical
care. He added that he sup-
ported the recent Federation
action.
"The most important thing
we must do in the next four
years is improve the quality
of life for those living in the
Home's - facilities," Mr.
Schon said. "We now have a
recommitment and a
rededication. That is our
mandate. We have financial
problems as does every
health-care facility.
"The only place we have to
go for a shortfall is the Fed-
eration and the Jewish
community. The Federation
is saying we know there is a
short- fall," Mr. Schon said.
"We want to see where. Do
we cut? Do we reduce staff?
Do we reduce administra-
tion? We've done plenty on
our own but not enough.
Somebody might have to be
steel-hearted."
Herbert Aronsson, a past
Home president and an ex-
ecutive committee member,
said the committee is
significant and a positive
move.
"There were obviously
some significant problems
that came up regarding the
Home," Mr. Aronsson said.
"The Federation is concern-
ed with these problems and
wants to solve them. Listen,
years ago the Federation
gave the Home $100,000 a
year, and now they need to
give $900,000 plus other
monies that they give. The
Federation rightfully has
good reason to look at our
picture to see if there are
areas that can be changed."
Some board members and
Mr. Schlussel said the
Home's financial problems
are mostly attributed to in-
sufficient Medicaid reim-
bursements and rising costs
of caring for the elderly.
The Home's daily cost to
care for each patient is
estimated at $103. The State
of Michigan reimburses $71
each day per Medicaid pa-
tient.
Alan Funk, Home ex-
ecutive vice president, said
the Federation's interest
creates an opportunity for
the community to learn
about the Home. He said the
Home no longer is a home for
aged. Rather, the Home is a
nursing facility, where the
median age is 85.
"Our hope is that they find
a better way to operate," Mr.
Funk said. "It is time to find
out how much the Jewish
community is prepared to
pay for care of its elderly."
Significant
problems have
caused the
Fedration to
examine the Home.
Executive committee
member Reva Stocker said,
"The fact that the Federa-
tion is committed to review
is a healthy thing as we have
an aging population and we
must figure out a way to
take care of the aging.
"We have a very serious
problem," she said. "It will
take some major solutions,
but I don't know what they
are going to do."
Mark L. Kahn, who has
served on the Home's board
for 15 years, said he is glad
the Federation has taken a
special interest in the
Home's finances.
"I think the Home has
been extremely responsi-
ble," Mr. Kahn said. "There
. are some problems with
Medicaid reimbursement
rates, and some problems
with Jewish families who
want their relatives easily
accessible and don't like the
location. We have trouble
keeping up our proportions
of private-pay clients."
The Federation committee
has been appointed during
trying times for the Jewish
community as the Federa-
tion faces fiscal pressure
from all of its constituent
agencies. The Federation re-
cently approved a 5 percent
cutback in its own budget
and requested that agencies
prioritize during the
budgeting process. Most
agencies received hold-the-
line allocations from Federa-
tion's Allied Jewish Cam-
paign proceeds.
In addition, the recession
and the costs of Operation
Exodus for Soviet Jewish
immigrants have caused the
more stringent budgeting
guidelines. ❑