Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
Madison—Today Governor Scott Walker has officially proclaimed the week of August 1 through August 7, 2011 as Board on Aging and Long Term Care Recognition Week. The agency is being recognized on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of its formation as an independent state agency. Representative Dan Knodl, chair of the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long Term Care formally presented the Proclamation to the Board at its regularly scheduled meeting on July 21 on behalf of the Governor.
The Board was established and enabled by an act of the Legislature which was signed into law by Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus on August 6, 1981.
The Governor said, “Wisconsin’s elderly and disabled citizens have been remarkably well-served over the past three decades by a committed and competent group of advocates working to improve their quality of care as well as their quality of life. For their efforts in the past and their dedication to continuing this work into the future, the State of Wisconsin owes all members of the Board and its Staff, past, current and future, a profound debt of gratitude.”
The Board on Aging and Long Term Care is headed by Heather A. Bruemmer, Executive Director and is guided by a seven member Board of Directors who are appointed by the Governor. The Long Term Care Ombudsman and Volunteer Ombudsman Programs maintain an advocacy presence in the state’s skilled nursing and assisted living facilities and provide assistance to members of the state’s Family Care and Community Options Programs. The Medigap Helpline Program is available to counsel individuals who rely on Medicare, Medicaid or other related forms of insurance on problems or issues that they face.
“I am proud to congratulate the Board on Aging and Long Term Care for its stellar work in making Wisconsin a better place to live for the seniors who have spent their lives building our state,” the Governor said.
