Maggie Mittal of Sunny Hill Nursing Home told the committee the facility’s annual holiday bazaar will be Friday, Oct. 24, and will include a barbecue, bake sale and crafts, with proceeds used for resident needs and patio upgrades.

"It's usually one of our busiest events of the year," Mittal said, describing resident participation and noting friends-of-Sunny-Hill fundraising support. She said recent small capital work included a carved tree-trunk feature on the lower-level patio paid for by the friends group and that staff are seeking quotes for larger outdoor improvements such as a pergola on the sunshine patio.

Mittal said new beds and mattresses had been installed and reported positive feedback. She told the committee Sunny Hill hired staff to maximize revenue from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers and that the facility has a consultant procurement underway to help capture ancillary revenue. Mittal said the request for proposals is active, interviews will begin this week and she expects to work with a consultant for at least a year to assess financial impact.

When asked about the facility’s budget deficit earlier in the year, Mittal said a definitive projection requires coordination with the finance department and the chosen consultant; she said she expects an initial assessment within about a year. The committee discussed resident origin data and Mittal clarified the facility records a resident’s address at time of placement, which can reflect a prior temporary placement in another county or state if they resided there immediately before Sunny Hill admission.