REPORT DIGEST

 

TINLEY PARK MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

COMPLIANCE AUDIT

For the Two Years Ended:
June 30, 1999

Summary of Findings:

Total this audit 1
Total last audit 0
Repeated from last audit 0

Release Date:
April 6, 2000

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State of Illinois
Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

AUDITOR GENERAL

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Springfield, IL 62703

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SYNOPSIS

 

  • The Center did not update or provide patient treatment plans in a timely manner.

{Expenditures and Activity Measures are summarized on the reverse page.}

 

TINLEY PARK MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

COMPLIANCE AUDIT

For The Two Years Ended June 30, 1999

EXPENDITURE STATISTICS

FY 1999

FY 1998

FY 1997

Total Expenditures (All Appropriated Funds)

$24,594,665

$23,893,470

$22,809,539

OPERATIONS TOTAL

% of Total Expenditures
Personal Services

$24,573,265

100%
$17,338,262

$23,879,970

100%
$17,149,403

$22,788,139

100%
$17,280,771

% of Operations Expenditures
Average No. of Employees
Average Salary Per Employee

71%
372
$46,608

72%
381
$45,012

76%
410
$47,058

Other Payroll Costs (FICA, Retirement)
% of Operations Expenditures

$3,499,229
14%

$2,922,739
12%

$2,013,168
9%

Contractual Services
% of Operations Expenditures

$893,730
4%

$957,456
4%

$831,537
4%

Commodities
% of Operations Expenditures

$2,488,517
10%

$2,445,674
10%

$2,360,439
10%

All Other Items
% of Operations Expenditures

$353,527
1%

$404,698
2%

$302,224
1%

GRANTS TOTAL

% of Total Expenditures

$21,400

0%

$13,500

0%

$21,400

0%

Cost of Property and Equipment

$48,850,578

$47,552,264

$46,062,742

SELECTED ACTIVITY MEASURES

FY 1999

FY 1998

FY 1997

Average Number of Residents

146

145

170

Ratio of Employees to Residents

2.55/1

2.63/1

2.41/1

Cost Per Year Per Resident

*

$189,188

$160,623

*Department had not calculated at the close of fieldwork.

FACILITY DIRECTOR

During Audit Period: Ms. Delores Newman (7/1/97 to 6/30/99)
Currently: Ms. Brenda Hampton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failure to update or include treatment plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

We conducted a compliance audit of the Center as required by the Illinois State Auditing Act. We also performed certain agreed upon procedures with respect to the accounting records of the Center to assist our single audit of the entire Department. Financial statements for the Department will be presented in that report.

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PATIENT TREATMENT PLANS NOT UPDATED TIMELY

The Center did not update patient treatment plans in a timely manner as required by statute.

We reviewed thirty patient files to determine if the patient's treatment plan was prepared and updated timely. We noted that eight were not updated within thirty days, and two patient files did not include a treatment plan. The Department of Human Services Code (405 ILCS 5/3-209) requires that treatment plans be prepared within three days of a patient's admission and be updated as the clinical condition warrants, but not less than every thirty days (Finding 1, page 11).

Center management agreed with our recommendation to implement procedures to ensure compliance.

 

 

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WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

Our special assistant auditors were Velma Butler & Company, LTD.