REPORT DIGEST

CHESTER MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

COMPLIANCE AUDIT

For the Two Years Ended:
June 30, 2001

 

Summary of Findings:

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

Release Date:
April 30, 2002

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State of Illinois
Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

AUDITOR GENERAL

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SYNOPSIS

 

 
  • The Center has not implemented procedures to ensure compliance with one of its statutory mandates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

CHESTER MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
COMPLIANCE AUDIT
For The Two Years Ended June 30, 2001

EXPENDITURE STATISTICS

FY 2001

FY 2000

FY 1999

Total Expenditures (All Appropriated Funds)

$31,585,493

$29,873,622

$29,346,449
OPERATIONS TOTAL
% of Total Expenditures
Personal Services
% of Operations Expenditures
Average No. of Employees
Average Salary Per Employee

$31,580,693
99.98%
$23,477,442
74.33%
526
$44,634

$29,868,822
99.98%
$22,286,813
74.61%
540
$41,272

$29,341,649
99.98%
$21,834,497
74.41%
525
$41,590
Other Payroll Costs (FICA, Retirement)
% of Operations Expenditures

$5,306,687
16.80%

$4,876,246
16.32%

$4,762,013
16.23%
Contractual Services
% of Operations Expenditures

$2,002,638
6.34%

$1,727,751
5.78%

$1,774,246
6.05%
All Other Items
% of Operations Expenditures
GRANTS TOTAL
% of Total Expenditures

$793,926
2.53%
$4,800
.02%

$977,412
3.29%
$4,800
.02%

$970,893
3.31%
$4,800
.02%
  • Cost of Property and Equipment
  • Cost of Inventories on hand

$24,309,704
$305,285

$19,843,346
$269,372

$16,779,248
$229,037
SELECTED ACTIVITY MEASURES

FY2001

FY2000

FY 1999

Average Number of Residents

281

283

291

Ratio of Employees to Residents

1.87 to 1

1.91 to 1

1.80 to 1

Cost Per Year Per Resident

*

$133,132

$122,641
*The Department has not calculated at the close of fieldwork.
FACILITY DIRECTOR(S)/HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR(S)

During Audit Period: Stephen L. Hardy, Ph.D.
Currently: Patricia Kelley, LCSW (Acting Facility Director since 7/1/01)
 

 

 

 

The Center is working with the Department to achieve compliance with a recently enacted statute

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

NONCOMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY MANDATE

The Center has not implemented procedures to ensure compliance with one of its statutory mandates.

State law requires the Center to advise its recipients (patients) of the circumstances under which the law permits the use of emergency forced medication, restraints or seclusion. At the same time, the facility should inquire of the patients which form of intervention the patient would prefer if any of these circumstances should arise. The preference is to be noted in the record and communicated by the Center to the patient's guardian.

During our review of files and through discussion with Center personnel, we noted that there were no procedures in place to implement this statute. (Finding 1, page 12)

Center personnel accepted our recommendation to implement policies to ensure compliance with this statute.

AUDITORS’ OPINION

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

 

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WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

Our special assistant auditors were Scheffel & Company, P.C.