MONROE - The decision to not renew a contract with Pleasant View Nursing Home interim director Aaron Biebert was made Tuesday, two Green County board members said Friday.
His contract as a consultant was due to expire Aug. 3.
Green County Board Supervisor Harvey Mandel, who chairs the county's finance committee, said the decision was made Tuesday at a joint committee meeting with the Pleasant View Committee.
He said Biebert wasn't fired by the county, rather his contract simply wasn't renewed past its Aug. 3 expiration date.
Biebert said he wasn't aware that the nursing home committee wouldn't renew his contract. He said it was within the committee's right to not renew his contract.
"I don't understand their decision but I respect it," he said.
Biebert was hired about a year ago as a consultant to help with leadership and communication issues at the nursing home, Pleasant View Nursing Home Committee Chairman Herb Hanson said.
He was also hired to look at how ways the nursing home could save money, Mandel added.
The Finance Committee and Pleasant View Committee Tuesday discussed the fact the county's nursing home had three administrators: Don Stoor, who has been on extended leave due to health issues; Biebert and Terry Nelson, who was hired earlier this year after complaints were filed against the nursing home by state inspectors, Mandel said.
Nelson, of Pro-Ed Continuum, a consulting firm based in Waukesha, was hired in the wake of a Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services survey, which was conducted between March 9 and March 24 and discovered 13 complaints against Pleasant View.
In April, the complex was given clearance from the state that the violations had been adequately addressed.
Nelson was instrumental in addressing the issues identified in the state survey and implementing policies to meet state requirements, Mandel said.
She will now serve as interim administrator at the nursing home, Mandel said.
At Tuesday's meeting both committees questioned the need for three administrators.
"The county was paying wages to three people," Mandel said.
It made sense both from a financial point of view and an organization point of view to have just one administrator who oversees the nursing home instead of two, Mandel said.
"People have to know who there boss is," he said.
Biebert and Nelson were paid about $10,000 a month, Mandel said. The county will save about $60,000 through the reduction of administrators at the nursing home.
Hanson said Biebert was told during the closed session meeting at the Pleasant View committee meeting that his contract wouldn't be renewed.
"We didn't make the decision during closed session," Hanson said.
Biebert said he hoped the progress he helped make in leadership enhancement and working with staff will continue.
His contract as a consultant was due to expire Aug. 3.
Green County Board Supervisor Harvey Mandel, who chairs the county's finance committee, said the decision was made Tuesday at a joint committee meeting with the Pleasant View Committee.
He said Biebert wasn't fired by the county, rather his contract simply wasn't renewed past its Aug. 3 expiration date.
Biebert said he wasn't aware that the nursing home committee wouldn't renew his contract. He said it was within the committee's right to not renew his contract.
"I don't understand their decision but I respect it," he said.
Biebert was hired about a year ago as a consultant to help with leadership and communication issues at the nursing home, Pleasant View Nursing Home Committee Chairman Herb Hanson said.
He was also hired to look at how ways the nursing home could save money, Mandel added.
The Finance Committee and Pleasant View Committee Tuesday discussed the fact the county's nursing home had three administrators: Don Stoor, who has been on extended leave due to health issues; Biebert and Terry Nelson, who was hired earlier this year after complaints were filed against the nursing home by state inspectors, Mandel said.
Nelson, of Pro-Ed Continuum, a consulting firm based in Waukesha, was hired in the wake of a Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services survey, which was conducted between March 9 and March 24 and discovered 13 complaints against Pleasant View.
In April, the complex was given clearance from the state that the violations had been adequately addressed.
Nelson was instrumental in addressing the issues identified in the state survey and implementing policies to meet state requirements, Mandel said.
She will now serve as interim administrator at the nursing home, Mandel said.
At Tuesday's meeting both committees questioned the need for three administrators.
"The county was paying wages to three people," Mandel said.
It made sense both from a financial point of view and an organization point of view to have just one administrator who oversees the nursing home instead of two, Mandel said.
"People have to know who there boss is," he said.
Biebert and Nelson were paid about $10,000 a month, Mandel said. The county will save about $60,000 through the reduction of administrators at the nursing home.
Hanson said Biebert was told during the closed session meeting at the Pleasant View committee meeting that his contract wouldn't be renewed.
"We didn't make the decision during closed session," Hanson said.
Biebert said he hoped the progress he helped make in leadership enhancement and working with staff will continue.