mr. pickens provided for us today. we reviewed the regulatory affairs report and you approved the recommended laguna honda hospital policies as recommended and we went into closed session where we reviewed the credentialing and the pick report for the month presented. that's total of the meeting. >> all right. thank you, commissioner guillermo. do we have any public comment? >> oh, we do. please unmute caller ten, please, jaime. okay, have you three minutes mr. meneshaw. >> i get it. community members who observed the jcc meeting on june 13thth are alarmed. at the rate recertification things are progressing. there isn't enough time for enough improvements to avoid laguna honda closure or discharges of evictions of all residents on september 19th. it was obvious during mr. pickens presentation on the 13th when he painted an overly optimistic picture toward the progress of presenting a recertification application, perhaps, in july. the community [hard to understand speaker] this commission knows san francisco has a short

mr. pickens.afternoon, commissioner. thank you for having me this afternoon and it's my pleasure to provide you with this update on laguna honda and our recertification process. next slide. so i am very pleased to share with the full commission information we shared with the joint conference committee last week that we are announcing the selection of miss sandra simon as the nursing home administrator and chief executive officer for laguna honda. she will start officially as the city hire on this coming monday, june 26. and she brings a wealth of experience in long term care, care and skilled nursing facility leadership. she is not a stranger to san francisco. she was previously the chief administrative officer at the jewish home for several years here in san francisco, which is, as you know, the second largest skilled nursing facility in the city. so she will bring with her her vast knowledge and expertise and to really augment that all of the work that's being done at laguna honda, she will hit

mr. pickens remaining on board. in order to, sifting carrying out recertificationch so this this am bring on mrs. simon she will be the lead is this correct? . once oriented and luxury authority w width tome in this crisis mode that gives her that support. in order to do all the work that is necessary to be success envelope recertification that is how i'm understanding. that's right. there is a very dynamic environment. and you know any system in learning it it is dynamic this is motor consistent care bedside is another example of things moving hap rapidly and efforts in investing improvements is an example of that. and yes. the mrs. simon gets the support she needs and a period of time where the team this is in place helps support her in the work going forward this is in the a time for us tosfgovtv. >> for over a year we need to enforce the work through staff and support of work and strengthen the hospital and then, you know. would anticipated and hoping successful recertification a more step wise transition to um,

mr. pickens remaining on board. in order to, sifting carrying out recertificationch so this this am bring on mrs. simon she will be the lead is this correct? . once oriented and luxury authority w width tome in this crisis mode that gives her that support. in order to do all the work that is necessary to be success envelope recertification that is how i'm understanding. that's right. there is a very dynamic environment. and you know any system in learning it it is dynamic this is motor consistent care bedside is another example of things moving hap rapidly and efforts in investing improvements is an example of that. and yes. the mrs. simon gets the support she needs and a period of time where the team this is in place helps support her in the work going forward this is in the a time for us tosfgovtv. >> for over a year we need to enforce the work through staff and support of work and strengthen the hospital and then, you know. would anticipated and hoping successful recertification a more step wise transition to um,

mr. pickens. it's good to see you. i appreciated your comments regarding the need for and the active change of culture at laguna honda and i mean, at every circa cross the board -- every circumstance across the board, policy eats -- is there anything you can tell us about the plans to sustain the cultural changes that you are creating right now? >> yes. great question! a couple of things. one of those assistant nursing home administrator has care experience and under care experience, that's care experience both for residents but also for a staff and part of that individual's work is to make sure we are addressing staff, satisfaction with the workplace and at the same time, staff accountability for doing their jobs appropriately. in addition to having that position at laguna, as we know, many of the residents at laguna are patients throughout the health network and dph so we're establishing a network level care experience position that will then help bridge the transitions as residents move, say, from san francisco gene

mr. pickens had clearly stated laguna honda is only received through "verbal interactions" that we certification must be laguna honda number one priority. the minutes also clearly stated that "pickens had stated ", cms indicated verbally, i repeat, only verbally, that request for the waver would not be well received before recertification is received". so, there is parently nothing in writing commissioner bernal preventing laguna honda from applying to that waver now and should do so. after all, there is strong community support and now over 800 signatures on my petition which remains available online urging you guys to get that waver submitted. there is nothing in the protocol and regulation number that previously provided to you that says anything about making a waver request is contingent on recertification, so it is time to stop quivling over this and do it. thank you. >> that's it. >> any commissioner comments or questions on the jcc? laguna honda jcc? seeing none, our next item is other business. any other business? seeing none, we'll move- >> check public comments to for due diligence. an

mr. pickens.ood afternoon, commissioner. thank you for having me this afternoon and it's my pleasure to provide you with this update on laguna honda and our recertification process. next slide. so i am very pleased to share with the full commission information we shared with the joint conference committee last week that we are announcing the selection of miss sandra simon as the nursing home administrator and chief executive officer for laguna honda. she will start officially as the city hire on this coming monday, june 26. and she brings a wealth of experience in long term care, care and skilled nursing facility leadership. she is not a stranger to san francisco. she was previously the chief administrative officer at the jewish home for several years here in san francisco, which is, as you know, the second largest skilled nursing facility in the city. so she will bring with her her vast knowledge and expertise and to really augment that all of the work that's being done at laguna honda, she will