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MHI/CCUSO adding 37 jobs amid higher patient counts
WEBThe Cherokee Mental Health Institute and Civil Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders is beefing up staff by 12%, as admission demand grows beyond capacity. CCUSO is expected to add 24 positions and MHI is expected to add 13, MHI/CCUSO Business Manager Chris Tofteberg said last week at a quarterly meeting between …
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10 Healthy Aging Tips for Older Americans Month This May
WEBLimit intake of red meats, fried and processed foods, salt, and sugar. In general, foods that are “heart healthy” are also “brain healthy.”. 2. Stay Active– Physical activity increases blood flow to the brain and can also help improve mood and general well-being. Brisk walking benefits brain health; aerobic exercise boosts your heart
No touch, no foul
WEBThe south end of the CCUSO wing at Cherokee Mental Health Institute in August 2022. Photo by Jake Kurtz A former psychologist at the Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders (CCUSO) won’t face criminal charges in connection with an alleged emotional affair she developed with a patient in 2019. A Cherokee Police Department …
MHI land sale to provide housing
WEBFaced with a serious housing shortage in the community and an estimated 50-75 additional employees to be hired by the Cherokee Mental Health Institute and Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders in the next two years, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is in the process of selling eight parcels of land, ranging in size …
MHI land sale update state offices and services
WEBProceeds from the State of Iowa’s 100-acre land sale from the Cherokee Mental Health Institute Campus will fund updates to Health and Human Services’ office spaces and services, some of which are located outside of Cherokee. Alex Carfrae, a public information officer with HHS, said the funds from the land sale will go toward enhancing
Citizens Advisory Board updated on MHI, CCUSO
WEBDr. Daniel Gillette (standing) , Superintendent of the MHI at Cherokee, led off Friday's meeting with the Citizens Advisory Board. Photo by Dan Whitney The Citizens Advisory Board met on Friday at the Cherokee Human Resource Center for their quarterly meeting, and board members were updated on activities at the Cherokee Mental Health …
City to ask state for extension on MHI land sale
WEBThe Cherokee City Council plans to ask the State of Iowa to delay the Mental Health Institute 100-acre land sale to allow for more local input on the final decision. At a city council meeting last week, Councilman John Nitz suggested the council form a committee to communicate with state officials from the Department of
HHS TO SELL LAND AT MHI-CCUSO, ACROSS THE STATE
WEBElnora Turner tells a crowd of over 100 that when moving from New York, the green space on the MHI-CCUSO campus was one of the things that attracted her to Cherokee. CHRONICLE TIMES photos by KATE KEALEY Jacob Gravenish told a group of over 100 people he would pay more taxes if it prevented the
MHI to specialize in forensics
WEBThe Cherokee Mental Health Institute is transitioning the last of its child patients to Independence and will specialize in treatment for adult forensic patients. The children’s wing will move to the state’s only other mental health hospital, four hours east, according to MHI Business Manager Chris Tofteberg. The Cherokee hospital was down …
Tight for space, CCUSO expands
WEBThe south end of the CCUSO wing at Cherokee Mental Health Institute. With a current patient count of 140, the Cherokee Mental Health Institute’s CCUSO Unit is fast approaching over-crowded conditions. And this is not considered good news for staff, security, administrators, prisoners or the community. The Civil Commitment Unit for …
CCUSO to accept bids for expansion in March
WEBThe Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders is taking bids on the renovation of a derelict building that will house its transitional release program. The sex offender unit is expanding to accommodate the high demand for beds at the state facility in Cherokee. The State of Iowa, which runs the unit, will start accepting bids
New face at Aurelia Medical Clinic
WEBCherokee Regional Medical Center has announced that Jodi Stille has joined the medical staff at Cherokee Regional and will serve as a primary provider at Aurelia Medical Clinic located at 225 Main St. She will begin seeing patients in Aurelia on July 31. Stille received her associate in science in nursing degree from Iowa Lakes
Two babies declared Safe Haven babies in March
WEBBy Erin Rydgren. on April 11, 2024. Through the Safe Haven Law, two infants, a baby girl, born March 17, and a baby boy, born March 20, are now in the care and custody of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be placed with foster families until permanent placement is determined. This brings the overall total to 68
Former CCUSO clinical director resigns for sexual harassment
WEBFor the second time in four years, the clinical director of the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders resigned as a result of sexual impropriety. An investigation by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services found that Clint Frederiksen violated a state policy that prohibited sexual harassment by executive …
CCUSO gets glowing review
WEBA recent program evaluation of the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders found the center ranks in the top range for patient treatment participation. An eight-page report that was submitted to CCUSO administrators in September provided glowing remarks. The report’s author, Jason Smith, the former superintendent of …
State considering plan to sell 130 acres near MHI/CCUSO
WEBThe Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is considering a plan to sell 130 acres on the outskirts of its campus on Cedar Loop. Cory Turner, superintendent of HHS’s Mental Health Unit and Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders, said at a recent housing forum that the state is “looking to sell some of the ground around the institution.”
Kaye Lynn Halvorson
WEBBorn Kaye Lynn Corrington on December 6, 1957, the youngest of three children to her parents, Bonita “Bonnie” and Loren Corrington, Kaye grew up in Cherokee, IA where she met and married Jeff Carlson. Following their UNI graduations, they moved to Des Moines, IA to work and raise their daughter, Sarah, who was born in August 1985.
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