a. Comments on the Findings and Each Recommendation
Due the ongoing impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, the Organization and CHR Consulting Services, Inc. (“CHR”), the entity responsible for maintaining the books and records of the Organization, experienced staffing shortages due to retirements and med...
a. Comments on the Findings and Each Recommendation
Due the ongoing impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, the Organization and CHR Consulting Services, Inc. (“CHR”), the entity responsible for maintaining the books and records of the Organization, experienced staffing shortages due to retirements and medical leave. In addition, as a result of the ongoing impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, the Organization continued to experience noncompliance with certain debt covenants in 2023 and first half of 2024. In addition, the Organization had several vendor or liabilities, including the Pennsylvania bed tax liability that required resolution prior to the issuance of the audited financial statements.
b. Action(s) Taken or Planned on the Finding
The Organization and CHR have been able to recruit additional staff and CHR has added additional supervisory personnel to oversee the financial reporting and audit process.
In an effort to improve communications with the Grantor, in August 2023, the Organization began providing monthly financial and operational information. In addition, monthly calls were implemented with the representatives of the Grantor, discussing key operational and performance measures.
While key issues were identified and discussed with the Grantor, the Grantor has not been able to provide waivers for such noncompliance with covenant requirements. As noted in Note 2 the audited financial statements, the financial performance of the Organization has improved, allowing the Organization to enter into long-term payment plans for the resolution of the key liabilities of the Organization.
It is anticipated that the audit for 2024 and related forms will be issued within the allowable time period in the loan agreements.