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CBIRS Request 215
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #215
Florida's Teaching Nursing Home Program
 
Requester: Bernard A. Roos, MD Organization: Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged
 
Project Title: Florida's Teaching Nursing Home Program Date Submitted 1/6/2003 3:23:20 PM
 
Sponsors: Margolis
 
Statewide Interest:
Quality and cost of long-term care: the FHCA, FAHA, FMA, FNA, and FMDA support the continued development and statewide implementation of Florida's Teaching Nursing Home Program. The Program benefits the career development of staff and care of residents in long-term care facilities across the state.
 
Recipient: Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged   Contact: Bernard A. Roos, MD  
  5200 NE 2nd Avenue   Contact Phone: (305) 762-1465  
  Miami 33137
 
Counties: Dade
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
To provide a more integrated and patient-centered long-term care (LTC) system through a comprehensive multidisciplinary statewide program of excellence in geriatrics training and research related to best practices and standards of care.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The number of participants, learners,& trainees enrolled; Care competencies assessed through LTC attitude, knowledge, and skill improvements.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $2,000,000
 
Total cost of the project: $2,000,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? None
  Cash Amount $  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2002-2003 Amount: $925,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $2,000,000 To Fund: Operations
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Unknown
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Growing concerns over workforce numbers, costs, & quality; increasing lawsuits, & Medicaid deficits
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/04/2002