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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #802 |
| Short-term Residential (SRT) Bed Renewal |
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| Requester: |
Jerry Kassab |
Organization: |
Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Short-term Residential (SRT) Bed Renewal |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 5:47:58 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Posey |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project supports the Governor's Goal of protecting the state's most vulnerable by providing treatment and care to those suffering from mental disorders, and his commitment to quality care in the most appropriate environment. It will provide continued residential treatment services to persons with mental disorders throughout Orange County, which currently has a total of only 30, or 50% of the 60 beds needed for a population the size of the county based on accepted professional standards. It will produce measurable outcomes consistent with the Department of Children & Families for mental health services and demonstrate effectiveness in lowering state hospital utilization and an increase in the number of days in the community; reductions in inappropriate and expensive incarceration; a lower utilization of more expensive deep-end medical services and uncompensated care in acute care facilities (an SRT is $300 less a day than hospital care). The support for this type of care is found in the community, the DCF continuum of care and the Governor's Budget for 2003-2004 which supports the system redesign in the G. Pierce Wood catchment area. |
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| Recipient: |
Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Stephen Hill |
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434 W. Kennedy Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 668-3900 |
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Orlando 32810 |
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| Counties: |
Orange |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| This project seeks to renew three beds to an existing SRT unit at Lakeside Alternatives. With renewal of these beds, a more traditional model of short-term residential treatment consisting of length of stays up to 90 days rather than 10 days can be utilized. This longer stay can provide continued stabilization and transition to the community beyond crisis stabilization. This project will serve approximately 35 people per year with an average length of stay of 30 days.
The services provided are individual, group and chemotherapeutic intervention in a secure 30 bed residential setting as an alternative to civil state hospitalization. The unit operates 24 hours per day, seven days a week and provides a therapeutic environment designed to enhance individual coping skills, communication, problem solving, self-awareness, mental illness management, health, hygiene and medication management.
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| It will produce measurable outcomes consistent with the Department of Children & Families for mental health services, and demonstrate effectiveness in lowering state hospital utilization (90% of clients admitted to an SRT will not be admitted to a state hospital) and an increase in the number of days in the community, reduction in inappropriate and expensive incarceration: a lower utilization of more expensive deep-end medical services and uncompensated care in acute care facilities (an SRT is $300 less a day than hospital care). |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$100,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$125,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$25,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1998-1999 |
Amount: |
$100,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Children And Families, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
The Department of Children and Families Legislative Budget Request for 2003-2004 addresses the needA |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Orange County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
03/31/2001 |
