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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #589 |
| Dementia-Specific Day Center Service |
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| Requester: |
Mary M. Barnes |
Organization: |
Alzheimer's Community Care, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Dementia-Specific Day Center Service |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 6:14:57 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Atwater |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Alleviate strain on Medicaid budget and will delay institutionalization into nursing homes. |
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| Recipient: |
Alzheimer's Community Care, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Mary M. Barnes |
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800 Northpoint Parkway, #101B |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 683-2700 |
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West Palm Beach 33407 |
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Contact email: |
maryb@alzcare.org |
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| Counties: |
St. Lucie |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Initiate and maintain a dementia-specific day center service within a St. Lucie County neighborhood. The service is specifically designed for Alzhiemer's disease and related-disorder patients that qualify under the Alzheimer's Disease Initiative program administered by Department of Elder Affairs. The service will be administered by a provider currently operating 9 other dementia-specific day center services in Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Funds will be used for capital outlay and support expenses, including salaries and indirect expenses required to start up and operate the service, for patients who cannot afford daycare expenses and for case management duties in accordance with ADI guidelines. |
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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: |
| 100 patients will be served and receive dementia-specific care through the day center service. All patients will be registered with the National Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Bracelet Program; receive daily personal care, be medically monitored daily by nurses who specialize in dementia-specific behavior and health care, and receive therapeutic activities. This service will entirely prevent nursing home placement for 73% of patients, and delay placement by 2 to 4 years for most others. Family members will receive education, have access to weekly support groups, access to 24 hour case management, and have information and resources about the disease through ACC's information and referral service. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$150,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$392,400 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$217,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$100,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations, Construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Within the Department of Elder Affairs report |
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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: |
St. Lucie County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/03/2003 |
