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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2097 |
| Alzheimer�s Safe Return Act (Law Enforcement Training) |
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| Requester: |
Gloria Smith |
Organization: |
Alzheimer�s Association |
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| Project Title: |
Alzheimer�s Safe Return Act (Law Enforcement Training) |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 9:09:36 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Crist |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| What statewide interest does this project address as it relates to Chapter 216.052(1)?
Keeping persons with Alzheimer�s SAFE in our community is a very important statewide interest. According to the Florida Department of Elder Affairs are about 480,000 Floridians living with Alzheimer�s disease. Alzheimer�s disease affects an individual�s sense of time, place, motion and direction. Wandering is a life-threatening behavior associated with Alzheimer�s disease and memory related disorders that results in the afflicted individuals becoming disoriented and wandering from their protective environment and becoming lost. The Alzheimer�s Association estimates that 60% of all persons living with Alzheimer�s disease will experience wandering during their illness and many will do so repeatedly. If a wanderer is not found within 24 hours, nearly 50% will suffer serious injury or death.
The �Alzheimer�s Safe Return Act� program trains law enforcement officers on communication tips, wandering, hurricane preparedness and response, shoplifting, indecent exposure, false reporting, victimization, homicide/suicide, and abuse/neglect. We work with a professor at the University of Florida to promote effective search techniques that will help minimize the time that the person with dementia is lost. As a result this program will not only save lives, but will also save law enforcement considerable time searching for a lost person, and saves the state money.
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| Recipient: |
Gloria Smith |
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Contact: |
Gloria Smith |
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9365 US Hwy 19 North, Suite B |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 578-2558 |
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Pinellas Park 33782 |
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Contact email: |
smithg@alzflgulf.org |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| 1. Educate and train law enforcement to recognize and assist with the timely return of individuals with Alzheimer�s disease and related dementia who wander and become lost, including but not limited to successful search techniques and communication tips.
2. Educate law enforcement on identification programs and other electronic monitoring systems.
3. Educate law enforcement on other problems relating with Alzheimer�s disease such as disaster preparedness including hurricane response, shoplifting, indecent exposure, false reports, victimization, homicide/suicide, and abuse/neglect.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| County law enforcement offices will be offered free training and training materials on identifying Alzheimer�s patients, wandering, successful search techniques, communications tips, hurricane/disaster response, unsafe driving, shoplifting, indecent exposure, false reporting, victimization, homicide/suicide, and abuse/neglect.
Distribute instructional pocket cards (with a �Roll Call� power point presentation) to utilize in field.
Wandering/Modification of your home caregiver trainings will be conducted in a minimum of 30 counties.
Wandering education will be offered to assisted living facilities, nursing homes, emergency medical services and hospitals.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$291,755 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$41,755 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$250,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$250,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Working w/ Org. to Implement Dementia Awareness Training for Public Contact Staff Am. Journal of ALZ |
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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 Delegation Meeting November 29,2007 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
