House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1308 Senior Wellness Center
Requester:	Yolanda Rodriguez		Organization:		NWFPSC Project Director
Project Title:	Senior Wellness Center		Date Submitted:		01/25/2000 11:23:28 AM
District Member:	Ron Greenstein		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Broward
Recipient:	Northwest Focal Point Senior Center		Contact:		Yolanda Rodriguez
	6009 NW 10th Street		Contact Phone:		(954) 973-0300 12
	Margate 33063
Project Description:
Use existing land to construct a Senior Wellness Center to extend the current scope of services from supportive to include occupational and recreational therapy. The Center's mission is to improve the quality of life by offering educational and social activities to all seniors, including those with physical and/or cognitive impairments. A Wellness Center will provide a community continuum of care able to enhance motor skills by offering seniors an opportunity to work with well trained occupational and recreational therapists.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The Senior Center serves 10 cities with an approximate population of 84,200 people age 65 and older, who live within the Northwest sector of Broward County (Source: 1999 Statistical Abstract & Fact Book for Greater Fort Lauderdale.) The Wellness Center could help maintain or improve physical well-being by keeping seniors active in their community and avoiding the need for premature institutionalization. The State would benefit by assisting frail elders to remain at home as long as possible and by allowing seniors to age in a place because they can utilize a community Wellness Center. This approach should decrease the number of unnecessary nursing home admissions and curtail Medicaid expenditures.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
In addition to augmenting the Senior Center's capability to offer transportation and socialization opportunities for seniors, a Wellness Program would deliver community Health Support. A Wellness Center would enable seniors to avoid or delay the need for institutionalization.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$200,000
Total cost of the project:		$220,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations and Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$15,000		In-Kind Amount:		$5,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$80,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						No
Is there a documented need for this project?						No
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No