House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1441

Senior Mobile Crisis Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Terry Allen

Organization:

45th Street Mental Health Center/South County Mental Health Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Senior Mobile Crisis Team

Date Submitted:

01/25/2000 5:16:24 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Addie Greene

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

45th Street Mental Health Center

Contact:

Terry Allen

 

1041 45th Street

Contact Phone:

(561) 844-9741

 

 

West Palm Beach 33407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45th Street Mental Health Center and South County Mental Health Center propose to establish two countywide Mobile Crisis Teams to provide on-site mental health counseling to acutely and severely mentally ill senior citizens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Reduced admissions to private inpatient facilities resulting in reduced costs to Medicaid/Medicare Insurance in excess of $1,200,000.00 per year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

50% reduction in inappropriate Baker Acts and unnecessary inpatient admissions for persons over 55yrs. old who are in mental distress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$712,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Data from 97-99 inpatient admissions for elderly persons, including hospital costs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

02/01/2000