House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #952 SENIOR WELLNESS PROJECT
Requester:	AVY WEBERMAN, MSW		Organization:		MICHAEL-ANN RUSSEL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
Project Title:	SENIOR WELLNESS PROJECT		Date Submitted:		01/24/2000 10:53:43 AM
District Member:	Sally Heyman		Service Area:		Neighborhood/Community
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	MICHAEL-ANN RUSSEL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER		Contact:		AVY WEBERMAN, MSW
	18900 NE 25TH AVE		Contact Phone:		(305) 932-4200 135
	NORTH MIAMI BEACH 33180
Project Description:
THE GOALS OF THE SENIOR WELLNESS PROGRAM IS TO AVOID COSTLY STATE MEDICAID INSTITUTIONALIZATIONS OF SENIOR CITIZENS AS WELL AS TO INCREASE THE UTILIZATION OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED MEDICARE SERVICES AND BENEFITS. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MATURE ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING; EXERCISE AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM WILL TAKE A "WHOLE PERSON APPROACH" AND SEEK TO ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OF SENIOR ADULTS. THE PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE AN INITIAL NEEDS ASSISSMENT SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE INDIVDUAL AS WELL AS THE SERVICES THAT NEED TO BE ACCESSED. THE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THOSE SUITABLE FOR THE HEALTHY, THOSE WITH MANAGED OR CHRONIC DISEASE AND THOSE IN NEED OF POST-REHABILITATIVE CARE. SUCH MANAGED CONDITIONS INCLUDE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES AS WELL AS VARIOUS ORTHOPEDIC AND CARDIAC CONDITIONS. CHRONIC DISEASES INCLUDE ARTHRITIS, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, STROKE AND CERTAIN RESPIRATORY AILMENTS. THIS PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP WILL BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH AGENCIES, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, SENIOR ADULT ORGANIZATIONS, MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS, CORPORATIONS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE SENIOR WELLNESS PROGRAM WILL ALSO PROVIDE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND PURPOSE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM WILL FACILITATE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS AND MINIMIZE PARTICIPANTS SENSE OF ISOLATION. PARTICIPANTS WILL ACHIEVE A NEW SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT, INCREASED FITNESS, IMPROVED SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
IMPROVED DAILY ACTIVITY FUNCTIONING, PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE PROGRAMS, GREATER UTILIZATION OF MEDICARE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, DECREASE IN MEDICAID COSTS.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
REDUCTION OF STATE MEDICAID COSTS, DECREASE IN INJURIES, INCREASED FITNESS, DELAY OF CERTAIN DEGERATIVE CONDITIONS.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$350,000
Total cost of the project:		$1,340,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations and Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?				Yes
	Cash Amount:	$990,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?				No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?				No
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:	DARTMOUTH ATLAS HEALTH CARE IN THE US 1999 - A REPORT ON THE MEDICARE PROGRAM
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				No