Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #275FY0001

Alzheimer's Mobile services for rural areas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Robert Doyle

Organization:

Alzheimer's Association - Charlotte & DeSoto Chapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Alzheimer's Mobile services for rural areas

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 9:08:38 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Burt Saunders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Pilot project to grow to cover all rural areas of Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Alzheimer's Association - Charlotte & DeSoto Chapter

Contact:

Robert Doyle

 

PO Box 2685

Contact Phone:

(941) 235-7470

 

 

Port Charlotte 33949-2685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See attached for details.  Provide the following services throughout the rural areas where no services exist: caregiver training, family care planning assistance, support group services, memory screenings, lending library and internet health information services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Families to continue providing care for their Alzheimer's patient instead of taking up bed space in nursing homes thereby reducing cost to the state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$25,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$75,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Dept of Elder Affairs Strategic Plan and Goals while working with Florida Gulf Coast University.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Charlotte Delegation Public Hearing

 

Meeting Date:

12/12/00