Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #61FY0001 Dementia Specifie Daycare Programs
Requester:		Mary Barnes			Organization:		Alzheimer's Community Care Assoc. of Palm Beach & Martin Counties, Inc.
Project Title:		Dementia Specifie Daycare Programs			Date Submitted:		2/15/01 4:30:16 PM
Sponsors:		Ken Pruitt
Statewide Interest:		Alleviate medicaid budget and delaying instutionalization into nursing homes.
Recipient:		Alzheimer's Community Care Assoc of Palm Beach & Martin Coun			Contact:		Mary Barnes
		800 Northpoint Prkway, Suite 101-B			Contact Phone:		(561) 683-2700
		West Palm Beach 33410
Counties:		Martin, Palm Beach
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Funding for maintaining 8 dementia specific day service programs in Palm Beach and Martin counties. These dollars would fund daycares that are specifically designed to care for Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (ADI) program administered by the Florida Dept. of Elder Affairs. The funds will be used for those patients who cannot afford daycare expenses and for care management duties in accordance with the ADI guidelines. The current day service sites, which are all community based, are located in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, Pahokee, Palm Beach Gardens, Stuart and North Stuart. The $800,000 will directly support expenses, including salaries for direct care staff. Volunteers will be used to uplift and enhance the quality of care and to keep cost at an affordable and accessible level for participants. The cost for maintenance of the daycare space will be shared with the donors. State funds will not be used for rent, construction or administrative costs.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
650 unduplicated patients will be served and receive dementia specific care through the eight daycare programs. All participants will be registered with the National Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Bracelet Program, receive daily personal care (showers and hand bathing), medically monitored daily by nurses who specialize in dementia specific behavior and health care, and will be involved with therapeutic activities provided by professionally trained staff and volunteers. As a result, daycare delays premature institutionalization by two or four years. In addition, 700 unduplicated family members will receive education on the disease process, a quarterly Alzheimer's educational magazine, care management through ACCA's Family Consultant Program, access to weekly support group meetings at each site and information on appropriate and adequate resources through ACCA's information and referral services. ACCA estimates there are 62,000 people suffering with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, living in Palm Beach and Martin Counties - the largest concentration of this fragile population in the country. Because of these daycare sites, patients and the community will have access to options that are human and dignified, which is the hallmark service for Palm Beach and Martin Counties.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$800,000
Total cost of the project:			$1,876,351
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$844,190		Total In-Kind Amount:		$232,161
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$80,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$800,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Yes
	Agency:		Elder Affairs, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Department of Elder Affairs Report FY 2000-2001
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 Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/17/01