| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1321 | |||||||||
| Alzheimer's Mobile services for rural areas | |||||||||
| Requester: | Gloria Smith | Organization: | Alzheimer's Association - Gulf Coast Chapter | ||||||
| Project Title: | Alzheimer's Mobile services for rural areas | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 2:01:54 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Spratt | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Alzheimer's service to cover all rural areas of southwest Florida. This service will address the needs of the state's elderly population and persons with dementia, families and caregivers. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Alzheimer's Association - Gulf Coast Chapter | Contact: | Gloria Smith | ||||||
| 9365 US Highway 19 North Suite B | Contact Phone: | (727) 578-2558 | |||||||
| Pinellas Park 33782 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| To continue to 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. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| 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: | $200,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation #: | 473 | ||||||||
| Specific Appropriation Title: | Community Care Programs for the Elderly | ||||||||
| Amount to be reduced: | $200,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $500,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $300,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-03 | Amount: | $180,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| 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: | Collier County Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/16/2002 | ||||||||