Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #627
Sarasota-Lee County Assistive Care Services Pilot Project
 
Requester: Scott Eller Organization: Renaissance Manor, Inc.
 
Project Title: Sarasota-Lee County Assistive Care Services Pilot Project Date Submitted 1/14/2003 4:07:45 PM
 
Sponsors: Green
 
Statewide Interest:
Significantly increased cost savings for the delivery of mental health services statewide.
 
Recipient: Scott Eller   Contact: Mark Anderson  
  1401 16th Street   Contact Phone: (813) 205-0658  
  Sarasota 34236
 
Counties: Lee, Sarasota
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Assistive Care Services includes 24 hour, 7 days a week on-site support. This is an all-inclusive housing model that will servie a total of 41 individuals who are severely and persistently mentally ill. Services will include on-site intensive care management, nutritionally balanced meals, transportation to doctors, life skills programs, daily housekeeping and laundry, utilities, furnished rooms and medication supervision.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Successful demostration of increased, significant cost-savings and program effectiveness compared to the current delivery system of these types of services.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $131,000
 
Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
 
Specific Appropriation #: 382
 
Specific Appropriation Title: Mental Health Programs
 
Amount to be reduced: $131,000
 
Total cost of the project: $625,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Private
  Cash Amount $494,000   In-kind Amount $100,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
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: Closure of G. Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital demostrates the need for this program.
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Lee and Manatee County Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/16/2002