Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1517FY0102
Town 'N Country Senior Center
Requester:		Edith Stewart			Organization:		Hillsborough County
Project Title:		Town 'N Country Senior Center			Date Submitted:		1/18/2002 12:02:31 PM
Sponsors:		Bob Henriquez
Statewide Interest:
In Hillsborough County there are 168,311 seniors who are 60 and over, 26,040 of whom are below the poverty level. The provision of adult day care, Alzheimer's respite care, congregate and home-delivered meals, and other support services for seniors allows family members to continue their employment, rather than give up jobs in order to care for family members stricken with the disabilities of aging. Adult care costs range from $12,906 to $20, 592 per year versus nursing home costs of $32,040 to 49,840 per year, resulting in annual savings of $11,448 to $36,934 per client.
Recipient:		Hillsborough County			Contact:		Edith Stewart
		P.O. Box 1110			Contact Phone:		(813) 276-2640
		Tampa 33601
Counties:		Hillsborough
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
Construction of an 8,000 sq. ft. facility which will serve approximately 75 adult day care participants daily, 100 nutrician participants daily, and will offer other comprehensive community based services to additional elderly clients, i.e. helth and fitness programs, continuing education, assistance with legal, social security, and Medicare issues, intergenerational initiatives, computer training, etc. Currently there is not a senior center in this community.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
There is not currently a facility to serve the ever increasing number of senior citizens living in Town 'N Country. To accomodate the needs of clients whose increasing frailty requires more health oriented care (such as on site personal care to serve incontinent clients) and to expand services to meet the increased demand for daily care, day health care, and congregate and home delivered meals, a new facility is required. Partnerships with the Universities of South Florida and Tampa provide opportunities for intern placement for students in their nursing, social work and/ or geriatric course of study. Services will be provided to senior citizens 60 and over who are low income, minority, socially/economically needy, as well as those who are phsically or mentally disabled in the Town 'N Country, Citris Park, Greater Northdale, and Keystone areas of Hillsborough County (22,057 seniors).
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			489A
Specific Appropriation Title:			Grant & Aids to local governments and non-state entities
Amount to be reduced:			$500,000
Total cost of the project:			$1,950,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
	Cash Amount:		$670,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2001		Amount:		$150,000
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:		Recommendations for Funding Senior Services for the Department of Aging Services 8/28/01
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:		8/15/2001