Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1622FY0102
Outreach to the Elderly for Medical Compliance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Requester:		Carole LaVetter			Organization:		River Region Human Services
Project Title:		Outreach to the Elderly for Medical Compliance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health			Date Submitted:		1/18/2002 11:13:19 AM
Sponsors:		Dick Kravitz
Statewide Interest:
This project supports the Governor's goal of protecting the state's most vulnerable by providing treatment and care in the most appropriate environment.
Recipient:		River Region Human Services			Contact:		Steve Hill
		660 Park Street			Contact Phone:		(850) 668-3900
		Jacksonville 32204
Counties:		Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Outreach to the Elderly for Medical Compliance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health. The misuse or abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs among America's elderly population is one of the fastest growing health problems today. River Region Human Services proposes to address the above referenced issues through intensive outreach to the elderly and the institutions of these programs: 1)Identification and education about proper use of prescribed medications. 2)Follow-up to local hospitals regarding hip fractures, falls and accidents. 3)Community-wide training relative to the complications surrounding medicating the elderly and the rising use of alcohol and other drugs. The goal of the project is to achieve medical compliance and prevent complications that evolve to six hundred (600) elderly citizens in Duval, Clay, Baker, St. Johns, and Nassua counties. The impact will result in the reduction of emergency room visits, decrease in using contraindicated medications,inform senior citizens who can negotiate medications, an intensive medications monitoring system that is client driven that can be replicated throughout the State.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
80% increase in medical compliance, 80% decrease in use of alcohol without medication.
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 #:			247
Specific Appropriation Title:			Medical Care Trust Fund
Amount to be reduced:			$500,000
Total cost of the project:			$625,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
					In-Kind Amount:		$125,000
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?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		CSAT report cited 1998 estimates that 2.5 million older adults have problems related to alcohol
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Duval Delegation
	Meeting Date:		9/25/2001