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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #581 |
| Memory and Wellness Center at FAU Model Day Care |
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| Requester: |
Dr. Ruth Tappen |
Organization: |
Florida Atlantic University |
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| Project Title: |
Memory and Wellness Center at FAU Model Day Care |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2005 12:27:04 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Atwater |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| A fifth ADI model adult day care wil be established for individuals with Alzheimer's disease. It is a teaching adult day care, designed to provide state-wide audiences with innovative care ideas, behavioral research outcomes, and interventions. In addition, care will delay or substitute for more costly Medicaid-funded nursing home care, which impacts the Medicaid budget. It is the first state university-sponsored adult day care center. |
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| Recipient: |
Memory and Wellness Center at FAU |
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Contact: |
Dr. Ruth Tappen |
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777 Glades Road, Bldg. AZ-79 |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 297-3188 |
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Boca Raton 33431 |
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Contact email: |
rtappen@fau.edu |
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| Counties: |
Broward, Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| FAU's Memory and Wellness Center's adult day center is to be designated as Florida's 5th ADI Model Day Care site, the only one in Palm Beach or Broward Counties. Services include daily care for 100 patients in the first year, including innovative activities in two designated centers- mild and moderate levels. Centers to serve as teaching adult day centers for behavioral and activities research, nursing student teaching site, social work student teaching site, and pre-med student teaching site. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 100 individulas will be provided care in the first year. 75% will avoid nursing home placement at more expensive Medicaid reimbursed rates. Innovative care techniques and interventions will be shared with other adult day care centers in the state who care for dementia patients to increase their success rates in keeping participants out of nursing homes. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$100,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$400,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$275,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$25,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$100,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Dept. of Elder Affairs projections document the need for additional adult day health care centers. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Will be heard at Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation Mtg. |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/31/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
