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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #757 |
| NPF Care Centers of Florida, Inc. |
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| Requester: |
Jose Garcia-Pedrosa |
Organization: |
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
NPF Care Centers of Florida, Inc. |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2005 2:01:38 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Villalobos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides a spectrum of services, including specialized exercise classes, support groups, training opportunities, and respite care for persons in Florida with Parkinson disease and their families. Proper training and respite care leads to reduction in duplicative services and costly nursing home placements. |
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| Recipient: |
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc |
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Contact: |
Sharon Metz RN MPH |
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1501 NW 9th Ave |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 714-5292 |
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Miami 33136 |
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Contact email: |
smetz@parkinson.org |
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| Counties: |
Alachua, Broward, Collier, Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, Lee, Orange, 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: |
| NPF would like to continue the work that we were accomplishing, with support from the Dept. of Health, to improve access to informed care for persons with Parkinson disease by developing specialized exercise classes, training programs, and support groups for persons with Parkinson disease and their families in ten locations and by providing respite care for senior caregivers in four locations. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| : Increase number of enrollees participating in support groups, training programs, exercise classes, respite care and related quality of life initiatives. Increase the number of classes, groups and programs as well. These services contribute to reduced or delayed nursing home placement by supporting families to care for loved ones at home. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,246,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,246,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$200,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2003-2004 |
Amount: |
$1,046,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,046,000 |
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: |
The enrollment and participation of several thousand people with Parkinson disease and their family |
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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: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delagation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/05/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
