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Fiscal Year 2004 Proposed Budget

Section H - Human Services
Aging and Disability Services

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
ADULT DAY PROGRAMS

PROGRAM MISSION: To enable adults 18 years of age and older who have physical and/or cognitive impairments to remain in the community by providing a full day therapeutic health program in a protected environment. The mission is accomplished through the Madison Adult Day Health Care Center, which provides a full-day health program in a protected environment for adults 18 years of age and older who have physical or cognitive impairments, or both.  Services include health care monitoring, nursing care and support, personal care, therapeutic recreation, mental health services, special therapies, nutritional guidance, lunch, and snacks.  Support for families includes individual and group counseling as well as respite from the continual need to care for the participant.  Based on a physician's recommendations and a staff assessment, each participant has individually tailored program goals. Staff reviews and revises each participant's care plan every six months.  The goal of the Madison Adult Day Health Center is to maintain the participant's highest level of independence and functioning to avoid, or delay, institutional placement.  In FY 2002, ten percent of the participants were under the age of 60; 68% of the participants had cognitive impairments.

Program Budget Summary
  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 % Change:
  Actual Adopted Proposed '03 to '04
Senior Centers with
Congregate Meals $190,418 - - -
Madison Adult Day Health
Care Center 604,217 730,390 741,325 1%
Total Expenditures 794,635 730,390 741,325 1%
 
Total Revenue 294,997 232,199 211,014 -9%
Net Tax Support $499,638 $498,191 $530,311 6%

Adult Day Programs
  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 % Change:
  Actual Adopted Proposed '03 to '04
Personnel $468,277 $598,536 $605,603 1%
Non-Personnel 326,358 159,039 161,849 2%
Subtotal Expenditures 794,635 757,575 767,452 1%
Intra-County Charge - (27,185) (26,127) -4%
Total Expenditures 794,635 730,390 741,325 1%
 
Fees/Contributions 131,823 202,209 175,166 -13%
State Share 117,099 11,270 10,108 -10%
Medicaid 30,340 18,720 25,740 38%
Federal Grants 15,735                      -                      - -
Total Revenue 294,997 232,199 211,014 -9%
Net Tax Support $499,638 $498,191 $530,311 6%
 
Authorized FTEs                11.3                11.3                11.3
Funded FTEs                11.3                11.3                11.3

SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Non-personnel costs include the reallocation of funds ($625) for psychiatric consultation to Senior Adult Mental Health within the Division where the program is coordinated, and an increase for telephone charges ($2,818).
  • The Intra-County Charges reflect continuing support of the programs at the Senior Centers provided to the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources.  In FY 2004, the Intra-County Charges were reduced ($1,058) to more accurately reflect the actual cost of the support provided for the operation of the Senior Centers.
  • Fees include a proposed increase in the maximum program fee from $68/day to $69/day, and the minimum program fee from $3/day to $5/day. This fee has remained flat for the past two years.  Also reflected are reductions in projected program participant fees ($25,239) and transportation fees ($1,804) which more accurately reflects collection in prior years.  
  • The decrease in the state share reflects a decrease in the USDA reimbursements ($1,162) for lunches served to low income persons.  The lower amount of reimbursements more accurately reflects the income level of program participants.
  • The increase in Medicaid payments ($7,020) reflects an increase in the number of units of service provided to Medicaid eligible persons.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

Madison Adult Day Health Care Center Objective: To enable participants to remain safely in the community as demonstrated by at least 80 percent of the participants remaining in the program for at least three months.

FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2004
Actual Actual Estimate Estimate Target
Mission Outcome Measures
Total unduplicated number of participants 74 70 75 75 75
Number/percent of participants in program more than three months 57/83% 64/91% 60/80% 60/80% 60/80%
Percent of families  rating satisfaction with the program as good or better (survey) 100% 100% 97% 97% 100%
Workload Measures
Average daily attendance 30 32 33 34 34
  • Based on the state adult day health care licensure requirement for the participant-to-staff ratio, the maximum daily capacity at the Madison Center is 36 participants.
  • Program participants entering the program are increasingly frail which impacts their ability to stay in programs for an extended period of time.
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