Program Authorization: Act 230 of 1979; Act 390 of 1991
The mission of the Patient Services Program is to meet the medical, nursing, and rehabilitation needs of the residents served, by providing continuous treatment through an array of professional and paraprofessional services as prescribed by the residents’ plan of care.
The goals of the Patient Services Program are:
1. Increase the average daily occupancy rate.
2. Control the per resident day operating cost.
3. Control the staff to resident ratio.
4. Increase the average daily census.
The Patient Services Program provides quality nursing care and ancillary services medical care to resident patients. Patient conditions include birth defects, accident trauma, debilitating illnesses, dependency due to old age, stroke, and multiple sclerosis. The facility also provides a comprehensive integrated system of medical care for residents requiring long-term care, nursing care, and rehabilitation services including ventilator assistance. The facility is licensed for 202 beds and staffed to operate 195 beds.
OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indictors are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM
The Patient Services Program is funded with Interagency Transfers, Fees and Self-generated Revenues, and Title XVIII federal funds (Medicare). Interagency Transfer means of financing represents Title XIX reimbursement for services provided to Medicaid eligible patients received from the Department of Health and Hospitals, Medical Vendor Payments Program. Fees and Self-generated Revenue include: (1) payments from patients for services based on a sliding fee scale; (2) employee meal reimbursement; and (3) miscellaneous income, such as funds received from the Veterans Administration for contract services provided.
ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION
The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 97.4% of the existing operating budget. It represents 87.6% of the total request of $4,465,826 for this program. The major reason for the decrease from existing operating budget is due to the full funding of salaries.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
OTHER CHARGES
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$316,017 |
Provider Based Fee – paid to the Department of Health and Hospitals based on the number of occupied beds |
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$316,017 |
TOTAL OTHER CHARGES |
ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS
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Funding for replacement of inoperable and obsolete office and computer equipment |
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