House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3348 Diabetic Services for Homebound Patients
Requester:	Dulce M. Cuetara, R.N.		Organization:		First Quality Home Care, Inc.
Project Title:	Diabetic Services for Homebound Patients		Date Submitted:		02/11/2000 1:14:14 PM
District Member:	Renier Diaz de la Portilla		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	First Quality Home Care, Inc.		Contact:		Dulce M. Cuetara
	5040 N.W. 7th Street Suite # 590		Contact Phone:		(305) 569-6448
	Miami 33126
Project Description:
This project will offer the diabetic homebound patient that is also legally blind, has Alheimer's, Parkinsons, seizures, or other diseases that interferes with the self administration of insulin, the opportunity to stay home longer in his/her community without the necessity to move to a nursing home. It will monitor blood sugar levels, administer and/or prepare insulin shots and keeps the MD informed of the patients disease process.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
A Registered Nurse or licensed practical nurse will monitor blood sugar levels, administer and/or prepare insulin shots and keeps the MD informed of the patients disease process and prepares progress notes on diabetic/homebound patients that due to a secondary diagnoses are not able to self administer insulin to control their diabetes. These patients, however, are able to live at home in their communities.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The State will benefit by saving approximately 1.5 to 2.6 million dollars a year in nursing home fees, by keeping patients at home. This will also make more beds available for those patients who are no longer able to live at homedur to their disease process. There will be more savings by reducing the number of hospital stays and MD visits.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$600,000
Total cost of the project:		$630,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
				In-Kind Amount:		$30,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$600,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
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:	Medicaid and Nursing Home Statistics from the State of Florida
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No