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Department of Health and Social Services Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection

Department of Health and Social Services Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection. Joint Finance Committee Hearing FY 2013 Susan Del Pesco Division Director February 21, 2012. Our Mission.

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Department of Health and Social Services Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection

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  1. Department of Health and Social ServicesDivision of Long Term Care Residents Protection Joint Finance Committee Hearing FY 2013 Susan Del Pesco Division Director February 21, 2012

  2. Our Mission To promote the quality of care, safety and security of people living in long-term care settings; To ensure facilities' compliance with state and federal laws and regulations; and To advocate on behalf of residents

  3. Who do we Protect? Men and Women Boys and Girls from a few weeks of age to over 100 years

  4. Population Growth

  5. Every 70 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer’s disease

  6. Where are They? At large residences which house 100 people or more and In small community based residences that house 3 or 4 people.

  7. What’s “Long Term”? Historically: many years or until the end of life Today : several days….. to end of life because of the prevalence of rehabilitative services and hospice care

  8. Investigative Section 11 investigators statewide

  9. Investigative Section Enhancement $30,000 CMS Grant Web-based incident filing system March 8, 2012

  10. Investigative Section Criminal Background Checks

  11. Investigative Section Background Check Center $3 Million CMS Grant Dept. of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Dept. of State (State) Dept. Services to Children, Youth and Families (DSCYF) DE Criminal Justice Information System (DELJIS) DE Health Information Network (DHIN) Dept. of Safety and Homeland Security FBI Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Go Live - September 2012

  12. Investigative Section Adult Abuse Registry 189 persons currently on the registry 27persons were placed in 2011 16of those appealed their placements

  13. Licensing Section • Nursing Homes - 49 • Assisted Living - 34 • Neighborhood Homes for Persons with Developmental Disabilities - 150 • Group Homes for Persons with Mental Illness - 19 • Group Homes for Persons with AIDS – 1 • Rest Family Care Homes – 83 Total - 336

  14. Licensing SectionNumber of Beds by Type of Facility

  15. Licensing Section Facility Surveys state Funding 45% Federal Funding 55% 19 surveyors statewide Nation’s 2nd highest rate of citations

  16. Licensing Section Delaware Health Information Network CMS Grant $91,000 DHIN to train all facilities to connect to DHIN for receipt of medical records

  17. Licensing Section Disaster Preparedness Project CMS Grant $143,000 Contract with UD College of Health Sciences • To evaluate recent disaster experiences • To hold a conference for education and development of disaster preparedness plan

  18. Certified Nurse Assistants • Approve curriculum and oversight of the testing/certification process • Initiation of educational tracking system to regulate requirements 24 hours training minimum including statutory dementia training

  19. FY 13 Governor’s Recommended Budget Funding FY 12 General Fund –$2,320.2 FY 13 General Fund – $2,358.2

  20. Our Challenge To do more with current assets for a growing population

  21. Thank you Are there any Questions?

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