Title
Agreement with the Kansas Department on Aging and Disability Services and the Area Agency on Aging for the Senior Care Act (SCA) FY 2015.
Body
Recommended Action: Approve the agreement, and authorize the Chairman to sign.
Background: The Central Plains Area Agency on Aging will enter into a Senior Care Act (SCA) Service Provider Agreement with the Kansas Department on Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) that details how the Area Agency will provide in-home services to residents of Kansas 60 years of age or older who have functional limitations which restrict their ability to carry out activities of daily living and impede their ability to live independently. The SCA program was established by the Kansas Legislature to assist older Kansans who have functional limitations in self-care and independent living, but are able to reside in a community-based residence with services provided. The SCA program provides assessment, case management and in-home services to persons who contribute to the cost of services based on their ability to pay.
Participating consumers access care through assessment and case management. Services are provided to meet the individuals need, the services available through the program include: attendant care (supervision and/or assistance with bathing, medication management, dressing, personal appearance, feeding, transferring and toileting under the direction of a licensed health professional); homemaker services (assistance to clients having difficulty performing activities such as preparing meals, shopping, managing money, using the telephone, light housework and laundry); respite care (providing temporary relief for primary caregivers of consumers); personal emergency response management and installation (system which provides 24-hour on-call medical or emergency assistance and needs that could become critical at any time); as well as custom care items (specific purchases that will assist the client in maintaining their independence, i.e., incontinence supplies, home modifications, etc.).
Alternatives: Not approving this agreement would risk the funding for critical programming for seniors in Sedgwick, Harvey, and Butler counties.
Financial Considerations:
Agreement period starts: July 1, 2014
Agreement period ends: June 30, 2015
Source of Funding:
State Revenue: $1,241,257.00
Required Match: $66,827.00 (Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler Counties)
Other funding: N/A
TOTAL SOURCES: $1,308,084.00
Cost Center#/Fund Center: 34055-254/340556-15 Senior Care Act
Uses of Funding:
Personnel: $231,705
Contractual Services: $1,076,379
TOTAL USES: $1,308,084
Budget Authority Adjustment:
Sufficient budget authority is included in the 2014 budget, no additional budget authority is being requested.
Legal Considerations: The program is governed by KSA 75-5926 et seq. and KAR 26-8-1 through 26-8-15. The County (through the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging) has the authority to enter into this agreement pursuant to Home Rule Powers within K.S.A. 19-101 et seq. The agreement has been reviewed by the Sedgwick County Counselor's Office. Approval is by simple majority vote.
Policy Considerations: There are no policy implications.