Fsl Programs

TO PROVIDE HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND DEVELOP ENERGY-EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PROMOTE HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.

THROUGH ITS AFFILIATES, FOUNDATION FOR SENIOR LIVING (FSL) HAS BEEN CARING FOR ARIZONANS SINCE 1974. WE PROVIDE A SAFE HOME FOR NEARLY 1,200 ARIZONANS EACH NIGHT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH SINGLE- AND MULTI-FAMILY HOMES AND THE MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEXES AND RESIDENTIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP HOMES. ADDITIONALLY, WE TRAIN AND MONITOR SPONSORS OF THE ADULT FOSTER CARE AND ADULT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPEUTIC HOME PROGRAMS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020-21, WE PROVIDED MORE THAN 425,000 MEALS TO FAMILIES IN NEED VIA OUR RURAL FOOD PANTRIES, CONGREGATE AND HOME-DELIVERED MEAL PROGRAMS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ENHANCE INDEPENDENCE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE, MEDICARE-CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH CARE AND NON-MEDICAL HOME CARE SERVICES. MOREOVER, WE SUPPORT FAMILY CAREGIVERS THROUGH COMPLIMENTARY EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS, CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND MORE THAN 100,000 HOURS OF RESPITE CARE. THE COVID PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO IMPACT MANY OF FSL'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WITH SOME SEEING AN INCREASE IN DEMAND AND OTHERS A REDUCTION IN UTILIZATION DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS AND/OR WORKFORCE CHALLENGES. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS IMPACTED VARIOUS PROGRAMS, PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE R FOR RELATED ENTITIES.CARE BY DESIGN PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED PATIENT CENTERED CARE TO SUPPORT CLIENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE WITH INTEGRATION WITH FSL SERVICES. TOGETHER OUR SOCIAL SERVICE TEAM ASSISTED 1,146 INDIVIDUALS TO CONNECT TO CARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DURING THE FYE 2021. IN JULY 2020, THE CARE BY DESIGN TEAM WAS CONTRACTED BY WILDFIRE TO MANAGE AND DISTRIBUTE CARES ACT, ERA AND HEAF FUNDS TO PROVIDE MORTGAGE, RENT, AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021, THIS TEAM DISTRIBUTED $2,942,741. THE CARE BY DESIGN TEAM ADDED TWO TEMPORARY CARE COORDINATOR POSITIONS TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE WORKLOAD CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CARES AND ERA GRANTS.

IN 1975, FSL OPENED THE FIRST ADULT DAY HEALTH SERVICES (ADHS) CENTER IN ARIZONA TO PROVIDE SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT FOR SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. FSL NOW OPERATES THREE CENTERS - IN GLENDALE, PHOENIX AND TEMPE - WHICH ARE ALL LICENSED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES. CLIENTS BENEFIT FROM NURSING SERVICES, PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICE CONNECTIONS, ALL OF WHICH HELP THEM MAINTAIN THEIR INDIVIDUAL LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE. 68,722 HOURS OF CARE WERE PROVIDED TO 294 CLIENTS IN FYE 2021. ALONG WITH PROVIDING SUPERVISION, FSL'S DEDICATED STAFF CREATE MONTHLY THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CALENDARS OFFERING ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FSL'S CLIENTS' VARIOUS COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL ABILITIES. IN ADDITION TO DAILY EXERCISE PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AND COMMUNITY OUTINGS, 138,528 MILES OF TRANSPORTATION AND 20,385 NUTRITIOUS MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO CLIENTS.THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FORCED OUR CENTERS TO CLOSE APRIL 1, 2020 DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN CENSUS AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CHOSE TO REMAIN AT HOME TO PREVENT RISK OF CONTRACTING THE VIRUS. FROM APRIL 1ST - SEPTEMBER 15TH, THIS PROGRAM BILLED $0 REVENUE AS PROGRAMMING CONTINUED THROUGH VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENTS UNTIL THE CENTERS COULD BE REOPENED. DURING THIS CLOSURE, USING GRANT FUNDS, FSL'S ADHS TEAM CREATED ORIGINAL YOUTUBE CONTENT FEATURING EVERYTHING FROM COOKING CLASSES AND GARDENING TO CHAIR EXERCISES AND VIRTUAL HIKING ADVENTURES. ADDITIONALLY, ACTIVITY KITS AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS WERE PROVIDED TO ALL CLIENTS TO PROVIDE STIMULATION, COMBAT ISOLATION, AND SUPPORT FAMILY CAREGIVERS. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, THE CENTERS REOPENED BUT LOW CENSUS DUE TO CONTINUED SOCIAL DISTANCING PREFERENCES OF CLIENTS, REQUIRED US TO CONSOLIDATE ALL CARE TO ONE CENTER, IN PHOENIX IN NOVEMBER 2020. WE PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION TO CLIENTS FROM THE EAST AND WEST VALLEY AND MONITORED OUR CLIENTS' INTEREST IN RETURNING BEFORE OPENING OUR TEMPE CENTER IN LATE JUNE 2021. AT THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR, THE CENTER IN GLENDALE REMAINED CLOSED. DURING THIS TIME, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BUILDING IN GLENDALE WAS COMPLETED AND ACHIEVED BUILDING OCCUPANCY AND CERTIFICATION FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE PROGRAM WAS RESTRUCTURED FROM A STAFFING POSITION STANDPOINT TO STREAMLINING ROLES TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE IN AN EVERCHAING EMPLOYMENT MARKET. THE PROGRAM ALSO UNDERWENT A REBRANDING DURING THE CLOSURE WHICH POSITIONED US FOR A STRONG REOPENING ONCE OUR CLIENTS' INTEREST RETURNED, PUTTING US IN A BETTER POSITION TO ALOS ATTRACT NEW CLIENTS. FSL ADHS IS NOW KNOW AS FSL RECREACION.

SINCE 1977, FSL HOME CARE HAS BEEN SUPPORTING ARIZONANS WITH CUSTOMIZED NON-MEDICAL SERVICES -HOUSEKEEPING, MEAL PREPARATION, PERSONAL HYGIENE ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, COMPANIONSHIP AND RESPITE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS - DESIGNED TO ENHANCE ONE'S ABILITY TO REMAIN AT HOME, WHERE WE ALL WANT TO BE. IN FYE 2021, FSL CARED FOR 115 CLIENTS AND PROVIDED 17,268 HOURS OF RESPITE CARE IN HOMES THROUGHOUT MARICOPA COUNTY. FSL HOME CARE WAS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS MANY CLIENTS FELT IT WAS UNSAFE TO ALLOW ANY VISITORS, INCLUDING SUPPORT CARE TEAMS, INTO THEIR HOMES. IN THE SPRING OF 2021 A CONTRACT WITH THE ARIZONA DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES (DDD) WAS ADDED TO HOMECARE'S SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL WITH THE INTENTION OF IMPLEMENTING A FAMILY CAREGIVING SERVICE LINE. FSL IS NOW CONTRACTED WITH DDD TO PROVIDE RESPITE, ATTENDANT CARE, AND HABILITATION SERVICES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED FSL CONTINUES TO BE CONTRACTED WITH DDD PROVIDING DAY TREATEMENT PROGRAM SERVICES AT THE RECREACION SITES. FSL HOME HEALTH AGENCY IS MEDICARE-CERTIFIED, LICENSED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, AND HAS BEEN PROVIDING SKILLED SERVICES IN THE COMFORT OF PATIENTS' HOMES SINCE 1985. NURSING, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK AND HOME HEALTH AIDE ARE OFFERED BASED UPON PATIENT NEED, PHYSICIANS ORDERS AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. SOME PATIENTS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FOR A SHORT DURATION, AFTER A MEDICAL INCIDENT OR INJURY, WHILE OTHER PATIENTS RECEIVE ONGOING ASSISTANCE TO HELP MANAGE THEIR DISEASE PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, FSL HOME HEALTH PROVIDES SKILLED HOURLY CARE FOR THE SUPERVISION OF PATIENTS LIVING AT HOME WITH A VENTILATOR OR TRACH. THESE PATIENTS REQUIRE 24-HOUR SUPERVISION, AND WITHOUT THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY FSL, THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY BE INSTITUTIONALIZED. IN TOTAL DURING FYE 2021, FSL HOME HEALTH AGENCY PROVIDED NEARLY 29,061 HOURS OF INTERMITTENT AND VENTILATOR SPECIALTY SKILLED CARE TO 373 PATIENTS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE PANDEMIC CREATED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES AS IT RELATES TO RECUITMENT AND RETENTION OF HOME HEALTH NURSES. IN JUNE 2021 HOME HEALTH SCALED BACK ITS DELIVERY OF RN VISITS CONSIDERABLY AND FOCUSED ON ENSURING THE SKILLED HOURLY WORKFORCE WAS STABILIZED IN BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING VENTILATOR CARE.ALL FSL HOME CARE AND HOME HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO HELP PATIENTS MAINTAIN OR RETURN TO THEIR HIGHEST FUNCTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE.

FSL'S COMMUNITY LIVING RESOURCES IS A COMPILATION OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP ENSURE THE PROVISION OF QUALITY CARE IN ASSISTED LIVING AND SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND ATTENDANT AND DIRECT CARE WORKER PROGRAMS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ARIZONA LONG TERM CARE SERVICES HEALTH PLANS AND ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ANNUAL QUALITY MONITORING AND PERIODIC INVESTIGATIVE AUDITS OF THESE FACILITIES. FOR FYE 2021, 113 QUALITY MONITORING AUDITS WERE PROVIDED TO ENSURE THE RESIDENTS AND PATIENTS' HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THIS PROGRAM WAS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS THESE FACILITIES LIMITED OUTSIDE VISITORS, INCLUDING AUDITORS. SOME CONTRACTED CARE PLANS ALLOWED STAFF TO COMPLETE DESK AUDITS WHILE OTHERS POSTPONED AUDITS UNTIL THE COMMUNITY-SPREAD OF COVID-19 HAS DECREASED TO SAFE LEVELS. IN ADDITION, FSL CONTRACTS WITH INDEPENDENTLY LICENSED ADULT FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO PROVIDE 24/7-HOUR CARE FOR MEMBERS ON MERCY CARE LONG TERM CARE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE TO LIVE SAFELY IN A COMMUNITY SETTING. IN FYE 2021, 24,373 SAFE BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED TO VULNERABLE ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY. CLR OPERATES ON A LEAN STAFFING MODEL WITH A TOTAL OF THREE DEDICATED STAFF TO BOTH THE MONITORING AND ADULT FOSTER CARE SERVICES LINES, IN FY21 TOTAL FTE'S IN THIS PROGRAM WERE REDUCED BY 1.5.ACTIVATE (ADVANCE CLIENTS' TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE WITH ACTIONS THAT EMPOWER) PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES HELPING PEOPLE TO TRANSITION SAFELY FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME WITH A GOAL TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND TO REDUCE RE-HOSPITALIZATION RATES. FOCUSING ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION OF DISEASE PROCESS AND RED FLAGS, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 838 HIGH RISK MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDED COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS TO 991 PIECES OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS. CLIENTS EXPERIENCED IMPROVED HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE. FSL OPERATES TWO COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS (CAPS), SENIOR CENTERS AND FOOD PANTRIES IN THE PEORIA/NW VALLEY AND IN WICKENBURG COMMUNITIES. IN FYE 2021 OUR SITES DISTRIBUTED OVER 300,090 LBS OF FOOD, PROVIDED 3,376 RIDES TO SENIORS, 85,916 MEALS THROUGH OUR CONGREGATE AND HOME DELIVERED MEAL PROGRAMS. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FSL'S NUTRITION PROGRAMS ARE CONTINUING TO SEE A 45% INCREASE IN DEMAND. THE CAPS TEAM WAS CONTRACTED BY MARICOPA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF PEORIA TO MANAGE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO PROVIDE MORTGAGE, RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ADDITIONAL CAPS CASEWORKERS WERE HIRED TO MANAGE THESE PROGRAMS AND THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021, THIS TEAM DISTRIBUTED $12,025,733.