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DATE:
12/16/02, 11:49 amm
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TEXAS COMMUNITY BASED ALTERNATIVE UPDATE
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CBA Waiting List as of November 1, 2002 ------------ 45,979 people
Nursing Home Waiting List ----------------------------- -0-
Nursing home occupancy rate -------------------------- 75% full 25% empty beds
Number of people who have moved out of nursing homes to live in the community using "Rider 37" as of November 1, 2002 - 1,189 people
69% are people 65-99 years of age (823 people)
31% are people under 65 years of age (366 people)
65% are female
35% are male
Regional Distribution of Rider 37
Dallas 280
Tyler 148
Abilene 140
Austin 113
San Antonio 110
Valley 110
Beaumont 76
Houston 43
Lubbock 24
El Paso 10
3 Regions not reported
Rider 37 allows the money that is being spent on a person in a nursing home to be moved to the community care budget when the individual chooses to move to the community.
Advocacy strategies:
1. Tell legislators in your local communities that there needs to be increased funding
for the CBA to eliminate the long waiting list. (DHS budget)
2. Tell legislators in your local communities bgvthat Rider 37 language needs to be permanent
so the "money can follow the individual". (DHS budget)
For more info/questions?: ADAPT of Texas 512/442-0252
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