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Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Surovell
Seniors Without Walls Program

Item 275 #5h

Item 275 #5h

First Year - FY2011 Second Year - FY2012
Health And Human Resources
Aging, Department for the FY2011 $0 FY2012 $5,000 GF

Language
Page 231, line 47, strike "$30,977,514" and insert "$30,982,514".
Page 233, after line 27, insert:
"Q.  Out of this appropriation, $5,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to the Fairfax County Senior Without Walls program ."


Explanation
(This amendment provides funding for the Fairfax County Senior Without Walls program for expansion beyond their pilot site. The program enables the community to help keep elderly citizens in their homes by conducting programs without having to build or staff an official senior center. Facilitating aging in place reduces demand for assisted living facilities and nursing homes, lowering the demand for Medicaid and demands on taxpayer resources. Currently, the pilot program is operated in Springfield.)