PITTSBURGH CARE PARTNERSHIP INC

IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION DELAYED AND/OR PREVENTED PERMANENT NURSING HOME PLACEMENT FOR 990UNDUPLICATED PERSONS IN ALL OR PARTS OF ALLEGHENY, BEDFORD, FULTON, SOMERSET, WASHINGTON, AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES.COMMUNITY LIFE, A PACE PROGRAM, PRESERVED HEALTH, FUNCTION, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR 990 UNDUPLICATED MEMBERS, MORE THAN 99% OF WHOM ARE ON MEDICAID, IN EASTERN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, IRWIN, MON VALLEY, NEW KENSINGTON, TRAFFORD AREAS, AND ALSO IN BEDFORD & SOMERSET COUNTIES. COMMUNITY LIFE HAS HEALTH CENTERS IN MCKEESPORT, HOMESTEAD, WILKINSBURG, TARENTUM, LOWER BURRELL, BEDFORD, ROSTRAVER AND SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA (PA), WHICH PROVIDE PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, REHABILITATION SERVICES, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, ADULT DAY CARE, HOME CARE AND NUMEROUS OTHER SERVICES. TWO OF THESE AREAS ARE DESIGNATED AS BEING UNDERSERVED WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND ALL ARE MARKED BY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF LOW-INCOME, FRAIL ELDERLY. OUR SUCCESS RATE IN KEEPING SENIORS OUT OF NURSING HOMES IS 93% AND THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE HOSPITALIZED FROM CONDITIONS WHICH MAY BE WORSENED BY LACK OF INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO SERVICES. MEDICARE PAYS CAPITATED RATES THUS LIMITING THEIR EXPOSURE ON THESE COMPLEX INDIVIDUALS AND MEDICAID RATES ARE SET BELOW THE AVERAGE PER CAPITA COST OF LONG-TERM CARE IN THE STATE - AN AVERAGE COST SAVINGS OF MORE THAN $24,000 PER YEAR FOR EVERY PERSON WHO JOINS THE PROGRAM INSTEAD OF CHOOSING NURSING HOME CARE. WE ALSO COORDINATE CARE FOR ALL OUR PARTICIPANTS WHICH LOWERS THE RISK OF UNINTENDED PROBLEMS FROM MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS AND TREATMENTS. NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ELIGIBLE, THE WELL-KNOWN DUALS" POPULATION WITH LONG TERM CARE NEEDS THAT ARE THE TYPICALLY THE HIGHEST COST MEDICARE MEMBERS. THE OTHER NEARLY 5% ARE PARTICIPANTS WHO ONLY HAVE MEDICAID. IN 2023, MORE THAN 1% OF DUAL ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY LIFE PROGRAM, DID NOT HAVE EITHER MEDICARE PART A OR MEDICARE PART B. COMMUNITY LIFE HAS THE FIRST CO-LOCATION OF A PACE PROGRAM (HOMESTEAD 2002) WITH SENIOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND HAS BEEN TOURED AND STUDIED BY HUD AND OTHER PACE PROGRAMS; THE MODEL WAS REPLICATED IN 2007 IN TARENTUM. IN ADDITION, COMMUNITY LIFE PIONEERED AN INNOVATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MCKEESPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY IN 2009, FINANCING ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS TO 13 APARTMENTS, AND PROVIDING STAFF AND REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS ROUND THE CLOCK SO THAT SENIORS COULD AGE IN PLACE IN A COMMUNITY SETTING EVEN LONGER. COMMUNITY LIFE WAS ABLE TO RELOCATE A DOZEN INDIVIDUALS BACK OUT OF A NURSING HOME AND HAS ALSO SOLVED VACANCY PROBLEM FOR THE HOUSING PROVIDER. COMMUNITY LIFE PROVIDES SERVICE COORDINATION PROGRAMS FREE OF CHARGE IN TWELVE SENIOR HIGH RISES IN OUR SERVICE AREA, HELPING INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS SERVICES FROM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO HEALTH CARE TO LEGAL. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ENABLE SENIORS IN PUBLIC HOUSING TO AGE IN PLACE, REDUCING VACANCY RATES AND PROVIDING SOLUTIONS FOR HOUSING PROVIDERS WHOSE TENANTS HAVE PROBLEMS MAINTAINING THEIR DOMICILE. IN 2023, COMMUNITY LIFE PARTNERED WITH GENERAL BRADDOCK TOWERS HOUSING TO PROVIDE ON-SITE 24 / 7 CARE TO COMMUNITY LIFE PARTICIPANTS RESIDING IN THEIR BUILDING. COMMUNITY LIFE WAS ABLE TO DIVERT 12 PARTICIPANTS FROM NURSING HOME PLACEMENT.A TEAM OF EXPERTS IN GERIATRIC CARE PLANNING - INCLUDING A PHYSICIAN, NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER, DIETITIAN, PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANTS, DRIVERS, AND OTHERS - PROVIDE THE DAILY CARE AND ARRANGE ALL OTHER NEEDED SERVICES, FOLLOW UP WITH PROBLEMS, AND EDUCATE OUR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS ABOUT THEIR CONDITIONS AND SETTING GOALS FOR THEIR CARE. IN ADDITION TO HAVING A CARE MANAGER WHO KNOWS ALL OF THE MEMBER'S NEEDS AND HISTORY, THE MEMBER AND THEIR FAMILY ARE RELIEVED OF THE BURDENS OF DEALING WITH MULTIPLE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, MAKING APPOINTMENTS, TRANSPORTATION, AND COORDINATING MULTIPLE SERVICES. COMMUNITY LIFE HAS A RICH HISTORY OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THAT HAS GROWN OVER THE YEARS AT BOTH THE CENTER AND CORPORATE LEVEL. THE COMMUNITIES WE CALL HOME AND WHERE OUR CENTERS ARE BASED ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT FROM BOTH CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL BENEFACTORS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PARTICIPANTS WE SERVE OFTEN HAVE NEEDS BEYOND WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD. LISTED BELOW ARE THE COMMUNITY LIFE ACTIVITIES FOR 2023 TOTALING MORE THAN $590,663 FUNDRAISINGIN 2023, COMMUNITY LIFE RAISED $19,555 WHICH WAS DONATED TO AREA FOODBANKS.UNCOMPENSATED CARE PROVIDED - $590,663 PARTICIPANTS CLAIMS WITHOUT MEDICARE PART A OR PART B $133,311LOSS OF REVENUE FOR PARTICIPANTS WITHOUT MEDICARE PART A OR PART B $309,558ALLOWANCE FOR BAD DEBTS $147,794HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 2023 HIGHLIGHTSCOMMUNITY LIFE HR DEPARTMENT IS HAPPY TO SHARE SOME OF OUR 2023 HIGHLIGHTS.ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENTONE WAY WE ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT IS THROUGH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE SO EMPLOYEES CAN CONTINUALLY GROW PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION WHICH INCLUDES, ANNUAL EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION NOMINATION, EVENT AND AWARDS, LIFE SAVERS, AND THANK YOU BONUS.