WELLSPRING INC

WELLSPRING OPERATES TWO CARF ACCREDITED CRISIS UNITS FOR ADULTS INPSYCHIATRIC CRISIS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A COMFORTABLE, COMMUNITY-BASED AND COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION FOR ADULTS WHO NEED AN INTENSIVE LEVEL OF SUPPORT BUT DO NOT REQUIRE THE LOCKED DOWN SAFETY OF AN INPATIENT HOSPITAL. THESE CRISIS STABILIAZATION UNITS(CSUS) ARE LICENSED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF KY AND MONITORED BY THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL TO MEET QUALITY STANDARDS. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE 24-HOUR STAFF SUPPORT WITH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH, INCLUDING ON SITE SERVICES FROM A PSYCHIATRIST, APRN, CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, ART THERAPISTS AND PSYCH REHAB COUNSELORS. THE PROGRAMS CAN ACCOMMODATE A MAXIMUM OF 18 PEOPLE ON ANY GIVEN DAY AND SERVED 333 PEOPLE IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. THE PROGRAMS WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM, HOSPITALS, OUTPATIENT PROVIDERS, FAMILIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR REFERRALS, DIVERTING 90% FROM HOSPITALS. IN 2023, OUR ACCREDITION WAS EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER THREE-YEAR TERM.

WELLSPRING'S SUPPORTIVE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS SERVE ADULTSWITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS WHO ARE LIVING ON INCOMES WELL BELOW THEFPL-TYPICALLY, <50% OF AMI. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 WE PROVIDED 100+ ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS HOUSING IN PROPERTIES OWNED BY WELLSPRING AND OVER 450 PEOPLE IN SCATTERED SITE MAINSTREAM RENTAL UNITS. SERVICES LIKE CASE MANAGEMENT, PEER SUPPORT, AND THERAPY ARE AVAILABLE TO CLIENTS IN OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS. TO QUALIFY FOR THESE PROGRAMS A CLIENT MUST HAVE A DOCUMENTED MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITY/ILLNESS, MANY HAVE A SUBSTANCE ABUSE D/O, A PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITION, AND /OR ARE HOMELESS. MORE THAN 522 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN WELLSPRING HOUSING PROGRAMS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. IN 2023, WE EXTENDED OUR ACCREDITATION IN COMMUNITY HOUSING FOR ANOTHER 3 YEARS.