HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-11-023 - Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement for the Senior Day and Peer Helping Programs0
REPORT TO:Community & Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
February 7, 2011
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Hildebrand, Director, Community Programs and
Services, ext. 2687
PREPARED BY:
Bethany Pearce, Supervisor, Senior Day and Peer Helping
Programs, ext. 2337
WARD(S) INVOLVED:
All
DATE OF REPORT:
January 28, 2011
REPORT NO.: CSD-11-023
SUBJECT:
MULTI-SECTOR SERVICE ACCOUNTABILITY
AGREEMENT FOR THE SENIOR DAY AND PEER
HELPING PROGRAMS
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to approve the Community Accountability
Planning Submissions; and,
THAT the Mayor and Clerk execute the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration
Network funding allocation and service expectations annually; and,
THAT the Mayor and Clerk execute an agreement with the Waterloo Wellington Local
Health Integration Network for the Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement; and
further,
THAT all of the above be subject to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.
BACKGROUND:
The Senior Day Program and Peer Helping Program are two specialized programs run by the
City of Kitchener for Adults 50+. The Senior Day program operates 6 days a week out of the
Downtown Community Centre and provides structured and supportive programming for older
adults with a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities. The Peer Helping Programs assist
older adults through various life transitions such as bereavement, care giving, divorce and
retirement, with the provision of educational sessions and support groups. Both of these
programs receive a large proportion of funding from the Waterloo Wellington Local Health
Integration Network (WWLHIN).
The WWLHIN is a relatively new funding organization. Prior to its development, the City of
Kitchener had a long standing funding and service agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Health
and Long Term Care for the Senior Day Program and Peer Helping Program. In 2007 this
funding was transitioned from the Ministry of Health to newly established crown agencies,
known as Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs). The LHINs were charged by the
Government of Ontario with planning, managing and funding the health care system at the local
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level. As a result of this funding change, in 2009 the City of Kitchener formalized a funding
agreement with the local LHIN, the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network.
This funding agreement, called a Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement (M-SAA) is a
standardized contract among all LHIN funded service providers in Ontario and requires the
development of a three year planning document, called a Community Annual Planning
Submission (CAPS). This document must receive board approval prior to being submitted to
the WWLHIN. It will outline proposed budgets for 2011-2013, as well as performance indicators
and service plans for both the Senior Day Program and Peer Helping Program, and is a key
component for supporting the City’s funding negotiations with the WWLHIN. The M-SSA also
includes schedules outlining:
Services that are to be provided with the LHIN funding;
Corporate entity reporting requirements;
Financial reporting requirements;
Relevant policies and standards applicable to the funded services; and
Performance obligations for the funded programs.
REPORT:
The initial M-SSA agreement which commenced on April 1, 2009, is concluding on March 31,
2011 and is up for renewal. On December 20, 2010 the WWLHIN formally notified the City of
the requirement to enter into another three year M-SAA in order to maintain funding for the
Senior Day and Peer Helping Programs. This new agreement would commence April 1, 2011
and conclude March 31, 2014.
The Senior Day Program and Peer Helping Program are able to be delivered by the Corporation
at a relatively low cost to the City because over 70% of these programs are funded by the
WWLHIN. The two programs will receive a combined $409,200 in funding from the WWLHIN in
2011/12 and 2012/13 and the City of Kitchener will contribute $97,400 in 2011/12 and $107,200
in 2012/13. It is important to enter into this agreement to continue to receive the contribution
provided by the WWLHIN.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
Foundation:
A Plan for a Healthy Kitchener
Community Priority:
Diversity
Citizens’ Diversity Vision 2027:
“Our shared vision is for Kitchener to be a community where
all residents have equitable access to and meaningful inclusion in the social, economic and
cultural fabric of civic life”.
Foundation:
Efficient and Effective Government
Goal:
“We strive to ensure long-term corporate financial stability and fiscal accountability to our
tax payers”.
Strategic Direction:
Maximize value though cost effective service delivery.
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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Over 70% of the budget for these programs is funded through the WWLHIN. The total estimated
budget for these programs in 2011/12 will be $588,840, with the City of Kitchener contributing
$97,400 and the WWLHIN contributing $409,200. In 2012/13 the estimated budget will be
$600,609 with the City contributing $107,200 and the WWLHIN contributing $493,409.
The budget for the third year of this agreement with be determined at a later date when there is
further information provided to the WWLHIN from the Ministry of Health about future planning
assumptions.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Jeff Willmer, Deputy CAO, Community Services Department
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