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Department of Social Services - continued <br />Performance Measures <br />2010 -11 <br />2011 -12 <br />2012 -13 <br />2012 -13 <br />2013 -14 <br />Actual <br />Actual <br />Budget <br />Projected <br />Budget <br />Percentage of children with a finding of <br />1.3% <br />3.6% <br />2.0% <br />3.0% <br />3.0% <br />abuse or neglect who had a second <br />finding within the following six months <br />(Target: <_ 6.1 %) <br />Percentage of children who re- entered <br />6.2% <br />4.3% <br />5.0% <br />5.0% <br />4.0% <br />foster care within twelve months of exit <br />(Target: <_ 8.6 %) <br />Service: Provide safe, permanent homes for children in DSS custody. <br />Number of children adopted <br />23 <br />16 <br />22 <br />22 <br />20 <br />Number of children who achieved <br />82 <br />55 <br />80 <br />80 <br />70 <br />permanence <br />Service: Conduct Adult Protective Services intake and investigations. <br />Number of Adult Protective Services <br />44 <br />41 <br />60 <br />60 <br />50 <br />investigations <br />Service: Provide supportive services to adults in their homes. <br />Number of adults receiving Community <br />132 <br />91 <br />145 <br />145 <br />150 <br />Alternatives Program (CAP) /in -home <br />services <br />Service: Act as guardian and protective payee for incompetent or disabled adults. <br />Number of guardianship cases <br />1 17 <br />1 32 <br />1 35 <br />45 <br />50 <br />FY 2013 -14 Objectives <br />Protect children by responding to referrals made alleging abuse, neglect, and /or dependency; <br />providing services; preventing unnecessary removal; and achieving permanence expeditiously. <br />• Protect elderly and disabled adults by responding to referrals alleging abuse, neglect, and /or <br />exploitation. <br />Help maintain elderly and disabled adults in their own homes when possible. <br />• Assist elderly and disabled adults by facilitating appropriate placements and /or providing payee or <br />guardianship services as appropriate <br />Budget Highlights <br />CPS After -Hours Availability: To address CPS coverage issues, the agency proposes <br />compensating social workers for after -hours coverage. To fund these costs, one child protective <br />services position will remain unfunded for next year. There will be a reduction in salary and <br />benefits under this plan. The position will remain in the budget— unfunded —to allow the agency to <br />conduct a trial of this plan. <br />Revenue Increases: The department will receive an additional $15,000 for DSS guardianship <br />responsibilities, $52,829 for Daycare administration and $10,000 for Drug Treatment Court. <br />Revenues Reductions: Fewer child protection cases are eligible for federal administrative funds, <br />which will reduce Foster Care /Adoption (IV -E Administration) revenue, by $80,000. In addition, due <br />to State changes, the department will no longer conduct assessments for personal care services in <br />adult care homes (loss of $51,228). However, adult services staff must be available to staff <br />planning teams and to provide services to the numerous individuals affected by the changes in <br />Medicaid and the mental health system. <br />1i UN <br />