Health Professions
Nursing Workforce Development
Comprehensive Geriatric Education
Authorizing Legislation - Section
855 of the Public Health Service Act.
| |
FY 2005
Actual |
FY 2006
CR |
FY 2007
PB |
Increase
or
Decrease |
| Budget
Authority |
$3,389,000 |
$3,391,000 |
$3,392,000 |
+$1,000 |
FY 2008 Authorization.........................................................................................................Expired
Statement of the Budget Request - The
FY 2008 Budget of $3,392,000 is an increase
of $1,000 above the FY 2007 CR.
Program Description
- The Comprehensive Geriatric Education
grants program prepares nursing personnel
to care for the aging population, the
fastest growing group in today’s
society. The program supports grants to
develop and implement, in coordination
with programs under Section 753 (Geriatric
Education Programs), programs and initiatives
to train and educate individuals providing
care for the elderly. Funds are to be
used for: (1) providing training to individuals
who will provide geriatric care for the
elderly; (2) develop and disseminate curricula
relating to the treatment of the health
care problems of elderly individuals;
(3) train faculty members in geriatrics;
or (4) provide continuing education to
individuals who provide geriatric care.
These grants will prepare nurses aides,
licensed practical nurses and registered
nurses as well as faculty with expertise
in the care of the elderly.
Rationale for the Budget Request
- The FY 2008 Budget of $3,392,000 is
an increase of $1,000 above the FY 2007
CR. The total request will be used to
increase the number of nurses and nursing
personnel that have the knowledge and
skills to care for the unique needs of
the elderly. Over the next 25 years, the
population over 65 will grow at a rate
5 times that of those under 65, and those
over the age of 85 are in the fastest
growing segment of the population.
Funding levels for the Comprehensive
Geriatric Education Program during the
last five years reflect this effort and
are as follows:
| FY |
$ |
| 2003 |
2,980,000 |
| 2004 |
3,478,000 |
| 2005 |
3,450,000 |
| 2006 |
3,389,000 |
|
2007 |
3,391,000 |
Outputs:
| |
FY 2005
Actual |
FY 2006
CR |
FY 2007
PB |
| Number
of Geriatric Projects |
19 |
19 |
19 |
Performance Analysis - Most of the Health
Professions’ Title VII and Title
VIII programs were reviewed as a unit
during the FY 2004 budget cycle using
the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART).
Although these programs, in the aggregate,
received a rating of Ineffective, the
Comprehensive Geriatric Nurse Education
Program was not included in that assessment
because the authorizing legislation did
not exist at the time of the PART. New
performance measures are being established
for the Health Professions program overall. |
