Foster Care Provider Profile - Franklin County, Ohio

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FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Provider Name Target Ratios Fiscal Year End Current Ratio 1.5 ‐ 2.0 (Higher is Better) Debt/Net Asset 1.5 (Lower is Better) Adm Costs/Tot Exp (N/A = did not separate) 10% ‐ 15% (Lower is Better) Total Revenue/Total Expense 2% (Higher is Better) Optimal Cash Reserves (Tot Current Asset/Total Exp/12) 4 Months (Higher is Better) % FCCS Funding/Total Revenue
Providers capacity to accept new foster parents: (How many can they accept) they can accept 3 to 5 Foster Parents Foster care worker to foster parent ratio: One Social Worker for 10 children. It does not go by homes by number of children. Is the provider licensed as a foster care and adoption agency? Foster and Adopt license What types of services are available to youth places with Provider? (Both treatment and non‐ treatment) Treatment: Social Workers do Case Management and refer to special services needed for a child with special needs. A nurse is on staff and follows care of children with medical staff. The agency knows how to apply and work with DD waivers. They have a Behavior Consultant. The Social Workers usually work with multiple service providers. The Provider sub contracts with a Psychiatrist. What types of services are available to foster parents working with Provider? (Both treatment and non‐treatment) There is monthly training for Foster Parents. Social Workers have weekly contact, twice a month in the home. Social Workers will go more often to the home if needed. There is a 24 hour on call service. Social Workers assist in linking Foster Parents to needed services for their foster children. Provider requirements for Foster Parents: Foster Parents need prior experience with Treatment of Medically Fragile youth. Foster Parents that have experience with DD youth and services. Foster Parents that can work with the medically fragile youth or the chronic condition youth. Foster Parent skills/characteristics Providers are seeking: Foster Parents that can work with multiple service providers. Foster Parent with prior training or experience with DD youth and medically fragile children. Foster Parents that are willing to take children to visits in and out of county. Provider requirements for foster parents to transfer: A foster parent that has experience. The rest is the same as the State requires. Releases need to be signed to get information from FCCS. LifeStart is interested in Foster Parents who want to work with the Youth they serve. 3‐28‐2012 Page 3
Page 1: Name of Provider: Life Start Foster

Foster Care Provider Profile - Franklin County, Ohio

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