SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA WAR VETERANS HOME STRATEGIC PLAN

 

VISION:  To serve as a model for all Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs State nursing homes by optimizing healthcare benefits for disabled Louisiana wartime veterans through federally administered healthcare programs.

MISSION:  To provide personalized rehabilitative and restorative healthcare to Louisiana disabled wartime veterans in a safe, clean, homelike environment focusing on enhanced healthcare and quality of life to allow each veteran to maximize their individual potential.

PHILOSOPHY:   The Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home represents a Louisiana commitment to its disabled wartime veterans by providing healthcare in their time of need. To employ the best qualified personnel to perform their skills; to work in a team environment where employees are encouraged to strive for excellence; to create a sense of unity among veterans, their families, employees, service organizations, and the public; to use proactive policy making and innovative action to comply with all regulatory agency regulations; and, to ensure each veteran is provided with efficient, courteous and compassionate healthcare to maximize their potential.

 

Strategic Plan

         GOALS: 

 

To assure operational effectiveness of the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home.

 

OBJECTIVE I.1                Maintain an average daily occupancy rate of 95% throughout one complete year by FY 2013.

 

STRATEGY I.1.1             Increase admissions of veterans through State Veteran Service Officers in Southwest Louisiana and VAMC Alexandria.

 

STRATEGY I.1.2            Communicate and market with veteran service organizations to establish a referral network.

 

STRATEGY I.1.3             Promote the facility by utilizing local media.

 

 

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

 

Input:                                      Total days of nursing care

Output:                                  Average daily census

Outcome:                               Nursing Care Percent Occupancy

Efficiency:                          Average cost for veteran’s healthcare

Quality:                                  Rank among nation’s State veterans homes

 

 

To maximize cost effectiveness of the healthcare facility.

 

OBJECTIVE II.1             Obtain 50% of the total veteran healthcare cost with federal funding as provided by federal regulations, while limiting state costs to no more than 25% by                                                   FY 2013 .

 

STRATEGY II.1.1          Actively support efforts of the National Association of State Veterans Homes to increase federal per

                                         diem payment.

STRATEGY II.1.2          Accurately bill sources of revenue.                           

STRATEGY II.1.3          Maintain census at its highest level.

STRATEGY II.1.4          Maximize other revenue sources to offset state revenues.

STRATEGY II.1.5          Utilize no cost ancillary healthcare providers.

STRATEGY II.1.6          Encourage qualified volunteer services and donations.

 

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

 

Input:                                     Average cost per veteran day

Output:                                  Average State cost per veteran day

Output:                                  Average Federal cost per veteran day

Output:                                  Average Self-Generated cost per veteran day                            

Outcome:                              Percent of cost per veteran day from State revenues

Outcome:                              Percent of cost per veteran day from Federal per diem payments

Outcome:                              Percent of cost per veteran day from Self-Generated revenues

Efficiency:                           Percent of cost per veteran day from State budgeted revenues

Quality:                                 Facility rank among nation’s State veteran homes for comparison of cost effectiveness

 

 

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1.  Principal Customers: The principal customers served by the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home are wartime veterans and their families, employees and their families, members of volunteer service organizations and the general public.

    

2.  Principal Beneficiary:  The principal beneficiary of healthcare services provided is the veteran resident of the State Veterans Home.

 

3.  External Factors:  The achievement of stated goals and objectives is dependent upon adequate funding from principal revenue sources:  State General Funds, Fees and Self-Generated Funds, and Federal Funds.

 

4.  Statutory Authorization:

 

Act 152 of 1965 Legislature and

Act 648 of 1968 Legislature

 

Amended by:

 

Act 294 of 1974 Legislature,

Act 687 of 1974 Legislature,

Act 300 of 1976 Legislature,

Act 507 of 1981 Legislature,

Act 285 of 1981 Legislature, and

Section 641, Title 38, U.S. Code

 

5.  Development:  The Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home will utilize the Strategic Planning process to identify requirements of    healthcare regulations and trends to establish organizational goals and objectives.

 

6.  Objective Beneficiaries:

 

Objective I.1:   Louisiana wartime veterans will benefit from this objective.

 

Objective II.1:  Veteran residents and their families, employees and their families, and the State of Louisiana will benefit from this objective.

 

 

Performance Indicator Documentation Sheet for Goal I

 

Program:                                                      Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

Objective:                                                   Maintain an average daily occupancy rate of 95% throughout one complete year by FY-2013

Indicator Name:                                       Total Days of Nursing Care  

Indicator LaPAS PI Code:                 New                                        

 

1.  Type and Level:                                              Input (Key)

 

2.  Rationale:                                                         A valid measure of performance which calculates the cumulative number of veteran residents cared for each day

 

3.     Use:                                                                     For performance-based budgeting purposes, this indicator will be used to determine potential revenue based on daily services to veteran residents

    

4.  Clarity:                                                                There are no unclear terms.

    

5.  Validity,                                                               This indicator has not been audited by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.  Accuracy is validated by performing a physical count

      Reliability                                                          of veteran residents on a daily basis

 and Accuracy

 

6.  Data Source,                                                Daily census report is reported on a daily basis to the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Alexandria for the Federal fiscal yea

        Collection,                                                 year

        and Reporting              

 

7.  Calculation                                                  Continually add total veteran resident census each day to previous days total.

        Methodology                

 

8.  Scope:                                                                 Aggregated by the sum of total veteran resident population

 

9.  Caveats:                                                       None

 

10.  Responsible Person:                                       Fac Accounting Spec 1 for accts rec

 

 

Performance Indicator Documentation Sheet for Goal I

 

Program:                                                      Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

Objective:                                                Maintain an average daily occupancy rate of 95% throughout one complete year by FY-2013

Indicator Name:                                       Average Daily Census  

Indicator LaPAS PI Code:                 New                                        

 

1.  Type and Level:                                             Output (Key)

 

2.   Rationale:                                                        A valid measure of performance which calculates the cumulative number of veteran residents cared for each day

 

3.  Use:                                                                      For performance-based budgeting purposes, this indicator will be used to determine potential revenue based on daily services to veteran residents

    

4.  Clarity:                                                              There are no unclear terms

 

5.  Validity,                                                             This indicator has not been audited by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.  Accuracy is a

     Reliability,                                                   is validated by performing a physical count of veteran resident on a daily basis

     and Accuracy                

                                                                                                                                     

6.  Data Source,                                               Daily census report is reported on a daily  basis to the Veterans Administration Medical Center,

     Collection,                                                   Alexandria for the Federal fiscal year

     and Reporting               

 

7.  Calculation                                                  Add veteran residents admitted to census minus those discharged

     Methodology                  

 

8.  Scope:                                                                 Aggregated by the sum of total veteran  resident population

 

9.  Caveats:                                                       None

 

10.  Responsible Person:                                 Fac Accounting Spec 1 for Accts Rec

 

 Performance Indicator Documentation Sheet for Goal I

 

Program:                                                      Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

Objective:                                                Maintain an average daily occupancy rate of 95% throughout one complete year by FY– 2013

Indicator Name:                                       Nursing Care Percent Occupancy  

Indicator LaPAS PI Code:                 New                                        

 

1.  Type and Level:                                             Outcome (Key)

 

2.  Rationale:                                                         A valid measure of performance which calculates the utilization percentage of authorized nursing care beds

 

3.          Use:                                                                For performance-based budgeting purposes, this indicator will be used to determine potential revenue based on daily services to veteran residents

    

4.  Clarity:                                                              There are no unclear terms.

    

5.  Validity,                                                             This indicator has not been audited by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.  Accuracy is validating by performing a physical count

     Reliability,                                                    of veterans residents on a daily basis.

        and Accuracy                

 

6.  Data Source,                                                Daily census report is reported on a daily  basis for the State fiscal year

        Collection,                                                                         

        and Reporting              

 

7.  Calculation                                                  Total average daily census divided by total facility bed authorization

        Methodology                                                                      

 

8.  Scope:                                                                 Aggregated by the sum of total veteran resident population

 

9.  Caveats:                                                       None

 

10.  Responsible Person:                                    Fac Accounting Spec 1 for Accts Rec

 

Performance Indicator Documentation Sheet for Goal I

 

Program:                                                    Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

Objective:                                                Maintain an average daily occupancy rate of 95% throughout one complete year by FY– 2013

Indicator Name:                                      Average cost for veteran’s healthcare    

Indicator LaPAS PI Code:                 New                                        

 

1. Type and Level:                                             Efficiency (Key)

 

2.  Rationale:                                                           Measures amount of funding needed to care for each individual veteran resident each day

 

3.  Use:                                                                      For performance-based budgeting purposes, this indicator will be used to determine potential revenue based on daily services to veteran residents

    

  4.  Clarity:                                                                There are no unclear terms.

    

5.  Validity,                                                               This indicator has not been audited by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.  Accuracy is validated by determining the cost of

Reliability                                                          healthcare provided to veteran residents

And Accuracy

 

 6.  Data Source,                                                Monthly cost report is reported to the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Alexandria during the Federal fiscal year

      Collection,                          

      and Reporting                   

 

7.  Calculation                                                   Total cost of operating facility divided by veterans resident days of care

     Methodology                

 

  8.  Scope:                                                                 Aggregated by the sum of total veteran resident population

 

  9.  Caveats:                                                        None

 

10.  Responsible Person:                                     Facility Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Performance Indicator Documentation Sheet for Goal I

 

Program:                                                    Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

Objective:                                                Maintain an average daily occupancy rate of 95% throughout one complete year by FY-2013

Indicator Name:                                      Rank among nation’s State veterans homes  

Indicator LaPAS PI Code:                 New                                        

 

1. Type and Level:                                             Quality (Key)

 

2.  Rationale:                                                           Compares total veteran cost per day to other State veteran homes

 

3. Use:                                                                       To effect cost efficient management in providing healthcare to veteran residents

 

4.  Clarity:                                                                There are no unclear terms.

 

5.  Validity,                                                               This indicator has not been audited by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.  Accuracy is validated by comparing costs of facility to

      Reliablity                                                      costs of other State veteran homes

      And Accuracy

 

 6.  Data Source,                                                Annual cost reports from Veterans Administration for the Federal fiscal year

      Collection,                   

      and Reporting             

 

7.  Calculation                                                   Compare facility total cost of veterans care to other State veteran homes

Methodology                

 

  8.  Scope:                                                                 Aggregated by the sum of total costs for facility to the total costs of other State veteran homes

                        

  9.  Caveats:                                                        None

 

   10.  Responsible Person:                                      Facility Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Performance Indicator Documentation Sheet for Goal II

 

Program:                                                      Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

Objective:                                                Obtain 50% of the total veteran healthcare cost with Federal funding as provided by Federal regulations, while limiting State costs to no more than 25% by FY 2013

Indicator Name:                                      Average cost per Veteran day    

Indicator LaPAS PI Code:                 New                                        

 

1.  Type and Level:                                              Input (Key)

 

2.  Rationale:                                                         Measures amount of funding needed to care for each individual veteran resident each day

 

3.  Use:                                                                        For performance-based budgeting purposes, this indicator will be used to determine potential revenue based on daily services to                                                                                                     veteran residents

    

  4.  Clarity:                                                                There are no unclear terms.

    

5.  Validity,                                                               This indicator has not been audited by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.  Accuracy is validating by determining the cost of

             Reliability                                                             healthcare provided to veteran residents

             And Accuracy

 

 6.  Data Source,                                                Monthly cost report is reported to the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Alexandria during the Federal fiscal year

      Collection,                          

     and Reporting             

 

   7.  Calculation                                                  Total cost of operating facility divided by veteran resident days of care

        Methodology                

 

8.  Scope:                                                               Aggregated by the sum of total veteran resident population

 

9.  Caveats:                                                      None

 

       10.  Responsible Person:                                     Facility Chief Financial Officer

 

Performance Indicator Documentation Sheet for Goal II

 

Program:                                                      Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

Objective:                                                Obtain 50% of the total veteran healthcare cost with Federal funding as provided by Federal regulations, while limiting State costs to no more than 15% by FY 2013

Indicator Name:                                      Average State cost per Veteran day    

Indicator LaPAS PI Code:                 New

                                                 

1. Type and Level:                                             Output (Key)

 

2.  Rationale:                                                           Measures amount of State funding required to provide nursing care for veteran residents

 

  3.  Use:                                                                        For performance-based budgeting purposes, this indicator will be used to determine potential state revenue based on daily services                                                                                            to veteran residents

    

         4.  Clarity:                                                                 There are no unclear terms.

    

5.  Validity,                                                               This indicator has not been audited by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.  Accuracy is validated by determining the State cost of

              Reliability                                                            healthcare provided to veteran residents

              And Accuracy

 

 6.  Data Source,                                                Monthly cost report is reported to the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Alexandria during the Federal fiscal year

               Collection,                          

      and Reporting             

 

7.  Calculation                                                   Total cost per veteran day multiplied by % of State funding

            Methodology                

 

        8.  Scope:                                                                   Aggregated by the sum of total cost of veteran residents

 

        9.  Caveats:                                                          None

 

      10.  Responsible Person:                                       Facility Chief Financial Officer

 

Performance Indicator Documentation Sheet for Goal II

 

Program:                                                      Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

Objective:                                                Obtain 50% of the total veteran healthcare cost with Federal funding as provided by Federal regulations, while limiting State costs to no more than 15% by FY 2013

Indicator Name:                                      Average Federal cost per Veteran day    

Indicator LaPAS PI Code:                 New

 

1.  Type and Level:                                              Output (Key)

 

2.  Rationale:                                                         Measures amount of Federal funding required to provide nursing care for veteran residents

 

3.  Use:                                                                        For performance-based budgeting purposes, this indicator will be used to determine potential state revenue based on daily services                                                                                                     to veteran residents

    

 4.  Clarity:                                                                  There are no unclear terms.

    

5.  Validity,                                                               Indicator has not been audited by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.  Accuracy is validated by determining the Federal cost of

     Reliability,                                                          healthcare provided to veteran resident

            and Accuracy                

 

6.  Data Source,                                                 Monthly cost report is reported to the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Alexandria during the Federal fiscal year

     Collection,                           

     and Reporting             

 

7.  Calculation                                                   Total cost per veteran day multiplied by % of Federal funding

     Methodology                

 

        8.  Scope:                                                                   Aggregated by the sum of total cost of veteran residents

 

        9.  Caveats:                                                          None

 

      10.  Responsible Person:                                       Facility Chief Financial Officer

 

Performance Indicator Documentation Sheet for Goal II

 

Program:                                                      Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

Objective:                                                Obtain 50% of the total veteran healthcare cost with Federal funding as provided by Federal regulations, while limiting State costs to no more than 15% by FY 2013

Indicator Name:                                      Avg Self-Generated cost per veteran day    

Indicator LaPAS PI Code:                 New

 

1.  Type and Level:                                              Output (Key)

 

2.  Rationale:                                                         Measures amount of Self-Generated funding required to provide nursing care for veteran residents

 

3.          Use:                                                                  For performance-based budgeting purposes, this indicator will be used to determine potential Self-Generated revenue based on daily                                                                                                     services to veteran residents

    

       4.  Clarity:                                                                    There are no unclear terms.

    

5.  Validity,                                                               Indicator has not been audited by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.  Accuracy is validated by determining the Self-Generated

     Reliability,                                                    cost of healthcare provided to veteran residents

     and Accuracy                

 

 6. Data Source,                                                   Monthly cost report is reported to the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Alexandria during           

     Collection                                                              the Federal fiscal year

     and Reporting             

 

       7.  Calculation                                                       Total cost per veteran day multiplied by % of Self Generated funding

Methodology                

 

       8.  Scope:                                                                      Aggregated by the sum of total cost of veteran residents

 

       9.  Caveats:                                                           None

 

     10.  Responsible Person:                                        Facility Chief Financial Officer

 

Performance Indicator Documentation Sheet for Goal II

 

Program:                                                      Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

Objective:                                                Obtain 50% of the total veteran healthcare cost with Federal funding as provided by Federal regulations, while limiting State costs to no more than 15% by FY 2013

Indicator Name:                                      Percent of cost per veteran day from State revenues

Indicator LaPAS PI Code:                 New

 

1.  Type and Level:                                              Outcome (Key)

 

2.  Rationale: