Todd Pultz
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And, and I think that's what my wife did.
And, and I think that's what my wife did.
And she ended up dropping down, you know, part-time basically at the hospital and she became CEO and she's been kicking ass on that side of it.
And she ended up dropping down, you know, part-time basically at the hospital and she became CEO and she's been kicking ass on that side of it.
But what we've, what we've learned is that mental health
But what we've, what we've learned is that mental health
as much as we hear society talk about it and our government talk about it, they are like the forgotten people.
as much as we hear society talk about it and our government talk about it, they are like the forgotten people.
And this is probably the best example I can give you on funding.
And this is probably the best example I can give you on funding.
When you talk about somebody that has a disability and they have a state waiver that provides services to them, those people get basically like a daily rate, let's call it, like a homemaker personal care rate, okay?
When you talk about somebody that has a disability and they have a state waiver that provides services to them, those people get basically like a daily rate, let's call it, like a homemaker personal care rate, okay?
So you might have somebody that, if we're providing services to them, Medicaid might pay us
So you might have somebody that, if we're providing services to them, Medicaid might pay us
$150 all the way up to like $900 per day for that person with a disability.
$150 all the way up to like $900 per day for that person with a disability.
When you look at somebody with mental health disorder that has to live in one of our group homes, the government will pay us $1,600 a month.
When you look at somebody with mental health disorder that has to live in one of our group homes, the government will pay us $1,600 a month.
Okay.
Now that number sounds good off the bat, but you have to have 24 hour staff.