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Vulnerable Children & Adults Final 7-23-08

DASHBOARD

1. Child Safety

Measure	Target	Actual	Status	Agency	Notes
1.2 Response Time: Percent of Children Seen or Attempted within 24/72 Hours	90%	94.2%		DSHS	All regions are over 90% for emergent response with a statewide average of 97%, and three regions are at 100%. Most regions are over 90% for non-emergent response with a statewide average of 93.6%. Dashboard data for April 2008.
1.3 Repeat Maltreatment: Percent of Children Revictimized within Six Months	NA	7.9%		DSHS	Since the 24/72 hour response policy took effect, the percent of children experiencing repeat abuse or neglect within six months has fallen from 11.6% to 7.9% and the 12 month rate has fallen from 14.4% to 8.8%.

2. Child Care Licensing

Measure	Target	Actual	Status	Agency	Notes
2.1 Child Care Family Homes: Percent of Monitoring Visits on Time	85%	74%		DEL	Percent completed on time has remained fairly stable over the past year, with regions performing between 70% and 80%. Dashboard data is 4th Quarter of FY08.
2.2 Child Care Centers: Percent of Monitoring Visits on Time	85%	69%		DEL	Monitoring of centers showed a sharp increase in timely completion from about 60% in the six quarters ending December 2008, to about 69% in the 3rd and 4th quarters of FY08. Dashboard data is for 4th quarter FY08
2.3 Child Care Family Home Non-CPS Complaint Investigations: Percent Complete within 90 Days	90%	92%		DEL	Percent of investigations closed within 90 days has slightly gone up as those 30+ days overdue has dropped to almost zero. Dashboard data for 4th Quarter of FY08.
2.4 Child Care Family Home CPS Complaint Investigations: Percent Complete within 90 Days		47%		DEL, DSHS	Data for the past two years does not follow a particular pattern. Investigations completed timely appears to be increasing over the past year. Dashboard data for 4th Quarter of FY08.
2.5 Child Care Center Non-CPS Complaint Investigations: Percent Complete within 90 Days	90%	92%		DEL	Investigations closed within 90 days is consistently over 90%. Dashboard data for 4th Quarter of FY08.
2.6 Child Care Center CPS Complaint Investigations: Percent Complete within 90 Days		40%		DEL, DSHS	Data for the past two years does not follow a particular pattern. Each region is reducing the percent of investigations open over 120 days. Dashboard data for 4th Quarter of FY08.

3. Mental Health

Measure	Target	Actual	Status	Agency	Notes
3.1 Mental Health Safety: Number of Assault Claims Paid per 1,000 Patient Days	less than 0.5			DSHS	The rate of paid assault claims has declined in Western State Hospital and remained steady in Eastern State Hospital. This measure is volatile in the Child Study Treatment Center. Both ESH and CSTC were below target in 2nd quarter FY08.
3.2 Mental Health Safety: Number of Restraint Episodes per 1,000 Patient Days	less than 6			DSHS	All hospitals are at or below target for 3rd quarter of FY08.
3.3 Mental Health Safety: Number of Seclusion Episodes per 1,000 Patient Days	less than 6			DSHS	In the 3rd quarter of FY 08, Western State Hospital and Eastern State Hospital were at or below target, and the Child Safety Treatment Center was at 80 episodes per 1,000 patient days.
3.4 CLIP: Number of Children Who Waited over 30 Days for Admission	less than 16	17		DSHS	The department has set a target to reduce the number of children waiting for in-patient treatment by 20% from FY06-07 average. The number of available beds and length of stay impacts their ability to meet this goal.

4. Long Term Care

Measure	Target	Actual	Status	Agency	Notes
4.1 Adult Protective Services: Number of Investigations Open Over 90 Days		1033		DSHS	The total number of complaints has had a slow, steady increase over the past three years, from 3,300 in 1st quarter 2005 to 3,800 in 1st quarter 2008. The number of cases open over 90 days was at about 1,000 in each quarter over the past year.

5. Veterans Services

Measure	Target	Actual	Status	Agency	Notes
5.1 Claim Quality: Percent of Claims Approved	90%	92%		DVA	Overall claims approval percentage has been over 90% in the first three quarters of FY08. Dashboard data as of 3rd Quarter of FY08.
5.2a Homeless Veterans: Number Obtaining Employment through the Reintegration Project	46 per quarter	53 in 3rd Qtr FY08		DVA	Through March 2008, the number of homeless veterans who obtained employment through the Reintegration Program is 152, which exceeds the year-to-date target of 138.
5.3a Incarcerated Veterans: King County Recidivism Rate	less than 18%	10.2%		DVA	A total of 172 veterans were enrolled in 2007. Dashboard data for 1st Quarter of 2008.
5.3b Incarcerated Veterans: Pierce County Recidivism Rate	less than 18%	4.3%		DVA	A total of 95 veterans were enrolled in 2007. Dashboard data is for 1st Quarter of 2008.