Finding Hope: Port of Hope Nampa

Finding Hope: Port of Hope Nampa

IDAHO, WITH NEWS,TRAFFIC, ANDWEATHER ON THE6S."GOOD MORNINGEVERYONE ... ANDWELCOME TO GOODMORNING IDAHO.I'M MATT SIZEMOREAN UNFORESEENCONSEQUENCE OFMEDICAID EXPANSIONIS LEAVING ONEWELL-KNOWN REHABCENTER IN AFUNDING CRISIS --BUT STATE OFFICIALSSAY WITH A NEWSYSTEM... COMESNEW STANDARDS.NOW -- AS 6 ONYOUR SIDE'SMADELINE WHITESHOWS US -- THELIVE-IN CENTER FORIDAHOANS WITH"SUBSTANCE USEDISORDER"... ISWORKING HARD TOKEEP ITS DOORSOPEN..

IN TODAY'SFINDING HOPE.MADELINE - "AS IPREVIOUSLYREPORTED, PORT OFHOPE IN NAMPA ISTHE ONLY STATE-FUNDED RESIDENTIALSUBSTANCE USEDISORDER PROGRAMFOR ADULTS INSOUTHWEST IDAHO,BUT WITH NEWS OF ARECENT SHIFT INFUNDING, THEFUTURE OF THATPROGRAM REMAINSUNCLEAR."WALTER- "OUR JOB ISTO HELP THESUFFERING ADDICT."BUT HELPING THESUFFERING ADDICTJUST GOT A BIT MORECOMPLICATED FORPORT OF HOPE.

ANON-MEDICALSUBSTANCE USEDISORDERTREATMENTCENTER.

THAT'SBEEN AN IDAHOMAINSTAY SINCE THE70S..WALTER- "IT DOESN'TMAKE SENSE BUTTHEY HAD TO FUNDTHE MEDICAIDEXPANSION."PORT OF HOPEFOUND OUT THEY'DLOST THEIR STATEFUNDING FOR THEIRRESIDENTIAL...HALFWAY HOUSING...AND SOCIAL DETOXPROGRAMS. THISTHREATENS TO LEAVEIDAHOANS WITH ONLYTWO PLACES WHERETHEY CAN ACCESSTHOSE SERVICES:THE MOREEXPENSIVE WALKERCENTER INGOODING.

OR OUTOF STATE.

TOLIFEWAYS IN ONTARIOOREGON.WALTER- "WE HADNO IDEA THIS WASHAPPENING.

THEYGAVE US THREE DAYSTO GET THISACCREDITATIONWHICH TAKES NINEMONTHS TO GET AND6 THOUSAND TO 10THOUSANDDOLLARS."ROSIE ANDUEZA WITHTHE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH ANDWELFARE SAYS ITCOMES DOWN TOOVERSIGHT.ROSIE- "SINCE WEDON'T HAVE THEFUNDING TO PAY FOROVERSIGHT, AND WEFEEL THATOVERSIGHT OFRESIDENTIALTREATMENT IS VERYUH CRTICIAL, THATWE'RE REQUIRINGTHAT RESIDENTIALTREATMENTPROVIDERS THEYHAVE TO HAVENATIONALACCREDITATION ATTHIS TIME IN ORDERTO RECEIVE OURFUNDING."SO HOW MUCH WILLTHEY LOSE?ACCORDING TORECORDS FROM THEDEPARTMENT OFHEALTH ANDWELFARE.

LASTYEAR THEY PAIDTHEM 142 THOUSANDDOLLARS FOR TAKINGIN 37 CLIENTS.STILL, ROSIE SAYSTHEY CAN ACCEPTPRIVATE PAYMENTAND INSURANCE ANDURGES THEM TO DOSO, HOWEVERWALTER SAYS THEMAJORITY OF THEIRCLIENTS AREHOMELESS ANDUNINSURED.WALTER- "MOST OFOUR CLIENTS WHENTHEY GET HERE THEYHAVEN'T WORKED INOVER A YEAR, THEYHAVE NO HOME."BUT ROSIE SAYS SHEHOPES GOOD NEWSIS ON THE HORIZONFOR THEM.ROSIE- "IF HE GETSNATIONALLYACCREDITED, WE'LLLET HIM BACK ON."IT'LL JUST DEPENDON IF THEY'RE ABLETO STAY AFLOATUNTIL THEN.MADELINE - "DESPITETHE LOSS INFUNDING, WALTERSAYS PORT OF HOPEIS ACCEPTING NEWPATIENTS AND ISCONTINUING TO KEEPALL OF THEIRPROGRAMS UP ANDRUNNING.

I'LL KEEPYOU UPDATED ONTHEIR QUEST FORNATIONALACCREDITATION.MADELINE WHITE.

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