Carlos
A Resident of the AFC Supportive
Housing Program
•Top Docile of High Users of Medicaid
in Illinois -2009
•Carlos arrived in Chicago from
Puerto Rico in the late1990s as an individual already living with HIV/AIDS
•Before 2009, Carlos had been living
in the streets and shelters in Chicago for 10+ years
•Carlos had an assigned Ryan White
case manager since early in 2000; yet housing was a challenge for him because
of the scarcity of units, especially
for those needing a harm reduction housing model
•Carlos is a 48year old Latino American
male
•He is currently living with the
following other chronic conditions: HIV/AIDS, long-term substance use, mental
illness, Hypertension, Liver Disease, Hepatitis C
•Carlos has now been stably and
permanently housed in his own 1 bedroom apartment for 33 months on the West Side
of Chicago
•Medicaid Expenses paid out by the
State of Illinois for Carlos:
-2009:
$233,420 (Carlos was homeless and living in the streets)
-2010:
$147,105 (Carlos was housed by Samaritan in March)
-2011:
$86,566 (Carlos housed for a full year)
•The Permanent Supportive Housing
unit for Carlos is subsidized by HUD/SHP homeless funds for rent and HOPWA
dollars for an intensive case manager, who also serves another 14 PLWHA in
housing.
http://www.nationalaidshousing.org
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