Dora Rovirosa

Experience

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  Miami-Dade Housing Agency

  Jan 1999 - Dec 2001

  Leasing & Contract Specialist

  I performed daily appointments with Section 8, Moderate Re-habs, Public Houisng, and Hope 6 recipients.

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  The Salvation Army

  Jan 2003 - Jun 2011

  I oversaw The Salvation Army's affordable houisng programs which was composed of four PRAC 202s and one Tax Credit. Small portfolio, but engaged in Macro level work with Federal, State, and Local Entities. Oversaw all facets of Property Management fro Single Room Occupancy housing for previously displaced (homeless) and disabled (mental and/or physical) persons. Oversaw all facets of Property Management for Booth Manor and Ivy Residence Senior Housing.

  • Housing & Project Coordinator

    Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  • Site Manager Reed House, SRO

    Jul 2007 - Jun 2009

  • Assistant Site Manager Booth Manor & Ivy Residence

    Jan 2003 - Jul 2008
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  Royal American Management

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2012

  Community Manager
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  Alliance for Aging, Inc.

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2016

  Supervisor for the Medicaid Benefits Unit located in the Aging & Disability Resource Center responsible for the management, structuring, education, and facilitation of the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care Program. Navigating the process for obtaining needed support for the elderly and disabled can present various challenges; my unit helps these populations through the eligibility process to becoming active in SMMC LTC program, which prevents premature institutionalization by providing community-based services in the home. Show less

  • Medicaid Benefits Supervisor

    Dec 2013 - Dec 2016

  • Contract Manager

    Oct 2012 - Dec 2013
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  Independent Living Systems, LLC

  May 2017 - Jun 2019

  Program Manager

  Responsible for the oversight of the Community Care for the Elderly and Home Care for the Elderly programs funded by the Department of Elder Affairs and administered by the Alliance for Aging the state of Florida’s designated Area Agency on Aging for Miami-Dade and Monroe county. The contracts provide supportive services for the Elderly facilitating their ability to stay home with the support they need to maintain their independence for as long as possible preventIng pre-mature institutionalization. These contracts are critical to the growing aging population in various ways. The Community Care for the Elderly program provides a wide variety of services that are identified with the completion of the Department of Elder Affairs comprehensive assessment. The assessment determines client needs and care plans are developed accordingly. It approaches each individual using a person-centered approach ensuring available funding for services are maximized. Programmatically, the client is required to make co-payment which in turn contributes to the funding availability allowing flexibility in revising active participants care plans if significant changes have occurred and allows for more clients in need to be served. The Home Care for the Elderly program focuses more on the support of the client’s caregiver; an individual residing with the client who provides daily care for the client. This program simply requires that the identified caregiver actively resides in the same home and is willing and able to continue caring for the client. The main support service rendered here is a subsidy payment. The amount is determined by the client’s income.Contract monitoring to include various programmatic requirements, quality assurance, and outcome measures that validate contractual requirements are being met. Show less

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  Florida Community Care

  Jul 2019 - Oct 2019

  LTC Plus Case Management

  Responsible for the case management of individuals 18 and older who have met the financial and medical eligibility for the the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Longterm Care Program (SMMC LTCP). Eligible recipients undergo a comprehensive assessment that determines their needs and the development of a Care Plan that targets gaps by implementing services that support on-going independence preventing premature institutionalization, which ultimately reduces costs, expands coverage, and improves the individuals quality of life and health. Additionally, for those who are a part of SMMCLTCP also known as the Home-Community based Waiver program, the biggest benefit they get is the ability to stay in their own home or community, instead of being sent to a care institution. Staying at home has been shown to have many quality of life benefits, especially for seniors who get to age in place. Home is comfortable and familiar, allowing those to feel at ease compared to the jarring change of environment that a nursing home or other residential facility can bring. Not only has this been shown to improve recovery time after an injury or surgery, but it’s also been shown to improve mental health and reduce complications from dementia as well as other cognitive and/or mental health diagnoses. It costs about 50% less of taxpayers dollars to provide supportive services in the home. This means that without these cost effective supports an elderly for instance suffers a fall while they shower, leads to a hospitalization, then to a rehabilitation and more often than not end up institutionalized costing anywhere between $30,000.00 and up a year per individual. In contrast, an average Care Plan for a client at home cost about $12-15K a year and that is for a “fluffed up” Care Plan. Show less

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  WEST PALM BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY

  Dec 2019 - Sept 2021

  Promoted to directly manage a portfolio of Multi-Family Housing properties owned by the West Palm Beach Housing Authority administered by Housing & Urban Development.

  • Asset Management Property Manager

    Feb 2021 - Sept 2021

  • Property Quality Manager

    Dec 2019 - Jan 2021
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  Palm Gardens of West Palm Beach Health and Rehab Center

  Feb 2022 - May 2023

  Director Of Social Services

  Responsible for the planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the Social Service Department in accordance with current existing federal, state, and local standards, as well as established policies and procedures to ensure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the clients are met and maintained on an individual basis.

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  LAKESIDE HEALTH CENTER

  May 2023 - now

  Director of Social Services