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Oklahoma Department of Human Services
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Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Sequoyah Memorial Office Building, 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd. • Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-3646 • Fax (405) 521-6684 • Internet: www.okdhs.org
 
 
Library: Statistics: County Profiles - October 2005

Cherokee County



   

Adult Protective Services

Referrals
Total 22
Self Neglect 14
Caretaker Neglect 2
Caretaker Abuse 0
Other 6
Completed Investigations 22
Confirmed Reports 16


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 40
Total 39
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 6
Confirmed Services Recommended 10
Services Not Needed 18
Services Recommended 5
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 5
Total 3
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 3
Both 0
None 0
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 16
Abuse 0
Neglect 15
Both 1


Child Care

Paid Claims by Recipient
Persons 151
Expenditures $28,912
Paid Claims by Vendor
Persons 155
Expenditures $29,178
Children by Age
Total 151
Under 1 year old 22
1 year old 25
2 years old 38
3 years old 26
4 years old 14
5 years old 8
6-12 years old 18
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 151
White 92
Black 12
American Indian 42
Hispanic 5
Asian 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 60
All Capacity 1,223
DHS Contract Facilities 39
DHS Contract Capacity 616
Centers
All Centers 20
All Capacity 908
DHS Contract Centers 7
DHS Contract Capacity 357
Homes
All Homes 40
All Capacity 315
DHS Contract Homes 32
DHS Contract Capacity 259


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 168
1-5 years old 13
6-17 years old 27
18-21 years old 15
22-59 years old 99
60+ years old 14
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 168
White 108
Black 7
American Indian 49
Hispanic 4
Asian 0
Waiver Applications 32


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 5,019
Congregate Meals 2,290
Meals At Home 2,729
Geriatric Day Care Recipients
New Referrals 0
Total New FYTD Referrals 0
Total Served 0
Served FYTD 0


Food Stamps

Cases 2,254
Recipients 5,818
Value of Stamps $540,731
Average Payment
Per Case $239.90
Per Person $92.94
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,254 5,818
White 1,278 2,997
Black 60 139
American Indian 853 2,521
Hispanic 60 157
Asian 3 4


Foster Care

Children by Type
Total 84
Foster Family Care 29
Relative 12
Tribal 36
DDSD 1
Kinship Non-Relative 6
Children by Age
Total 84
Under 1 year old 5
1-2 years old 17
3-4 years old 15
5-6 years old 8
7-8 years old 8
9-10 years old 7
11-12 years old 5
13-14 years old 6
15-16 years old 9
17 years old 2
18 years old and older 2
Children by Race
Total 84
White 31
Black 2
American Indian 44
Hispanic 7
Asian 0
Homes by Type
Total 58
Foster Family Care 16
Relative 7
Tribal 31
Kinship Non-Relative 3
DDSD 1
Homes by Race
Total 58
White 23
Black 0
American Indian 32
Asian 0
Hispanic 0
Unknown 3


Medicaid

Cases 4,983
Persons 8,212
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 347
1 year old 304
2 years old 327
3 years old 346
4 years old 331
5 years old 335
6 years old 268
7 years old 320
8 years old 263
9 years old 255
10 years old 230
11 years old 244
12 years old 199
13 years old 268
14 years old 255
15 years old 236
16 years old 230
17 years old 202
18-64 years old 2,533
65+ years old 719


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,309 1,310 $59,909
Aged 313 313 $11,090
Blind 5 5 $174
Disabled 991 992 $48,645
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 41 22 18
Aged 7 4 2
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 34 18 16
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 313 82 231
White 178 48 130
Black 5 2 3
American Indian 129 32 97
Hispanic 1 0 1
Asian 0 0 0
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 5 3 2
White 2 1 1
Black 0 0 0
American Indian 3 2 1
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 992 476 516
White 619 286 333
Black 34 23 11
American Indian 329 161 168
Hispanic 7 4 3
Asian 3 2 1


TANF

Cases 98
Child Only Cases 70
Cases with Adults 28
Diversion Assistance Cases 1
Flex Fund Cases 4
Support Service Cases 0
Payments $20,319
Average Payment Per Case $207.34
Diversion Assistance Payments $876
Flex Funds Payments $801
Support Service Payments $0
Voucher Payments $67
Persons 201
Adults 28
Children 173
Cases Opened 13
Cases Closed 11
Applications Denied 22
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 201 28 173
White 70 12 58
Black 14 1 13
American Indian 107 15 92
Hispanic 9 0 9
Asian 1 0 1




Last Updated:  7/28/2011
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Street address: Sequoyah Memorial Office Building, 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Mailing address: P.O. Box 25352, Oklahoma City, OK 73125
(405) 521-3646
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