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OKDHS Home > Library > County Profiles > March > Cherokee County
Library: Statistics: County Profiles - March 2010

Cherokee County



   

Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 3
Ongoing Guardianships 6
Referrals Assigned 29
Investigations Completed 35

Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 19
Total 23
Substantiated Court Intervention Requested 8
Substantiated Services Recommended 0
Ruled Out 13
Unsubstantiated Services Recommended 2
Failure to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 12
Total 12
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 0
Both 4
None 8
Failure to Cooperate 0
Investigations Substantiated
Total 8
Abuse 1
Neglect 7
Both 0

Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 150
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $45,016
Children by Age
Total 150
Under 1 year old 18
1 year old 30
2 years old 32
3 years old 33
4 years old 12
5 years old 6
6-12 years old 17
Over 12 years old 2
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 150
White 65
Black 12
American Indian 63
Hispanic 8
Asian 2
Facilities by Stars
Total 47
One Star 18
One + Star 1
Two Star 25
Three Star 3
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 131
One Star 10
One + Star 3
Two Star 106
Three Star 12
Facilities by Stars - Centers
One Star 7
One + Star 0
Two Star 11
Three Star 3
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Centers
One Star 4
One + Star 0
Two Star 69
Three Star 12
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 11
One + Star 1
Two Star 14
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 6
One + Star 3
Two Star 37
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 47
All Capacity 1,150
DHS Contract Facilities 28
DHS Contract Capacity 625
Centers
All Centers 21
All Capacity 918
DHS Contract Centers 10
DHS Contract Capacity 459
Homes
All Homes 26
All Capacity 232
DHS Contract Homes 18
DHS Contract Capacity 166

Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 208
1-5 years old 22
6-17 years old 47
18-21 years old 17
22-59 years old 106
60+ years old 16
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 208
White 119
Black 6
American Indian 72
Hispanic 10
Asian 1
Waiver Applications by Age
Total 47
1-5 years old 6
6-17 years old 20
18-21 years old 10
22-59 years old 11
60+ years old 0

Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 3,693
Congregate Meals 2,440
Meals At Home 1,253
Adult Day Care Persons Regular
Served in Month 0
Served FYTD 0
Claims Paid in Month $.00
DDSD
New 0
Claims Billed in Month 0
ADvantage
New 0
Claims Billed in Month 0

Foster Care Homes

Homes by Type
Total 31
Trial Adoption 1
Non-Kinship Regular 7
Tribal 12
Kinship Paid 8
Kinship Unpaid 0
Therapeutic 3
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 31
White 13
Black 1
American Indian 16
Hispanic 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1

Out of Home Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 56
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 3
Non-Kinship Regular 6
Therapeutic 3
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 2
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 3
Trial Reunification 0
Other 37
Children by Age
Total 56
Under 1 year old 6
1-2 years old 9
3-4 years old 10
5-6 years old 6
7-8 years old 7
9-10 years old 0
11-12 years old 5
13-14 years old 3
15-16 years old 3
17 years old 5
18 years old and older 2
Children by Race
Total 56
White 9
Black 1
American Indian 37
Hispanic 9
Asian/Pacific Islander 0

SoonerCare

Cases 6,107
Persons 10,187
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 529
1 year old 474
2 years old 467
3 years old 452
4 years old 386
5 years old 358
6 years old 390
7 years old 358
8 years old 361
9 years old 355
10 years old 333
11 years old 335
12 years old 323
13 years old 289
14 years old 286
15 years old 298
16 years old 263
17 years old 271
18-64 years old 2,760
65+ years old 899

State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,380 1,380 $50,158
Aged 288 288 $9,090
Blind 3 3 $104
Disabled 1,089 1,089 $40,964
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 57 39 10
Aged 11 6 4
Blind 0 0 1
Disabled 46 33 5
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 288 88 200
White 159 49 110
Black 6 4 2
American Indian 116 31 85
Hispanic 1 1 0
Asian 6 3 3
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 3 1 2
White 3 1 2
Black 0 0 0
American Indian 0 0 0
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 1,089 507 582
White 629 280 349
Black 40 23 17
American Indian 399 190 209
Hispanic 19 12 7
Asian 2 2 0

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,971
Recipients 7,524
Value $961,240
Average Payment
Per Case $323.54
Per Person $127.76
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,971 7,524
White 1,516 3,421
Black 62 134
American Indian 1,288 3,680
Hispanic 98 276
Asian 7 13

TANF

Total Cases 101
Child Only Cases 64
Cases with Adults 37
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 5
Support Service Cases 3
Payments $22,571
Average Payment Per Case $223.48
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $1,410
Support Service Payments $250
Voucher Payments $0
Total Persons 238
Adults 38
Children 200
Cases Opened 7
Cases Closed 10
Applications Denied 30
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 238 38 200
White 71 13 58
Black 9 1 8
American Indian 138 24 114
Hispanic 20 0 20
Asian 0 0 0


Last Updated:  11/30/2011
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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