Park Center Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Park center, inc. Is a community mental health center in Indiana with offices in allen, adams, and wells counties, with additional offices in huntington and whitley counties. In 2024, 14,621 clients were served that resided in these counties, with 17,118 clients being served overall. Park center, inc.'s goal is to provide quality care and support to promote wellness and healing for patients of all ages and at every stage of recovery. At park center, inc., a comprehensive selection of services is offered in the professional setting a patient would expect, while tailoring treatments to achieve the personal care patients deserve. (see schedule o for continuation)park center, inc.'s team of licensed social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, psychiatrists, physician assistants, advanced nurse practitioners, psychologists, and other staff are uniquely qualified to address behavioral health needs. Park center, inc. Offers specialized services in early childhood mental health, dialectal behavioral therapy (dbt), medication assisted treatment (mat) for opioid use disorder, and intensive outpatient treatment (iop). Services are available to individuals across the lifespan. Park center, inc. Offers community-based services in allen, adams, huntington, whitley, and wells counties. These services are available based on an assessment of need. Park center, inc.'s team of therapists and caseworkers works alongside individuals in their home, school, and community environments. Park center, inc. Has a 16-bed acute psychiatric hospital for adults located in allen county. This facility provides short-term stabilization, assessment, medication review and treatment planning. Prior to discharge, patients are assisted with creating plans for safety management and linkage to other less intensive services. Two bridge case managers were hired in 2024 to create a more uniform and patient-friendly process to link patients to services after discharge. In 2024, the psychiatric inpatient unit provided 4,288 patient days. Park center, inc. Has two adult group homes in which patients with mental health and substance use needs are served. In 2024, these group homes were occupied for 7,216 patient days. Park center, inc. Also has a residential addictions program at the asam 3.5 level of care for individuals, including those referred by the court system. 7,603 patient days were provided by this department in 2024.park center, inc. Utilizes hospital and court liaisons to assist consumers with higher needs. The hospital liaison provides support services to individuals at state or local psychiatric hospitals. The court liaisons collaborate with consumers, families, and the court system when the severity of symptoms requires emergency detention, involuntary commitments, and guardianship.during 2024, park center, inc. Continued improvement work for access to outpatient services by streamlining the assessment model, creating a hybrid walk-in model at the main allen county location. Park center, inc. Created increased walk-in access, monday through friday, for patients to receive crisis care and an initial assessment without waiting. Wait time for a scheduled appointment dropped from 25.73 days in january of 2024 (with little walk-in initial assessment availability) to 8.23 days in december 2024, while walk-in access in december 2024 was available same-day for most clients who walked in. Additionally, park center, inc. Continues to focus on the development of therapy groups for patients regarding mental health, trauma, substance abuse, and dbt, with over 20 different groups being offered in 2024. Another accomplishment in 2024 was the continued expansion of the mobile crisis team (sos) to 24/7 services, allowing the team to further address a wide variety of crises, including suicide. The team saw 1,142 patients in 2024.park center, inc. Has a strong commitment to supporting and enhancing the vitality of the community

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 74.6%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 76.7%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Limited
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.2%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings