Long-Term Care

Minnesota used this RFP to identify a contractor that could implement, host, and support an Internet-based long-term care database using a central web site with a companion desktop based client tracking system that will synchronize with the online database.

EXECUTIVE ORDER RP 13 Relating to community-based alternatives for people with disabilities.

The Inventory of Community Services & Supports was designed by the Texas Nursing Home Transition project as a comprehensive profile of the requirements of an individual seeking to relocate from a nursing facility to a community residence. It was intended to be a working document, developed over time as decisions are made about the services and supports for an individual.

The Compendium contains basic information about each of the Real Choice Systems Change Grantees. The Compendium will help you learn more about how these grants will be used to allow more people of all ages with a disability or long term illness to live and participate in their communities. Real Choice Systems Change Grantees will also find the Compendium useful to identify other Grantees with similar goals and activities. This edition of the Compendium replaces all previous editions.

Project Out is an effort within Wyoming to expand the state’s Olmstead Plan to provide the least restrictive environment for consumers with disabilities. This two page document is an overview of Wyomings plan to successfully move people from nursing facilities out to the community.

Financing long-term care (LTC) is a key policy and budget issue both in New Hampshire and nationally. Debates focus on who should bear the financial burden of LTC or how the burden should be distributed. This brief looks at what LTC is, its importance to people with disabilities, LTC financing mechanisms, the economy and LTC, and recommendations for change.

These documents describe the Littleton Model Community Project. Included is a description of the project, a list of expectations, a a questionnaire for Advisory Council Members and a definition of what a model community is.

This report focuses on how to cover targeted case management for nursing facility transition activities. The report includes sample Medicaid state plan amendment language.

This guide for consumers and their families covers the how to's of hiring a personal assistant. A presentation, workbook and other files are used to guide people through the process.

In this report to the Georgia Department of Community Health, Geogia reports on their nursing home transition process. The report provides an overview of the Olmstead decision, and a description of the survey used determine which individuals might be interested in transitioning from institutions. The report discusses the two grants currently underway in the state and provides recommendations for future directions.