Long-Term Care

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New Tools that Span the Generations: A Guide to Developing a Point of Entry in your Community

This manual has been developed to both document the Fulton County point of entry (POE) experience and to offer help to others through the process of establishing a POE. Fulton County referred to as Central Assessment and Placement (CAP) may be viewed as a pilot project that can serve as a model for other groups to use in developing a POE system that fits into their local long-term care system.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51277

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Information & Assistance Handbook: Eldersource

This handbook documents the components of a successful information and assistance system. It is intended for use as a guide for service providers to develop or enhance their own I & A processes or to replicate the system utilized at Eldersource. Review their protocol for confidentiality, emergency calls, communications, reporting, plus sample job descriptions and resource list.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51274

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Transition Guide to Community Living with a Self Assessment Tool

The booklet is a publication of the Louisiana Nursing Facility Transition Grant. It is a Self Assessment Transition guide to assist individuals in nursing facilities on how to start planning for a move to the community and obtaining the supports and services they will need. It includes contact information for available state programs, along with contacts for housing options.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51272

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FY2007 Real Choice Systems Change (RCSC) Grants Solicitation

This application offers a total of approximately $13 million in Real Choice Systems Change (RCSC) grants to qualifying States in two grant categories: State Profile Tool (SPT): Assessing a State's Long-Term Care System & Person-Centered Planning Implementation Grant. Persons with mental illnesses are noted as target populations for both grant categories. Applications are due by July 27, 2007.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51271

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Real Choice System Change Grant Program: Fifth Year Report - Progress and Challenges of the FY 2004 Grantees (October 1, 2005 – September 30, 2006)

This report describes grant activities (accomplishments and progress) in three major LTC systems areas: Access to LTC Services and Supports, Services, Supports, and Housing, Administrative and Monitoring Infrastructure. The report also provides illustrative examples of the challenges Grantees have faced as they implement grant activities, and consumers’ roles in the implementation and evaluation of these activities.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51263

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Consumer Survey for Use with Recipients of In-Home Services

The Oregon Department of Human Services, Division of Seniors and People with Disabilities (SPD) contracted with HSRI to assist in improving the processes for assuring quality in SPD in-home waiver services. Drawing from HSRI's experience in quality assurance, SPD identified a number of states which have been particularly successful in conducting consumer surveys. At the same time, the project team explored in greater detail what was currently happening in Oregon around consumer surveys.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51258

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Long-Term Support Options Counseling: Decision Support in Aging and Disability Resource Centers

This paper presents the perspective that options counseling is a pivotal function of Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) and its essential elements are counseling and decision support. The diverse array of definitions currently in use runs the risk of diminishing the importance of options counseling, which is a key function of a comprehensive long-term care system.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51257

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