Single Point of Entry/No Wrong Door

This survey asks local Advisory Council members to rate 10 statements about the Virginia No Wrong Door (NWD) Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) project and their role in it. The statements include, “I understand the overall vision and goal of the NWD/ADRC initiative for the Commonwealth,” and “I understand the purpose of and my role on the (Richmond, Peninsula, Central Shenandoah Valley) Advisory Council.” A series of open-ended questions follow.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services, through its Continuing Care Administration, is seeking Proposals from qualified Responders to work with DHS staff and key stakeholders to complete a State Long-Term Care Profile. A State Profile tool was developed by Thomson Medstat under contract with CMS. The Profile must describe the state’s long-term care delivery system for 7 population groups that account for the majority of people who need hcbs in MN. Proposals are due January 28, 2008.

This presentation is used for education and awareness about Virginia's No Wrong Door system. It describes the system of seeking services before No Wrong Door and then explains the programs goals, functions and model for collaboration among service providers.

Grantees are required to establish measurable performance goals for their programs as well as indicators that enable them to track progress. Relating to consumer and client satisfaction with services, it is important that established goals assess visibility, trust, ease of access and responsiveness of program functions and staff. This summary contains findings of ADRCs assessments of consumer satisfaction relating to performance indicators and reported in the semi-annual report.

Two multi-county regions in California established one-stop clinics to diagnose autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and coordinate service planning across the education and developmental disabilities systems. Both regions also established ongoing collaborative teams to coordinate supports and improve the local service system for children with ASD. An evaluation reported a four-month reduction in the average age of ASD diagnosis.

This guide was created to help serve as a resource for seniors and caregivers when you making decisions about transitions. The guide can be used as a tool to help think about many important aspects of transitions from hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and community based living. The guide was written in collaboration between numerous organizations in Maine.

This agreement represents a mutual understanding and establishes a partnership for meeting the goals of the State’s Aging and Disability Resource Center grant. The parties to this understanding are Senior and Long Term Care Division and its Aging Services Bureau and the Home and Community Services Division and their local contractors and offices in the areas that the ADRC is being implemented. The agreement outlines the background and the general responsibilities of each party.

The federal government will match expenditures that it deems necessary to support the “efficient and effective” administration of the Medicaid program. This administrative federal financial participation (FFP) is typically 50% of the costs, but in certain cases, enhanced match of up to 90% is available. Medicaid administrative activities can include many of the ADRC functions.

States can draw down federal funds to assist in paying for the operation of their Medicaid program. Some ADRC activities may be eligible for administration federal financial participation (FFP). This resource provides guidance in applying and securing Medicaid FFP for ADRC activities.

SAIL, the Service Access and Information Link is an example of a web-based screening and application tool that allows Maryland applicants to complete a series of questions to help them decide which social services benefits to start an application process for. Consumers can start an application online for more than 9 programs, complete a redetermination, report changes and print verification forms. Organizations can become community partners to help customers apply for benefits.