State/Agency Information

One of the most significant barriers to the development of comprehensive home and community-based support systems the availability of affordable, accessible housing. To help persons with disabilities of all ages locate housing, a handful of states have developed information and assistance programs that provider information on rental housing. This brief provides an overview of a sample of existing web-based housing registries in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Tennessee.

Wisconsin’s Family Care pilot program constitutes a major re-design of the state’s long-term care (LTC) system. Concerns over system fragmentation, institutional bias, and rising expenditures fueled a strong desire in Wisconsin to improve and redesign the system. This paper summarizes the Wisconsin Resource Center (RC) experience as documented in The Lewin Group’s four reports for the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau’s Evaluation of the Family Care Program.

The grant summaries for the states awarded the ADRC Grant are contained here. There is also a matrix of baseline plans from the grantees and a cooperative agreement. In addition, the HHS press release for the first 12 grants for developing ADRCs is also included.

Grant summaries on the 2004 ADRC Grant Program grantees is provided here. Also, the HHS press release for this second round of 12 grants for developing ADRCs and a cooperative agreement are provided.

This is an overview of selected assessment tools used by aging and other human service agencies. The matrix contains descriptions of informational elements, format, targeted populations and staff training.

Included here are several documents pertaining to New Hampshire's ADRC Advisory Board. These documents include: A participant evaluation form, a member invitation letter, kickoff meeting materials, and a cover letter to consumers.

There are three customer satisfaction surveys from the Pennslyvania Community Choice program included here. There are two surveys for consumers found to be eligible for HCBS services: one for those who enrolled and one for those who did not. The third survey was intended for consumers who were found to be ineligible for HCBS services.

This AARP report describes elements of successful Information and Assistance (I & A) Programs for older adults and their families and provides case studies of Indiana, Wisconsin, and New Jersey I & A programs.

This entry provides a table that summarizes the estimated costs and benefits associated with the proposed ADRC in Washington, D.C. The report included further details those costs and benefits.

Wisconsin’s Functional Screen system is a web-based application used to collect information about an individual’s functional status, health, and need for assistance for various programs that serve the frail elderly and people with developmental or physical disabilities. The website includes numerous resources regarding both an adult and children's version.