State/Agency Information

This resource guide has been developed to assist Maryland residents of a nursing home to have a successful return to living in the community. The guide includes information on many services including: peer counseling, housing, and money management.

This is the first of three national teleconferences that addresses strategies for improving home and community based services for individuals with mental illness. This call looked at promising practices using the Medicaid Rehab option.

The Formative Evaluation of the Real Choice Systems Change Grants evaluates how the Systems Change grantees are progressing towards meeting their goals. The Formative Evaluation identifies problems faced by the grantees and ways that they deal with the problems. This document provides summary information about each of the FY2002 Grantees.

The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) offers a wide range of services and supports to Arkansans with developmental disabilities and their families. Visit the Home Page that shows you general information, service directory and the list of Human Development Centers.

This site provides links and information on services available in the state including: Aging, Blind, Children, Childcare, Development Disabilities, Employment Search, Family Services, Juvenile Offenders, Mental Illness, Nursing Home Residents, Rehabilitation, Transportation, Volunteers. Users can also determine if they are eligible for DHS services.

The Division of Aging and Adult Services serves as the focal point for all matters concerning older Arkansans; serves as an effective and visible advocate for the aging population; gives elderly citizens a choice of how and where they receive long term care services; plans, coordinates, funds and evaluates programs for senior adults.

The official state website offers links to government, business, travel, transportation, education, and health.

This paper provides states (both the legislative and executive branches) with background about how to involve stakeholders in planning, program development, and quality improvement related to home and community-based services and supports.

This paper report son the author's forays into Systems Chnage.The system change efforts include the closure of a state operated institution for people with mental retardation in Maine (Pineland Center), the closure of a state operated institution in Arizona (theArizona Training Center in Tucson) and the introduction of consumer selfdirected model also in Arizona.

The Personal Care Assistant pilot project offers individuals enrolled in the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) the opportunity to hire and manage their own personal care assistant (PCA) to provide necessary home care services. This Issue Paper provides an evaluation of this program.