Cash and Counseling

This Organizational Readiness Structure was developed for the Self Determination in Long Term Care program. It includes staff, workforce, participant, and quality components.

This presentation was part of the 2008 Home and Community Based Services conference in Boston, MA. The presentation details a toolkit available to address provider resistance.

Contained here are materials used for the readiness review of the fiscal intermediary for Michigan's Self-Determination in Long-Term Care program. There is an Overview of the Readiness Review Protocol, the Readiness Review form, an Interview Protocol, and an Appendix for additional information.

This study of Consumer Directed Care, Florida's Cash & Counseling Demonstration program for children, examines the ways in which consumer direction affects the cost of Medicaid personal care services, as well as the cost and use of other Medicaid services. Outcome measures were drawn from Medicaid claims data for 1,002 children for the first two years post-enrollment.

This article by the Assistant Secretary for Aging, Josefina G. Carbonell, describes how the US Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging leveraged the investments of a number of private foundations and entered into a partnership with them to develop, test, and support the initiatives that were eventually included in the Bush administration's Choices for Independence Reauthorization Proposal.

Kentucky's video features information about their Consumer Direction Option (CDO) program and features consumer stories. The video is 11 minutes long. Follow the link to save and view the video.

Iowa has developed several marketing materials for their Consumer Choices Option. Materials include a one-page fact sheet, a brochure, talking points, a postcard, and an overview PowerPoint presentation.

This handbook explains the Consumer Choices Option available in Iowa. It explains the process of creating quality support services. The handbook talks about how you can have choices in your life-choices about where you live, where you work, and who you can count on for support.

This form is used for consumers starting or ending participation in Kentucky's CDO project.

This policy brief includes findings from quantitative and qualitative data sources. It examines consumer interest in Cash & Counseling and why the option was successful for most participants.