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This report compiles both written and verbal evaluations of twenty New Hampshire legislators who attended the Supporting Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities in Your Community: An Educational Series for Legislators. The series was developed as part of the Real Choice Systems Change initiative in New Hampshire. The purpose of this evaluation was to review what aspects of the Educational Series were beneficial and to recommend improvements for future sessions.

The Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) released an RFP for a statewide-automated case management system that included case management, overall tracking & control of cases, person centered planning to formulate & monitor individually centered plans of service, management & control of provider claims, direct linkage to all state systems, outcome-related information, waiting list management to track unmet demands by type of service and individual, & electronic billing to include Medicaid.

A brochure on the Arkansas Ombudsman program for home and community based services addresses participants rights and their choice in receiving services for long term care. Includes contact information on the Web and the toll free telephone number to contact the Arkansas Division of Aging and Adult Services.

The Indiana Waiver Services is a new unit created in Jan ‘04, to consolidate the management and operation of Indiana’s eight HCBS Waivers. Attached are documents that provide a program overview. The Services Unit Summary describes the program; the Priority Diversion Guidelines details the individual criteria for priority diversion; the Waiver Services Organizational Chart provides a pictorial overview; and the Hoosiers at Home Press Release announces the programs goals.

New Hampshire received an ADRC Grant in 2003. The following materials provide information on grant activities in relation to Hospital Discharges. The SLRC Referral Check-off Form for Hospital Discharge Planners is a check-off form for the use of hospital discharge planners in determining whether an individual should be referred to the Resource Center. The other draft protocol documents provide procedures for receiving and sending referrals between hospital and Resource Center staff.

This link provides information on the requirements in Wisconsin for the Aging and Disabilty Resource Centers (ADRC). The attachments include: the administrative rules to implement the pre-admission consultation (PAC) referral requirements; a link to the webpage that describes the pre-admission consultation process and provides links to additional materials; and a document that contains information and data for Wisconsin Preadmission Counseling Referrals during the quarter ending March 31, 2004.

Developed by Carla Pope at the Iowa Finance Authority, this document briefly describes several financial resource options to be used for the development of affordable housing.

In March ’01 the Department of Mental Retardation (DMR) began a strategic management planning process to develop a quality management and improvement system. The 2002-03 report derives information from a variety of quality assurance systems and databases. It is intended as starting point in the collective review & analysis of service quality. The data provided should be viewed as an opportunity to point out areas where the program is doing well as well as areas where improvements are needed.

This entry has materials from the 2004 Reinventing Quality Conference: Developing and Integrating Quality Initiatives to Improve Performance and Enhance Inclusion. The event was sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, Human Services Research Institute, and Research & Training Center on Community Living . Over 20 presentations happened during the conference; topics include a variety of subjects and are listed in the keyword section.

Find a variety of outreach materials for New Jersey WorkAbility. Included are English and Spanish versions of brochures, fact sheets and frequently asked questions about the program.