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This report describes how the State of South Carolina is addressing a problem of inconsistency between an individual’s needs and the service plans developed to meet identified needs. South Carolina added a feature to its automated Case Management System that reminds case managers of needs identified in the assessment that may potentially be included in the service plan. The report details the interventions, implications, and impact of this automated system.

A presentation overview of Public Housing Authorities and accessing Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications. PHAs administer 3.2 million government subsidized housing resources for low income households and people with disabilities must have an equal opportunity to participate in PHA programs. Presented at the Midwest Regional Housing Forum by Ann O'Hara.

State homepage with links to: education and training, business, health and safety, consumers and families, labor and employment, history and culture of California, travel, transportation, environment and natural resources, & government.

Transcripts of Audio Conferences hosted October 15 and 22, 2003 to offer 2001 Grantees an opportunity to dialogue with Steven Lutzky, Ph.D, CMS Division for Community Systems Improvement. CMS provided critical information about a no cost extension, mandatory reporting, and more. Topics for discussion included: 1) Working with the new CMS web-based reporting system; 2) Reassignment of CMS Project Officers to better address Grantee needs; 3) Timing and Processes to request no cost extensions.

This paper lays the groundwork for understanding the implications of the historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision in the case of Olmstead vs. L.C., which has far-reaching consequences for persons with disabilities. The paper reviews the critical components influencing the case. Also, the paper describes the federal and state responses to the ruling and concludes with a brief discussion of some legal issues that will be debated in the courts.

This is a PowerPoint presentation from the Regional Housing Conference. The presentation gives an overview of Medicaid including information on home and community based service waivers.

Presentation slides from the Midwest Regional Housing Forum provide an overview of the Olmstead decision, implications of Olmstead, the population covered by Olmstead, as well as info regarding housing affordability for people with disabilities, key principles of supportive housing, housing resources and opportunities. The slides also provide potential strategis for housing under Olmstead.

In Sept. ‘03 the Community Living Exchange Collaborative brought together 6 states for a Midwestern Regional Housing Forum. The presentation provides an overview and goals of the two-day forum. The notes provide an overview of the purpose and identify objectives of the Forum and highlight the specific action steps identified by the six participating state teams.

This report is a product of collaboration between HHS and DOL in response to the requests from the U.S. Congress. Staff at these Departments worked collaboratively to share information and data pertaining to direct care workers in long-term care settings and to develop a joint set of recommendations for the future. This report includes information on informal caregivers, direct care workers, and paraprofessional direct services workers.

The overall goal of this project presented in this proposal is to determine the feasibility of adapting an existing cultural competence organizational assessment protocol for application in nursing facilities, in particular, skilled nursing settings, so that they can assess their organizational cultural competence as well as use results to develop strategies for improvement. Proposed by SUNY Dept. of Preventative Medicine, Brooklyn, NY.