Arkansas

This memorandum presents data on Medicaid long term care expenditures in Federal Fiscal Year 2003 (September 2002 through September 2003). The accompanying tables present data on Medicaid Expenditures for Long-Term Care services from 1991 to 2003.

This memorandum and the accompanying tables present data on Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver expenditures from Federal Fiscal Years 1998 through 2003.

This site provides data, tips and tools to use with data for states and families to help guide improvements in community-based systems of care for CYSHCN. You will find a variety of resources on this site - including an easy to use, interactive data query feature that allows users to view and compare state, regional and nationwide findings from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs.

The purpose for this request for proposals (RFP) was to solicit proposals from qualified entities to provide under contract with the Department of Human Services a state-wide web-based online consumer information resource, personal assessment, and directory of services for people who are aging and people with disabilities, including developmental disabilities and mental illness.

The Compendium contains basic information about each of the Real Choice Systems Change Grantees. The Compendium will help you learn more about how these grants will be used to allow more people of all ages with a disability or long term illness to live and participate in their communities. Real Choice Systems Change Grantees will also find the Compendium useful to identify other Grantees with similar goals and activities. This edition of the Compendium replaces all previous editions.

Transcript of 10/10/2003 audio teleconference addressing Arkansas SAHELLO Web based information project. The SAHELLO project covers two very rural counties in the Southwest Arkansas. The purpose of the SAHELLO project is to develop and implement an integrated model of healthcare and social services delivery system for consumers and to make that a system consumer driven model.

Under their Real Choice grant, Arkansas developed a training curriculum for people who wish to be advocates for people with disabilities and for people who are elderly. The purpose of the Arkansas Aging and Disability Leadership Academy was to identify, train and develop volunteer leaders and educators in issues related to aging and disabilities. Academy participants will be empowered to become effective advocate leaders to represent the interest of Arkansans.

AR-GetCare is Arkansas’ statewide listing of services for older adults and people with disabilities. AR-GetCare is designed to help you locate resources that may assist you or a family member to continue living at home or in your community. The Website’s Self-Assessment Tool can help you clarify your own needs or those of a loved one.

Beginning in 2001 and continuing in 2002 and 2003, technical assistance for the Real Choice Systems Change grantees has been provided by the Exchange Collaborative team (combined efforts of ILRU and Rutgers University/CSHP). These documents provide contact information for the TA providers and two charts indicating which Exchange Team is responsible for providing TA to the grantees. In 2002 & 2002, TA was divided according to states. In 2003, TA was distributed according to theme.

This paper presents findings from the Cash & Counseling demonstration in Arkansas. The report shows results from a survey of 1,739 elderly and nonelderly adults. The results include that relative to agency-directed services, Cash and Counseling greatly improved satisfaction and reduced most unmet needs. Additional results and presented and discussed.