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Promising Practices in HCBS: Illinois- Simplified Access for HCBS Waiver and Older Americans Act Services

This report describes how the State of Illinois simplifies access to home and community-based services for people with disabilities age 60 and older. Local Case Coordination Units coordinate eligibility determination and case management for Medicaid waiver services, state-funded home and community-based services, and Older Americans Act services. This report explains the implementation and impact of this program.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49837

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Midwestern Regional Housing Forum Introduction & Notes

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.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49814

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The Future Supply of Long Term Care Workers in relation to The Aging Baby Boom Generation

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.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49811

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State Long Term Care: Recent Developments and Policy Directions: 2003 Update

In this report, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) traces the budget issues that states confronted in 2002 and examines how they addressed those issues. The report also describes long-term care legislation enacted in 2002 and long-term care planning work that is under way in many states.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49807

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Aging & Disability Resource Center Technical Assistance Website and Presentation

The innovative site is an important component of the ADRC Technical Assistance Exchange, housed at The Lewin Group. ADRCs are designed to overcome barriers to community living for people with disabilities of all ages by streamlining access to long-term support services through \"one-stop\" resource centers. Twenty-three states and one territory have received grants to develop ADRCs. Also included here is a presentation of the major TA activities support for the ADRC grantees.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49796

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Community Building in Logan Square: How a Community Grew Stronger with the Contributions of People with Disabilities

Report describes how one Chicago neighborhood identified isolated and uninvolved local residents and introduced them to community groups based on their talents and gifts. The residents shared their talents, became active, & added new strength to the community\\'s life. The particular activity described involves people who are isolated and nonparticipating because of the label \\\"developmentally disabled.\\\" However, the methods described apply to people isolated because of other conditions as well.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49766

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