Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Functional Screen system is a web-based application used to collect information about an individual’s functional status, health, and need for assistance for various programs that serve the frail elderly and people with developmental or physical disabilities. The website includes numerous resources regarding both an adult and children's version.

The Lewin Group under contract with Wisconsin's Legislative Audit Bureau examined the implementation, early outcomes, and cost effectiveness of the restructuring of Wisconsin’s long-term care system for the elderly, the physically disabled, and the developmentally disabled. The report offers key-findings based on over the past few years evaluation.

This document highlights the lessons learned from WI's nine counties that have operated ADRCs since 1999. Information is provided on short term case management, information and assessment, and outreach and marketing.

Richland County, Wisconsin created a manual detailing procedures for handling information and referral calls to their Aging and Disabilties Resource Center. The 12 page flip chart guide contains information on greeting callers, assessing for emergency, plan of action and post call work.

This document describes the type of involvement that members of Care Management Organizations in La Crosse County, WI can have in determining services.

This Website, while Wisconsin specific, offers a Health Insurance guidebook that others might wish to use as a model. It is likely to be helpful to Family2Family grantees

This document identifies assessment instruments being used and reviews some of the variation across instruments and in the processes for using them. It includes an overview of the major components of the assessment instruments and of their role in a state’s eligibility determination, assessment, or care planning processes.

This report looks at attempts by different states to allow money to follow the person. Money Follows the Person refers to a system of flexible financing for long-term services that enables available funds to move with the individual to the most appropriate and preferred setting as the individual’s needs and preferences change.

This report describes the State of Wisconsin’s program to assist people with disabilities find housing. The state employs a supported housing specialist who works with local communities to help people with disabilities and their families to find affordable housing solutions. In addition, the supported housing specialist works with individuals with disabilities, local agencies, developers, housing providers, lenders,and other stakeholders to build relationships and improve housing access.

Wisconsin uses a variety of initiatives to support Medicaid participants who want to leave nursing facilities, including ensuring services are available as soon as the person is ready to move and providing funding for transition. This document describes some of these initiatives.