Consumer/Participant Direction

This brief piece explains the steps involved in the transition process in Nevada including the services and supports available and the agency that provides referral for those seeking transition from an institutional setting. The goal of the project was to divert people from institutionalization and/or transition people from institutional care into a less restrictive environment.

The IHSS handbooks were the product of many people’s efforts. The topics covered were determined by input from the IHSS Enhancement Initiative Task Force, focus groups of consumers, providers, social workers, and public authority staff in three California counties. The guide includes topics such as assessment, public authority, hiring, practical details like timesheets and benefits, communication and organization skills. Publications are also available in Armenian, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish.

The Colorado Dept. of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) developed a program that enables people with disabilities to manage their own attendant services. In the CDAS, people hire, train, supervise and fire their own attendants. They set their own attendant schedules and to a degree they determine what services the attendants provide. HCPF is not accepting applications for the CDAS at this time however, the forms provide an overview of the program and serve as templates for similar programs.

The purpose of the New York Real Choice Training Manual is to provide formal training to self-advocates who wish to become peer mentors. Mentor trainees will learn through the adult education model, which builds on the strength, capacity and experience of the learners. Self-Advocate consultants/mentors bring with them an incredible wealth of life experiences, which prepare them for this role.

This report focuses on individuals with Alzheimer's and other dementias. The project instituted a comprehensive system to support enduring changes in the delivery of community-based assistance for Medicaid eligible persons with dementia. The projects two goals: facilitate hospital-to-home transitions for individuals wishing to stay in the community; and field test a nursing home-to-community transition program for eligible individuals. The workbook used in discharge planner training is included.

This study guide is a companion piece to the DVD, IL History and Philosophy: Orientation for IL Staff. The intent is to enable those involved in systems change and home- and community-based services to reflect the lessons learned from the IL History and Philosophy DVD, and to apply these principles to their own work.

This report describes grant activities (accomplishments and progress) in three major LTC systems areas: Access to LTC Services and Supports, Services, Supports, and Housing, Administrative and Monitoring Infrastructure. The report also provides illustrative examples of the challenges Grantees have faced as they implement grant activities, and consumers’ roles in the implementation and evaluation of these activities.

The information included in this booklet is a starting point in educating and informing caregivers of children with disabilities about their rights and creating early expectations and models for self-determination. Also listed are a number of non-profit, cross-disability organizations offering emotional support and a wealth of information on how to get the services you need for your child in Arkansas. This user-friendly guide also includes a dictionary plus a glossary called Alphabet Soup.

The Oregon Department of Human Services, Division of Seniors and People with Disabilities (SPD) contracted with HSRI to assist in improving the processes for assuring quality in SPD in-home waiver services. Drawing from HSRI's experience in quality assurance, SPD identified a number of states which have been particularly successful in conducting consumer surveys. At the same time, the project team explored in greater detail what was currently happening in Oregon around consumer surveys.

This paper presents the perspective that options counseling is a pivotal function of Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) and its essential elements are counseling and decision support. The diverse array of definitions currently in use runs the risk of diminishing the importance of options counseling, which is a key function of a comprehensive long-term care system.