Consumer/Participant Direction

What exactly does “empowerment” mean and how do we translate that into practical action? This brief paper describes some possible ways to measure empowerment.

This Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report of September 9, 2003, describes South Carolina's pilot program that allows Medicaid beneficiaries to receive coverage for at-home care.

Sponsored by the Community Living Exchange Collaborative at ILRU this teleconference featured Real Choice Systems Change grantees describing their efforts to create inclusive communities in West Virginia. Presenters described how they engaged diverse stakeholders in a process of visioning & group action planning with the services of a graphic facilitator. The teleconference took place on Tuesday 06/29/04.

This website is part of a national initiative funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase opportunities for older consumers to direct their own care. Consumer Direction describes programs and services where people are given maximum choice and control over their care. When people say they want to be \"independent\" or they want \"autonomy\" or \"self-direction,\" they are talking about consumer direction. Access to the Consumer Direction newletter, \"Consumer Choice\" is available here.

This document provides a bill that was enacted in the North Dakota legislation. The act provides a choice of options for individuals eligible for home and community-based living called Choice of Options.

This flow chart illustrates the steps a client takes when entering a program to self-direct their care and hire a provider.

This document contains statements of conditions that may be pertinent to consider in discussing the viability of a particular service. These statements are not all-inclusive. Each participant is an individual and as such deserves unique consideration of his/her situation when collaborating on a service package. The purpose of these documents, therefore, is merely to assist discussion, not to substitute for creative care planning.

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services-Division of Aging and Community Services created a single-page Attendant Care Evaluation Form.

These are files made available by the State of New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services. A job description, task responsibilities, policies, and a checklist are all available. These materials are all used in the New Jersey consumer direction program.

This document, Use of Client-Employed Providers: Participant's Capacity for Self-Direction, provides a list of specific questions a case manager may consider in evaluating the individual's ability to employ CEPs.