Resource Center

The District of Columbia is seeking to expand the availability of home and community-based services (HCBS) for the aged and adults with physical disabilities.The Disability and Aging Resource Center will represent a cost to the District in the immediate short-term, however the Center is expected to have cumulative savings by FY 2005. This file is a complete fiscal impact statement for this project.

This report explains the State of New Jersey’s single entry system for long-term supports and other services for older people, including a toll-free telephone number for information and services. The effectiveness of the system in each of New Jersey's 21 counties is evaluated through compliance with state protocols and consumer satisfaction reports. The report provides the intervention, implementation, and impact of the program.

A presentation from the Wisconsin Aging and Disability Resource Center about a Simplified System for Accessing Information and Long Term Care. Resource Centers serve the general public through: –Public education – Outreach/Information and Assistance – Early intervention – Prevention – Youth transitional services. Review the presentation for a general program overview.

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.

The Texoma Real Choice Program--a demonstration project made possible by a grant awarded to the Texas Health and Human Service Commission by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The programs goal is to connect persons with disabilities to real service options with the help of system navigators available to assist people through systems and support groups. The below attachments are forms, surveys and other tools needed to implement the program.

Included here is a Power Point presentation of Central Texas' Real Choice Project efforts. An organizational chart of the project can also be found here.

This report details the State of Wisconsin’s Aging and Disability Resource Centers that offer information to the general public about a wide range of community supports available to older persons and persons with disabilities. The Resource Centers also give in-depth advice about long-term support options and provide a single entry point for persons seeking access to the state’s home and community based services programs.

This paper proposes a major structural change to how health and human services are provided in New Hampshire that would correct the inherent problems caused by trying to deliver hundreds of safety net services to residents in 234 cities and towns through a complicated and fragmented system of regional centers.

This document was sent out in advance of a series of web-based calls hosted by the Community Living Exchange Collaborative. On this call, Becky Ozaki and her team presented on Hawaii's web-based project. The document describes the goals, development, responsibilities of the Governing Council for RealChoices.org

The Quality Mall is \"a place where you can find lots of free information about person-centered supports for people with developmental disabilities. Each of the Mall stores has departments you can look through to learn about positive practices that help people with developmental disabilities live, work and participate in our communities and improve the quality of their supports.\"