Transition/Diversion from Institutions

As part of its evaluation of the New Jersey Senior Initiatives Community Choice Counseling Program, the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers conducted an evaluation of former nursing home residents who were discharged through the Community Choice Counseling Program. This report addresses clients' current living situation, use of informal and formal assistance, service deficiencies, satisfaction, and quality of life.

This report provides a description of Oregon’s home and community based service system. The document provides information on several service areas and programs including streamlining program access, person-centered services, and person centered management systems. Future directions and lessons learned are also discussed.

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 is the revised bill that was passed by the Maryland General assembly in the 2003 session. This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from denying an individual access to a home- and community-based services waiver due to a lack of funding for the waiver services for several different circumstances.

The State of Colorado has established Single Entry Point (SEP) agencies that provide an access point for several publicly funded long-term supports for people with disabilities, including older people, people with physical disabilities, people living with AIDS, and people with brain injuries. SEP agencies provide education to individuals about available options and provide easier access for individuals and families to the programs. This report describes the SEP system in Colorado.

This is a powerpoint presentation for state staff on the NFT project. The project provides nursing home residents with information on community supports available to enable them to live in the community.

This transmittal from the Office of Health Services serves to update nursing home administrators on HB 752. This bill requires that social workers in nursing homes present residents with information on home and community-based services waivers and other programs that might help them live in the community.

The tools in this section, developed by the Michigan Department of Community Health, are intended to help ensure effectiveness and thoroughness. These tools focus on person centered planning and transition planning. Included are timelines and worksheets on housing, transportation, employement, and many other topics.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) released this Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purpose of identifying a vendor to develop and implement the Ohio Access Success Project. This is a nursing facility transition pilot project in which targeted individuals who are aged or cognitively, sensory or physically disabled and who have been residing in a nursing facility have an opportunity to choose to transition from that setting to a community-based one.