Assessments

The attached form is a copy of the North Carolina's assessment tool for the Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults program. There is also an example of Plan of Care form, AQUIP, provided.

Alabama assessment tool designed to create assessments that view individuals holistically.

The attached files are the instructions for filling out the Alaska Consumer Assessment Tool (CAT) and a copy of the tool. The form was designed to be an objective tool that is easily coded. Each subsection of the manual includes the “how to complete” instructions and the time frames in which to measure the person’s abilities. The design facilitates immediate eligibility determination by the assessor.

Draft version of paper created by the grantees of SAMHSA/RWJ Evidence-based Preactices Project. This paper answers questions about supported employment for persons in recovery from a mental illness. This version is directed to program leaders as an audience.

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 brief addresses personal assistance services which are the hands-on support that people with disabilities use to participate more fully in community living. These services are related to personal care that people would do for themselves if not for a disability, e.g. bathing, eating, dressing, getting in or out of bed or a chair, using the toilet, housekeeping, these personal care services are known as Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) or Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs).

This guide for consumers and their families covers the how to's of hiring a personal assistant. A presentation, workbook and other files are used to guide people through the process.

This self-assessment form helps consumers determine what supports they would need to transition out of a nursing home and into the community.

The Participant Experience Surveys (PES) is an interview tool developed by MEDSTAT under a contract from CMS. The surveys capture data that can be used to calculate indicators for monitoring quality within the waiver prograns. Two versions of the PES are included, one for frail elderly and adults with physical disabilities and another for adults with MR/DD. A Users' Guide accompanies each PES. Each survey can be conducted in a face-to-face interview in 30 minutes or less.

AR-GetCare is Arkansas’ statewide listing of services for older adults and people with disabilities. AR-GetCare is designed to help you locate resources that may assist you or a family member to continue living at home or in your community. The Website’s Self-Assessment Tool can help you clarify your own needs or those of a loved one.