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ADRCs report an average of 91% consumer satisfaction with services. Find more ADRC facts, information and resources in this program overview.

Find resources to help in the development of VDHCBS programs including Readiness Review contacts and a FAQ sheet discussing issues of coordination, funding, participant direction program parameters, SUA and AAA roles, services, target groups, standards, fiscal management services and stakeholder participation.

AoA launched the CLP initiative in the fall of 2007 with a vision to help states create person-centered programs that reach people at risk of institutionalization before they enter a nursing home. Since 2007, approximately $36 million has been invested in 28 states to develop the CLP program. With the implementation of the 2009 CLP grants, there will be more than 120 CLP program sites nationally. This fact sheet includes the program’s background, AoA’s vision for CLP and a list of the grantees.

Since 2001 the State of New Hampshire has utilized MIG funds to improve its infrastructure for providing employment supports to its citizens with disabilities. Through this grant, New Hampshire has built a comprehensive strategic plan to address systemic barriers to creating a lasting transformation of its service system. The Granite State Employment Project(GSEP) and its subsequent evaluations, could serve as a valuable resource for other states. Both are available for download here.

Washington states' Alderbrook 2007 was a “discussion” among some 150 people, about current attempts to implement The Working Age Adults Employment policy in communities statewide with the goal of learning from each other about how to do it better. This paper explores “what’s working” and how to improve and expand its' implementation. It's a discussion with wide reaching implications for any state interested in improving or implementing similar policies.

There are a number of challenges for the direct service workforce in rural areas. Review an issue brief and a recorded webinar presenting strategies that stakeholders can use to provide high-quality long-term care services and supports. States engaged in development of their direct service workforce can use these to gain knowledge of the challenges and learn about some direct service related strategies that other states and rural agencies have implemented.

A summary of nine quality initiatives is followed by a crosswalk between the required Medicaid assurances, the HCBS Quality Framework, and quality initiatives and tools relevant to implementing the Framework in Cash & Counseling.

Rhode Island has developed tools to help determine a PersonalChoice participant’s goals. A Goals Summary worksheet, along with a completed sample worksheet and worksheet directions, are available here.

This list of approved and prohibited purchases was created for Rhode Island's PersonalChoice program.

This policy brief addresses opportunities for integrating care for this high-cost, high-need population. The brief outlines the rationale for integrating care for duals, reasons why integration has been slow to progress, and emerging vehicles to accelerate the pace of fully integrated care. A companion resource paper provides additional details on promising integrated care models and the challenges and opportunities for supporting integrated approaches.