Surveys

The Vermont Work Incentives Initiative is comprised of several interconnected grant projects that fund direct services to clients, research, and systems change efforts focused on improving employment outcomes and independence for people with disabilities. The web site prvides a wide array of resources on several topics, including benefits counseling, medicaid buy-in program, personal assistance services and other employment supports. A link to the Reports page is provided.

Consumer survey to help in the development of The State of Connecticut consumer-focused Long-Term Care Services and Supports website.

Connecticut conducted a survey of their Transition Coordinators in order to evaluate the states outreach strategies. Included are the survey questions, responses and recommendations.

Results of an Opinion Research Questionnaire in the Norther Mariana Islands. One hundred eighteen government and community organizations in Saipan, Tinian and Rota were surveyed to identify issues and solicit recommendations to remove policy barriers identified by the respondents.

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.

The Aging and Disability Resource Center Grant Program, was developed to assist states in their efforts to create a single, coordinated system of information and access for all persons seeking long term support. This toolbox has been developed for ADRC grantees to: 1) List and succinctly explain the AoA-CMS requirements per each topic, and 2) provide materials that will support the design, development and operation of resource centers.

The development of this Best Practices Manual is a pilot project to demonstrate a step-by-step process of re-integrating long term nursing home residents from residential living back into the community. This innovative Project is the result of an initiative made possible under the Passages Program sponsored by the Arkansas Division of Aging and Adult Services, in 2000-2003.

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.

We need your help! In October 2002, a federal grant named The Real Choice System Change Grant was awarded to the Connecticut Department of Social Services and the A.J Pappanikou Center for Disabilities. Part of this grant is to conduct a survey to learn if Connecticut citizens with disabilities are able to participate in all desired aspects of community life in the town in which they live. The resulting information will identify crucial gaps in the integration of persons with disabilities into community life and identify changes necessary to make communities more supportive and inclusive.

This multi-page questionnaire is used to assess universal client satisfction for users of personal assistants in Nevada.