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Studying Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Recipients

[…] of people who receive state-funded developmental disability services while living at home with family; their ages; the types of services they receive; and the dollars spent. The results are used to better understand and promote effective supports for families and individuals with IDD who direct their own support. The results In addition to presenting […]

Ohio’s IV-E Waiver Demonstration Evaluation

[…] adjust baseline differences and reduce selection bias. We also looked for differences in how the demonstration counties implemented the interventions and accounted for those when examining the results. Collecting data and sharing findings We worked collaboratively with county staff and sought the perspectives of families and kin caregivers—through site visits, key informant interviews, focus […]

Evaluation of the Summit County STARS Program

[…] be facing in their recovery. With a capacity of approximately 25 families per year, 64% of those parents whose case has closed have successfully completed the program. Results We presented findings formally and informally on an ongoing basis across the span of the evaluation during monthly calls and in-person collaborative planning meetings. This stimulated […]

Six Ohio Alternative Response (SOAR) Counties Project

[…] The analysis offers insights into the impact of Differential Response on the child welfare systems and on families served by those systems. Impact The evaluation found promising results for Alternative Response, including evidence that this intervention keeps children as safe as Traditional Response. No significant differences emerged between tracks in the percentage of cases […]

National Core Indicators – Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD)™

[…] their publicly funded services impact the quality of life and outcomes of service recipients. States use the data to track their own performance over time, to compare results across states, and to establish national performance benchmarks. Improving systems State agency directors and managers use NCI-AD data to: Establish annual program goals and objectives. Evaluate […]

National Core Indicators® – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCI-IDD)

[…] their publicly funded services impact the quality of life and outcomes of service recipients. States use the data to track their own performance over time, to compare results across states, and to establish benchmarks.  Improving systems State agency directors and managers use NCI-IDD data to: Establish annual program goals and objectives. Evaluate the state’s […]

2016 NCI-IDD Staff Stability Survey (State of the Workforce)

The 2016 NCI-IDD Staff Stability Survey Report, now known as the State of the Workforce Survey, presents the results of a survey on employment and working conditions for direct support professionals (DSPs) who work with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In 2016, the survey was completed in 16 states and the District of […]

Community Support Skill Standards: Tools for Managing Change and Achieving Outcomes

The Community Support Skill Standards (CSSS) identify the master-level practice standards for direct service workers in progressive, community-based human service work environments. Developed and validated by a national coalition of key constituents, the standards represent the core skill and knowledge set applicable to frontline workers in a wide variety of human service program settings regardless […]

Milwaukee County Mental Health System Redesign

[…] we: Developed and conducted surveys with case managers, consumers, physicians, and system administrators Conducted interviews with diverse stakeholders Analyzed county- and state-level Medicaid and administrative data The results Based on our findings, we recommended the County: Downsize and redistribute inpatient capacity Involve private health systems in a more active role Reorganize crisis services Reduce […]

Evaluating the Preferred Integrated Network program in Minnesota

[…] a variety of sources: Key informant interviews Leadership surveys Consumer focus groups Document reviews Chart reviews Logs of health referrals Medicaid claims Level of Care Utilization The results When compared to comparison groups, our research showed that PIN program participants were more likely to use routine outpatient care services after program enrollment, and they […]