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Long-term Services and Supports (LTSS) Analyses, Public Reporting, and Measures Maintenance and Development
Opportunity In collaboration with Mathematica, this Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) project supports the continued advancement of quality measurement for Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). The Mathematica…
National Core Indicators – Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD)™
Opportunity The National Core Indicators – Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD™) initiative emerged from the need for states to effectively assess and enhance their long-term services and supports (LTSS) programs for…
National Core Indicators® – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCI-IDD)
Opportunity Working with our partners at the National Association of State Directors of Development Disabilities Services (NASDDDS), individual state agencies, and self-advocates, we measure the performance of services and supports…
NCI State of the Workforce Surveys (IDD & AD) – National Core Indicators®
Opportunity Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), older adults, and people with physical disabilities. As part of the broader National Core Indicators initiative—including…
Massachusetts Real Lives and Self-Directed Supports Evaluation
Opportunity We evaluated the implementation of the Real Lives legislation and self-direction services by the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services. Real Lives was enacted in 2014 to expand self-direction of…
Personal Supports Budgets
Opportunity For over a decade, we have worked with project partners (Burns & Associates and Davis Pier Consulting) and numerous states and Canadian provinces to reimagine the way they provide…
The Riot!
Opportunity From 2004 to 2020, we provided production support and creative direction for a newsletter written by and for self-advocates – people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who speak up…
Employing Individual Providers Under Participant Direction: A Guide
In this publication from 2006, the authors explore program design considerations to assist states as they move toward greater individuality and flexibility in the provision of services and supports.
Peer Respite Toolkit
The Toolkit for Evaluating Peer Respites is written for evaluators, government officials, and peer-to-peer program staff and managers. It can be…