The Determination of Need (DON) Study: A Response to Legislative Mandate PA 95-565
In
January, 2008, the Center was asked by the Department to assist in
responding to legislative mandate, PA 95-565. Advocates for the
elderly were concerned that the service package available to people age
60 and older through the Illinois Department on Aging is less robust
than that offered through the Department of Human Services for people
with disabilities who are under age 60. The Center (principal authors - HMPRG's Phyllis Mitzen, Marianne Brennan and Rebecca Finer, HMPRG consultant Martha Holstein) collaborated with
the Center for Research on Health and Aging at the University of
Illinois at Chicago which provided the statistical analysis of IDoA’s
Community Care Program and the Home Services Program. The Center, in
addition to coordinating the project, provided an analysis of aging and
disabilities services in six best-practice states: Arizona, Minnesota,
Ohio, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. The Study is the first in
depth analysis of the Community Care Program since it’s inception in
1982. The Determination of Need, Service Cost Maximum Study, submitted to IDOA in June, 2009, was broadly distributed by the Department and appears on HMPRG’s web site. Read and Download the report
Home Again Report: Final report to the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) on the Enhanced Transition Home Again Program (Home Again)
Home Again Report: Final report to the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) (principal authors HMPRG's Phyllis Mitzen, Marianne Brennan, HMPRG consultant Martha Holstein) on the Enhanced Transition Home Again Program (Home Again). In July, 2005, the IDoA initiated a transition demonstration project—Home Again—in six pilot areas in the state. As outlined in IDoA’s Request for Information, the purpose of the Home Again program is to “assist [senior] nursing facility residents who want and are able, to return to their homes and communities.” Assistance is provided through enhanced supports, including one-time transition costs, an expanded array of on-going services, and dedicated transition case management. At the end of the first two years, the program had assessed 532 clients and transitioned 209 back into the community. This final report provides a descriptive analysis of program implementation and outcomes of Home Again. Read and download the report
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