I do not think that ADAPT should be getting input or asking people to do a job that THEY should be doing!
Lori On Feb 13, 2008 2:49 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "ADAPT [EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "commchoice-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:31:40 -0600 > Subject: 10 BEST/WORST of 2008 -- YOUR input requested! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bob Kafka > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:03 PM > Subject: 10 BEST/WORST of 2008 > > > Dear Advocate for Home and Community Services: > > During the week of April 27th-May 1st The ADAPT Community will be > announcing > the "2008 TEN BEST/TEN WORST STATES" for Home and Community Services. > > We would like your input in making these decisions. Below please find a > short > informal survey asking your opinions on the home and community programs > your > State provides to people with disabilities, old and young. This includes > all > Medicaid waiver programs, Medicaid State Plan programs as well as all > other > federally and State funded programs that allow people to remain in the > community. > > THIS SURVEY SHOULD ONLY TAKE 30 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME! > > PLEASE RETURN BY MARCH 15TH to: > > ADAPT > 1640A E. 2nd St > Austin, Tx 78702 > > We will also be looking at statistical data that has been developed by > other > advocacy/research groups as well as data developed by academic > institutions to > make our final determinations. > > Please distribute this survey as widely as possible. The more input we > get > from y'all the more accurate our results will be. > > Thank you for your support. > > Bob Kafka Frank Wulle > Cassie > James-Holdsworth > Austin, TX Salt Lake City, UT > Philadelphia, PA > > > ***************************************************************************** > *********************** > The ADAPT COMMUNITY > > HOME AND COMMUNITY SERVICES > > STATE SURVEY 2008 ADVOCATE > ASSESSMENNT > > > > This is an informal survey to get advocates assessment of how your state > ranks > > in providing home and community services and supports. > > Your answers will give us an advocates view of what is really going > > on in your state. All answers will be kept confidential. > > Most of the questions are multiple choice however if you want to write > additional information please attach the extra pages. Thank you! > > > > > > NAME ___________________________ > > ADDRESS ____________ CITY, STATE, ZIP _______________________________ > > e-mail __________ PHONE __________________________ > > ORGANIZATION ____________________ STATE__________ > > > > If you are on a Home and Community Service Program what is the name? > _____________ > > > > 1. From your perspective would rank your state as: > > > > a) in the top 10 states providing services and supports > > b) in the top 20 > > c) in the top 30 > > d) in the top 40 > > e) one of the 10 worst > > > > 2. Would you rate your state s ongoing response to the Olmstead decision > as: > > > > a) excellent > > b) good > > c) fair > > d) poor > > e) bad > > > > 3. Would you rate your state s involvement of advocates and advocate > organizations > > in the development and evaluation of community service programs as: > > > > a) excellent > > b) good > > c) fair > > d) poor > > e) bad > > > > > > 4.. Does your state have waiting lists for home and community services > programs? > No_______ Yes______ If yes: > > > > 1.. What programs? _______________ > 2.. How many people waiting?________ > 3.. How long?__________ > > > > > 5. Would you describe the amount of consumer direction in > > your community services programs as: > > > > a) excellent > > b) good > > c) fair > > d) poor > > e) bad > > > > 6. If someone needs 20-30 hours of personal attendant services (pas) > > and would like to move to your state, would you: > > > > a) encourage them to come > > b) warn them to go to another state > > c) tell them about your long waiting lists > > > > 7. Does your state Nurse Practices Act allow delegation or assignment > > of traditional health/nursing tasks?: > > > > a) yes > > b) no > > c) other (please describe) _________________________________ > > > > 8. Does your state pay a livable wage and/or benefits to personal > attendants? > > > > a) yes > > b) no > > > > 9. Is your state pursuing a money follow the person concept to assist in > > moving folks from nursing homes and other institutions to the > community? > > > > a) yes > > b) no > > > > > > 10. Please rank from 1-5 how services are provided to the populations > listed > below. > > 5=Excellent 4=Good 3=Fair 2=Poor 1=Bad > > > > a) cognitive disabilities 1 > 2 > 3 4 5 > > b) developmental disability physical 1 2 3 4 5 > > c) physical disability 1 > 2 > 3 4 5 > > d) mental health disability 1 2 > 3 > 4 5 > > e) sensory disability 1 > 2 > 3 4 5 > > f) multiple disabilities physical/mental 1 2 3 4 5 > > g) older person with disabilities 1 2 3 > 4 > 5 > > h) children with disabilities 1 2 3 > 4 > 5 > > > > 11. Is your state pursuing managed care in delivering acute and long term > services and > > supports? No _____ Yes___ If yes: > > > > a) When did it/will it begin? ____________ > > b) Have you been involved ? _____________ > > c) Does it allow consumer direction? __________ > > d) Are hours of PAS provided sufficient? ______________ > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > > > > Thank you for taking the time to fill out this form. Please return by > March > 15th : > > > > The ADAPT Community > > 1640A East 2nd Suite 100 > > Austin, Texas 78702 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 512/442-0252 > > 512/442-0522 fax > > NATIONAL ADAPT MAILING LIST - Adapt Community Choice Act List > http://www.adapt.org > > -- Lori C4/5 complete quad, 27 years post Tucson, AZ
