Peer Supports

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Aging and Disability Resource Centers Toolbox

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.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49893

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Workforce Strategies: Introducing Peer Mentoring in Long-Term Care Settings

This issue introduces long-term care providers to peer mentoring, an innovative strategy that has been shown to significantly improve retention among direct-care workers. Implementing peer mentor programs at home care agencies and in nursing facilities, we identify the benefits of mentoring programs, define the peer mentor’s role, discuss critical mentoring skills, & outline the key design elements that long-term care organizations need to consider when developing their own peer mentor programs.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49836

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Building the Bridge from Client to Citizen: A Community Toolbox for Welfare Reform

A paper from the Asset-Based Community Development Institute demonstrates how five \"tools\" successfully used for community-building activities may be adapted to help former welfare recipients move toward economic independence and more fulfilling lives. Three of the tools are inventories and two involve support groups.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49765

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Moving Home: A Resource Guide for Leaving a Nursing Facility and Successfully Returning to Living Independently in the Community

This resource guide has been developed to assist Maryland residents of a nursing home to have a successful return to living in the community. The guide includes information on many services including: peer counseling, housing, and money management.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49700

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