2003 Research and Demonstration Grants — Community-Integrated Personal Assistance Services and Supports

TEXAS

Grant Information

Name of Grantee
Texas Department of Human Services
Title of Grant
Community-Integrated Personal Assistance Services and Supports Service Responsibility Project
Type of Grant
Community-Integrated Personal Assistance Services and Supports
Amount of Grant
$599,763
Year Original Funding Received
2003

Contact Information

Cindy Kenneally, Director
DHS Community Care Provider Services Section
701 West 51st Street
PO Box 149030, Mail Code W-521
Austin, TX 78714
512–438–4151
cindy.kenneally@dhs.state.tx.us


Subcontractor(s)

To be determined by an RFP process in first year of the grant.

Target Population(s)

Adults and children who are eligible for Medicaid state plan personal care services. To be eligible, individuals must have health problems that cause functional limitations in activities of daily living.

Goal

Implement a service responsibility model in the Primary Home Care Program, which is funded under the Medicaid state plan through the personal care option.

Activities

Abstract

The primary goal of the grant is to implement a service responsibility model in the state's Primary Home Care Program, which is funded under the Medicaid state plan through the personal care option. The model will be piloted in a region of the state that includes both rural and urban areas.

The project includes training components and consumer surveys to assess the effectiveness of the training. Consumer surveys will also be conducted to develop an understanding of why consumers choose particular models of service delivery, and their satisfaction with those models.

The effectiveness of the service responsibility model will be assessed and improvements made as needed prior to expansion of the model statewide.