Community-Integrated Personal Assistance Services and Supports

VIRGINIA

Target Population

Recipients of services under three Virginia waivers: the Consumer-Directed Personal Attendant Waiver, the Mental Retardation Waiver, and the Individual and Family Developmental Disabilities Support Waiver.

Geographic Focus

Statewide.

Primary Focus

The grant project will focus on promoting the service choice and service responsibility models of consumer control by (1) interviewing consumers of personal assistance services (PAS) about their satisfaction with services; (2) developing educational and technical assistance materials and resources that promote awareness of the possibilities and options for PAS and that strengthen the ability of individuals to maximize the use of services and support; and (3) expanding the existing technical assistance network by increasing its scope of work and the number of PAS recipients in the network.

Goals, Objectives, and Activities

Goal: Ensure that individuals who are recipients of consumer-directed PAS have the opportunity to express their satisfaction with services and with the process of obtaining services.

Objectives/Activities

Goal: Ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to information, tools, and resources to understand and effectively manage and use PAS.

Objectives/Activities

Goal: Provide individuals, families, and providers with technical assistance in understanding and using consumer-directed PAS through the members of the Consumer-Directed (CD) Services Resource Network.

Objectives/Activities

Key Activities and Products

Consumer Partners and their Involvement in Implementation Activities

Public and Private Partners and their Involvement in Implementation Activities

Public Partners

Private Partners

Advisory Body, Committee, or Task Force

Formative/Process Evaluation Activities

Summative/Outcome Evaluation Activities

Summative evaluation activities will be conducted for the VA Community-Integrated Personal Assistance Services and Supports (CPASS) Grant project. The central questions that will be explored include the following:

Strategies to Ensure Sustainability