Grant
Information
Name of Grantee
Department
of Community Health, Office of Consumer-Directed Home and Community-Based
Services
Title of Grant
Type of Grant
Real
Choice Systems Change
Amount of Grant
$2,000,000
Year Original Funding
Received
2001
Expected Completion Date
March
2006
Contact
Information
Michael Daeschlein, Project
Coordinator
Michigan Department of Community Health
Baker Olin West, Room 217
3423 N. Martin Luther King Boulevard
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
517-335-5106
daeschleinm@michigan.gov
Subcontractor(s)
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (for work within the
Quality Initiative)
University of Michigan Institute on Gerontology (Quality Initiative)
DYNS Services (Quality Initiative)
Center for Outcome Analysis (Quality Initiative)
Michigan Quality Community Care Council
Lifeways Community Mental Health Service Provider
(Michigan Cooperative)
Target
Population(s)
The first two initiatives target the general long-term care
(LTC) population: working-age adults with disabilities and elderly adults. The
Consumer Cooperative Initiative targets individuals with developmental
disabilities or mental illness within a pilot community.
Goals
The grant has three distinct components: the LTC Outcomes
and Evaluation Systems (OES) Initiative, the Virtual Organization Initiative,
and the Consumer Cooperative Initiative.
Activities
Abstract
The grant proposal builds upon
The Quality Community Care Council is an Internet-based
registry for direct care workers. Its purpose is to improve consumer access to
qualified direct care workers within
The Consumer Cooperative Initiative will develop a model in
which consumers and family members will collectively assume responsibility for
their outcomes and take control of the resources needed to achieve them. The
Co-op will allow members to design and obtain the services they prefer with
more creativity, responsiveness, and cost effectiveness. This model offers an
exciting advancement in systems changes in support of consumer-directed
services.