June 22, 2004
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Program Result
The County of Alameda Social Services Agency developed a "rapid response" program to provide emergency and short-notice personal assistance services to people who are disabled.
June 1, 2003
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Program Result
Rutgers University completed and partially disseminated the results of the Early Intervention Systems Study, a longitudinal study of early intervention for young children with developmental disabilities and chronic medical conditions.
August 1, 2003
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Program Result
The Oregon Health Policy Institute conducted an evaluation of five demonstration projects designed to implement and evaluate state efforts to remove barriers to employment for disabled people by increasing access to health care.
August 1, 2003
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Program Result
From 1998 to 2002, staff at University of Missouri's School of Medicine developed and implemented the Missouri Partnership for Enhanced Delivery of Services (MO-PEDS).
July 1, 2002
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Program Result
The Prestera Center for Mental Health Services developed the Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Network to provided companionship, visiting, respite care and transportation for elderly people.
National Program
Program to foster the development of consumer-directed home and community-based services for people of all ages with chronic disabilities.
January 1, 2002
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Book
An examination of the Foundation's consumer choice programs and preliminary lessons learned from each.
July 1, 2002
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Program Result
Starting in 1996, this project supported the expansion of the Family Friends program, which matched older volunteers with children who have severe disabilities or chronic illness and with their families.
April 1, 2000
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Program Result
The Chronic Illness and Disability Medicaid Working Group at Boston University School of Public Health developed and implemented pilot projects designed to help states develop cost-effective managed care models for chronically ill people with disabilities.
September 1, 2000
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Program Result
Baker Industries explored the feasibility of an intergenerational assisted living community for disabled adults, their elderly caregiving parents and other retired adults.