Optum Integrated Solutions for Individuals with I/DD partners with providers and systems of care in order to facilitate person-centered services that focus on community inclusion, self-determination, life satisfaction and improved health outcomes. This approach promotes and supports self-determination, and along […]
It is time for all key partners — individuals with I/DD and their families, state agencies, and service providers — to join in a concerted effort to scale up self-directed options. By replacing barriers with best-practice approaches, states and service […]
Advocacy groups provide an extraordinary stable of support for individuals with I/DD. By engaging communities, advocates work tirelessly to improve public perception and drive beneficial policies at the local, state, and national levels. Their achievements have realized greater equality and […]
The Spark Initiative, developed by Optum®, brings together experts from government, nonprofit and private sectors to spark new thinking on major health and human service issues. This report focuses on individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) and is one […]
Self-Directed Attendant Care is available as an option to those served under the Aged & Disabled Medicaid Waiver who qualify for attendant care. The program allows for the hiring of a friend, neighbor, or formally trained person to serve as […]
Beginning more than 30 years ago, many states began experimenting with a new form of home and community-based care for individuals who were directing in-home services. This alternative form of service delivery empowers individuals to direct their own care with […]
Self Directed Attendant Care is available as an option to those served under the Aged & Disabled Medicaid Waiver who qualify for attendant care. The program allows for the hiring of a friend, neighbor, or formally trained person to serve […]
Information for adults with functional disabilities who live in their own home and self-direct their health related tasks.
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