Reporting: Managing and Using Home and Community-Based Services Data for Quality Improvement
This paper walks through different types of HCBS waiver reports and includes steps for thinking through the purpose, content and format, while tailoring report presentation to meet the needs of specific audiences. Wherever possible, state examples are provided and supplemented by sample reports that combine promising features. Seven types of reports are highlighted that guide program management, inform policy development, measure program outcomes and identify areas for quality improvement.
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New Report Highlights Personal Experiences in Long-term Care
In a report prepared for the Maine Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, researchers captured the first-hand experiences and input of long-term care supports and services consumers, family members, workers, advocates, and community members so that their voices might become an integral part of state-wide planning for such services and supports.
Read the report: Personal Experiences with Long-term Care Services and Supports
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