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Sustaining New Jersey’s Evolving Community Choice Counseling Program
12/20/2005 | Requests *Summary
This policy in practice brief describes the statutory foundation of the Community Choice Counseling program which is rooted in pre-admission screening for nursing homes, and how state leaders used that 1988 law to reduce resistance from nursing homes and obtain a sustainable funding source for the staff. This brief also summarizes new innovations, evaluation findings, lessons learned, and potential future directions.
Author
Reinhard, Susan; Petlick, Nirvana Huhtala
Available Files
- policy in practice brief PDF (1,090K)
Keywords
Nursing Facility Transition; pre-admission screening; sustainability; Community Choice Counseling; Transition Plan
Topic
Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, Transition/Diversion from Institutions
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
Rutgers/NASHP
State
New Jersey
Date Created
01/17/2006
Contact
Nirvana Huhtala Petlick
npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu
npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)