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NewsCLIPS: Institutional Transitions - Spring 2006
04/07/2006 | Requests *Summary
HCBS.org News CLIPS highlights the important work of Real Choice Systems Change Grantees. In this issue, we have interviewed Dawn Lambert in Connecticut to discuss the key strengths and challenges faced during program implementation of their Nursing Facility Transitions to Independent Living Program. Find out the program basics, success strategies, stakeholder involvement techniques and the options for sustainability.
Author
Lambert, Dawn; Bezanson, Lee; Sutkaitis, Angela
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Keywords
Nursing Facility Transition; Real Choice Systems Change; Stakeholder Involvement; self-assessment; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Topic
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Health, Physical Disabilities, Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness, Sustainability, Transition/Diversion from Institutions
Type/Tool
NewsClips, Newsletter, periodic publication
Source
Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative
State
Connecticut, All States/Territories
Date Created
04/07/2006
Contact
Brenda Vitale
vitaleb@bc.edu
vitaleb@bc.edu
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