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Supports and services for older adults with developmental disabilities study : supplementary reports

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Seven reports were completed by the study team as part of this study. The final report summarizes these reports and provides additional material on promising practices in the development of... More ≫

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Seven reports were completed by the study team as part of this study. The final report summarizes these reports and provides additional material on promising practices in the development of services and supports for older adults with developmental disabilities. These reports include: Aging with a Developmental Disability: A Health Perspective, Projections of the Population of Older Persons, Assessing the Health of Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Family and Guardian Focus Groups Summary Report, Individual Financial Support for Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Guidelines for Using the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS with Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities, and, Six Critical Factors Organizations Need to Think about when Providing Services and Supports to Older Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.

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Regional summary reports for the persons with developmental disabilities community conversation report : from Genia Leskiw, MLA for Bonnyville-Cold Lake to the Minister of Seniors and Community Supports

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PDD is making changes to the program in response to the recommendations that came out of the 2011 administrative review. The goal is to improve the program so that it achieves excellent results... More ≫

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PDD is making changes to the program in response to the recommendations that came out of the 2011 administrative review. The goal is to improve the program so that it achieves excellent results for the people it supports, operates the same way across the province, and uses its funding as efficiently as possible. This is a region-by-region summary of the comments and key themes from each of the six sessions.

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Persons with developmental disabilities community conversation : from Genia Leskiw, MLA for Bonnyville-Cold Lake to the Minister of Seniors and Community Supports

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PDD is making changes to the program in response to the recommendations that came out of the 2011 administrative review. The goal is to improve the program so that it achieves excellent results... More ≫

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PDD is making changes to the program in response to the recommendations that came out of the 2011 administrative review. The goal is to improve the program so that it achieves excellent results for the people it supports, operates the same way across the province, and uses its funding as efficiently as possible. This is a summary of the key themes and ideas presented at all six focus group sessions held in June 2011.

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What we heard : increasing flexibility for families, summary of 2009-2010 family managed services stakeholder consultations

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The Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program engaged consultants to conduct consultations with adults with developmental disabilities, PDD community board staff and stakeholders of... More ≫

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The Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program engaged consultants to conduct consultations with adults with developmental disabilities, PDD community board staff and stakeholders of the Family Managed Services program. Stakeholders were asked to provide feedback regarding their perspective on what is working well in FMS, what is not working, and what they would like to see changed. The consultations revealed four broad areas for change: the Family Managed Services Agreement (FMSA), funding, resources and supports for families, and communication.

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What we heard about increasing flexibility in the PDD contracting process : summary report

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In the spring of 2010, PDD Community Boards held engagement sessions in their regions to obtain input from service providers and individuals and families on how to increase flexibility in the... More ≫

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In the spring of 2010, PDD Community Boards held engagement sessions in their regions to obtain input from service providers and individuals and families on how to increase flexibility in the contracting process between PDD Community Boards and their contracted agencies. This report provides a summary of what we heard from engagement participants.

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