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New Opportunities for CILs - Federal Community Living Initiatives: A Roundtable Discussion

Presented by Suzanne Crisp, a consumer directed service expert on August 26, 2009

About the Presentation

Topics discussed included:

• How to Access Administration on Aging Community Living Programs
• How to Access Veterans Administration Support of Community Living
• Centers can learn about important opportunities to develop and operate collaborative programs that improve services to constituents and offer new CIL service delivery options

About the Presenter

Suzanne Crisp, Director of Program Design and Implementation for the National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services,manages and oversees aspects of design and implementation for programs promoting participant-directed home and community-based services. She assesses existing programs to determine compliance and efficiency, develops products to enhance understanding of the implementation of participant direction, performs diagnostic program reviews, and attends national conferences, meetings, and panels representing Boston College. Also, serving as the lead coordinator between Boston College and the Administration on Aging’s Nursing Home Diversion grants, she provides technical assistance to the Veteran’s Administration Home and Community Based Services initiative. In the areas specific to participant direction, she coordinates with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to examine Federal authorities to create Medicaid programs, manages efforts under the Money Follows the Person initiative and assists program staff to develop quality management strategies. Formerly, a Senior Research Leader with Thomson Reuters, she provided extensive technical assistance to state Medicaid programs on all program design facets at the direction of CMS. She also served as a State Liaison Mentor for the Cash and Counseling National Program Office and assisted the Administration on Aging with information and research to develop quality self direction strategies for the Federally funded National Community Living Incentive. She joined Thomson Reuters in 2003 following a detail to CMS’ Central office where she served in the capacity of Director of Integrated Services. During her detail to CMS she participated in the development of the Federal Independence Plus initiative. She also served as the Assistant Director to the Arkansas Division of Aging and Adult Services where she implemented and managed the first Cash and Counseling National Demonstration and Evaluation Project, managed three home and community waiver programs, and oversaw the Older Americans Act, Ombudsman and Adult Protective Services Programs. As a result, Ms. Crisp has unique expertise in participant direction given her wealth of experience in this area both at the state and Federal levels. She has a degree in Social Work from Arkansas State University.

Presentation Slides, Transcript and Resources:

• Presentation Slides (PowerPoint file)
• Presentation Slides (HTML)
• Transcript of the Web cast (HTML)
• Number of individuals transitioning as of 4/09 (PDF file)
• Key findings from June 2009 (PDF file)
• Veterans Issue Brief (PDF file)
• www.waitingroomusa.com – to track national bills – HR 2898 is the wounded warrior caregiver act and home improvement and structural alterations grant (expansion) HR 1293
• www.wondedwarriorresourcecenter.com to obtain easy access to compensation and benefits information
• www.adrc-tae.org – to obtain information about the community living program

Go to Audio of Discussion (mp3 file)

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Presented by CIL-NET, a program of the IL NET national training and technical assistance project for Centers for Independent Living (CIL-NET) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC-NET). The IL NET is operated by ILRU, Independent Living Research Utilization, in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL).

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