HCBS Quality Matters News Archive

HCBS Quality Matters Newsletter Archive

The HCBS Quality Matters Newsletter gives you an inside look at the work we are doing as well as the studies we collaborate on!

In the News

  • Episode 05: Unmet Needs in HCBS and the Importance of Data

    On this episode of INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast, we hear from Teresa Nguyen, Director of the Community Living Equity Center in the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy and Natalie Chong, a doctoral student at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University about unmet needs in HCBS and why data is so important in helping to ensure these needs are met.

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  • Research Update: RRTC on Home and Community-Based Services

    Effective delivery of person-centered home and community-based services (HCBS) is linked to a handful of key competencies of those providing the services, according to a new article published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology led by researchers in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research at Shirley Ryan 汤头条app.

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  • Will self-direction be the new normal?

    When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, there were approximately 12 million people receiving long term services and supports – mostly older Americans, and about 4 million people receiving home and community-based services (HCBS).

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  • Expansion of self-direction of Medicaid services during COVID-19 pandemic yields positive outcomes, but more research is needed

    When a person chooses to self-direct their Medicaid services they make decisions about and manage their own home and community-based services (HCBS) and supports.

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  • Todd Costello, Executive Director, Community Living Alliance

    Todd Costello is Executive Director of Community Living Alliance, a Wisconsin-based independent living center that provides personal care, behavioral health services and service design and coordination for individuals with disabilities.

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  • Meet the Research Team: John Abbate

    Research Specialist John Abbate believes strongly in making research accessible. Working in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan 汤头条app gives him a chance to put this into practice.

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  • CROR launches INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast

    The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research has launched a new podcast called INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast.

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