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October 19, 2018

Needs Assessment Validates Services Offered By RMHS

Shari Repinski, Executive Director,  Rocky Mountain Human Services
Shari Repinski
Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Human Services

An Interview with Catherine Strode

When Denver Human Services (DHS) released the findings of a needs assessment for individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities, one Denver nonprofit organization took it as validation of its work. As part of the needs assessment, Denver Human Services surveyed recipients, providers and others and asked how supportive people are of the current mill levy services being provided by Rocky Mountain Human Services. On a scale of one to ten, where 1 is the lowest level of support and 10 is the highest level of support, across the different types of respondents to the survey, the scores were just over seven and just under nine in terms of how satisfied people were with those current services. Executive Director Sheri Repinski says the results of the needs assessment reflect that RMHS is on the right track and doing work that people value with Denver property tax mill levy dollars.

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Article by Jeff Daigle / Adults, Interview, Policy Perspective - Interviews with Policy Makers

October 15, 2018

Affordable Housing Tops List In Needs Assessment for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

An Interview with Catherine Strode

The results of a needs assessment on services available to Denver residents with intellectual or developmental disabilities have been completed. Denver Human Services (DHS) has released the findings and is now in the process of seating an Advisory Council to recommend solutions. The assessment rated support for the use of Mill Levy funds for enhanced services was high, but cited key gaps in unmet needs. Denver Human Services Mill Levy Program Manager, Justin Sykes, explains the systemic challenges revealed in the needs assessment and discusses the next steps.

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Article by Catherine Strode / Adults, Interview, Policy Perspective - Interviews with Policy Makers

June 28, 2018

Call For Electronic Visit Verification Delay Grows Strong Nationwide

Nicole Jorwic, Director of Rights Policy at The Arc of the United States
Nicole Jorwic, Director of Rights Policy at The Arc of the United States

The Washington DC House of Representatives successfully passed H.R. 6042 that would delay by one year the implementation of Electronic Visit Verification. Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) is a tracking system that requires electronic verification of when a person receives Medicaid funded personal care or home health services. The bill that has passed the House extends the deadline to January 1, 2020 for implementing EVV for personal care services. A Senate vote on the bill is expected in July

Nicole Jorwic, Director of Rights Policy at The Arc of the United States, calls the delay of EVV a ‘civil rights issue.’ She says the delay is important because it will give stakeholders the opportunity to work out the challenges of privacy protection.

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Article by Catherine Strode / Adults, Health Care

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