Public Meeting: On Needs Assessment of Services for Residents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Monday June 11, 2018 4 - 5:15 p.m. • 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. • Hosted at Laradon, 5100 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO 80216
Voices Near and Far Call in via phone Facebook Live Via Webex • 1-877-668-4493 • www.facebook.com/ • bit.ly/milllevy_webex DenverHumanServices • Access code 732 060 503#
Health Management Associates To conduct a needs assessment evaluating how dedicated funding Robyn Odendahl, Senior Consultant Michelle Rogers, Senior Consultant should be utilized going forward Community engagement : Interviews, survey, focus groups, and public meeting Needs assessment timeline: April–July 2018 Jaime Gilliland, Research Assistant
To better understand opinions and perspectives from the community Goals for about: the Public What is working regarding access • to services for individuals with Meeting I/DD living in Denver The barriers to accessing services • What is working and not working • regarding accessing mill levy Link to agenda: bit.ly .ly/ID IDDmillle llevy dollars
Via phone , we invite you to email comments to rodendahl@healthmanagement.com Via Webex , we invite you to use the chat function to submit comments. Someone is actively monitoring and responding to all methods of input Via Facebook Live , we invite you to “comment.”
Colorado Denver Regional Rocky Mountain Atlantis Community, Developmental JFK Partners Council on Human Services Inc. Disabilities Council Governments Denver Health Easterseals Colorado Advocacy Denver The Arc of Colorado Alliance Colorado Colorado Department Colorado Cross CDHS Office of Early Parent to Parent Family Voices of Education, Office of Disability Coalition Childhood Special Education CO Fund for People Denver Public Mental Health Center Samaritan House Mission Supports with Disabilities Schools of Denver Rocky Mountain CDPHE Maternal Denver Parks and Down Syndrome Ad Comma Mayor's Commission Health Recreation Association Lutheran Family Jewish Community Denver Health and PAD-CO Catholic Charities Services Center Hospitals About the Survey: Dissemination Sewall Child Autism Society Anchor Center Laradon Development Center
About the Survey Still open … • bit.ly/IDDmilllevy 392 responses as of June 11 • 43% of respondents were • individuals with I/DD or their guardian and family member
What category best describes the population you represent? (Select all that apply) (n=286) 76% 43% 37% 31% 25% 25% 18% 13% 9% 8% I/DD Autism Children and Multiple Physical Mental Older adults Deaf or Hard Blind Other youth disabilities disabilities illness of Hearing
Example Question: Survey Topics If you have ever applied for mill levy funds, how was your experience, on a scale of 1-10? • Learning about the application process Assess familiarity with mill levy • Completing the application for funds • Contracting with the Denver CCB • Response time from submitting application to approval of funds Assess access to services, including case management • Response time from approval of funds to receiving funds • Response to questions or requests for Assess problems and challenges facing assistance individuals with I/DD living in Denver
Survey Topics Example Question: We would like you to consider the services and supports in your community for individuals with I/DD and their families. • Works well • Available, but not enough Assess familiarity with mill levy • Needs to be developed (e.g., training, education, knowledge of community) • Do not have access (e.g., no providers, not Assess access to services, including case currently eligible, cannot afford) management • Don’t know • Don’t use these service for myself or on behalf of anyone Assess problems and challenges facing 23 services and supports were assessed individuals with I/DD living in Denver
Survey Topics Example Question: In your opinion, are the following things problems for people with I/DD living in Denver? • Accessible gyms and/or options for swimming Assess familiarity with mill levy • Adequate dental care • Adequate mental health services • Affordable housing Assess access to services, including case • Case management management • Family supports • Life skills training Assess problems and challenges facing • Transition to adulthood – transition planning individuals with I/DD living in Denver
Initial Findings: Assess familiarity with mill levy Generally, more than half of the respondents had a none • to fair understanding of the mill levy services. Of those who have applied for mill levy funds (29%), the • experience was positive. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being extremely negative to 10 being extremely positive, the average score was 7.
The highest number of respondents felt the following I/DD services “work well”: Home and community-based supports • Early intervention (services for students 0-3 years) • Durable medical equipment • Vision services • Medical services •
The five services that the fewest number of respondents said “worked well” were: Out-of-home respite (temporary support) • Non-emergency medical transportation • Transportation provided by Medicaid • Crisis/emergency supports • Educational services •
For the “biggest problems for people with I/DD living in Denver”, respondents said: Affordable housing • Waiting lists for services and supports • Adequate mental health services • Obtaining employment • Transition to adulthood – planning and continuing • education
For participants in the room: Activity • On large post-it notes hung around the room, there are “topics” intended for 1 discussion today. • Please use post-it notes at your table to describe challenges and barriers related to the topics. • Stick your post-it notes with challenges on the appropriate topic page around the Individual room. Idea Sharing • Once you have contributed all your challenges and barriers, move around the room 15 minutes to see what others are saying and contribute additional ideas, as needed. • As you review what others are saying, identify one topic that you want to contribute to via in-depth, small group discussion. For those on the phone, Webex, or Facebook Live: The next slide will present the topics. Please contribute via chat or comment function your challenges/barriers for each topic or email rodendahl@healthmanagement.com.
Topics 1 2 3 4 5 Affordable Waiting lists for Adequate Obtaining Transition to housing services and mental health employment adulthood supports services (planning and life skills, including continuing education) Please contribute via the chat or comment function your challenge(s) for each topic or email rodendahl@healthmanagement.com.
Activity For participants in the room: 2 Select a topic to contribute to a more in-depth discussion and join that table. Each table is clearly marked with each topic. Table Topic Small Group Discussion For those on the phone, Webex, or Facebook Live: DHS is monitoring comments and will facilitate a 25 minutes discussion based on comments provided.
Activity Discussion questions: 2 1. What challenges were the most common? (10 minutes) Table Topic 2. What recommendations do you have for Denver’s City Small Group officials regarding what to do with the $9M of dedicated Discussion funding available for services to people with I/DD? (10 25 minutes minutes) 3. How should the dollars be governed (e.g., advisory committee? Public hearing? Annual community survey?) (5 minutes)
Report Out Each table topic group has 3.5 minutes to report out on key themes from their group discussion. Table Topic Discussion There will also be a report out from remote participants via phone, Webex, and Facebook Live. 25 minutes
Thanks for your participation! To continue to provide I/DD Needs Assessment Survey your feedback, please • http://bit.ly/IDDmilllevy consider: Open-Ended Feedback Form • http://bit.ly/IDDmilllevy Facebook Live • Comments will be gathered even after live feed ends • Facebook.com/DenverHumanServices
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