Workforce Challenges & DDS Waiver Services Analysis

Providing Supports Across the Lifespan Lat 1 炸糖 " Infancy: People have different needs across the lifespan and require different kinds of support. What happens in one life stage will impact the rest. Providing strong early intervention can change a child's developmental path and improve outcomes for children and their families. The Comprehensive waiver would continue to provide these supports for children from infancy through age 3. Children would continue to be reassessed to understand their need prior to turning 3 years old. Early Childhood: Some children will continue to require supports once early intervention ends. Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and autism with the highest needs, would continue to receive supports through the Comprehensive waiver. Children ages 3 through 6 with mild to moderate needs would be supported through the Cross Disability Individual and Family Supports waiver. School Age: Level of care is reassessed prior to the child turning age 6. Children with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, autism, and those that are medically fragile, who meet level of care, would continue to receive supports through the Cross Disability Individual and Family Supports waiver. Transition Age: At this life stage, children are beginning to transition to young adulthood and preparing for adult life and employment. Many children with disabilities will continue to need supports through this transition. The Cross Disability Individual and Family Supports waiver will need to include a service array that supports this, including community integration and supported employment. This is also time to begin planning well for what happens when services through the waiver end. Adulthood: At adulthood, some people will continue to require supports. For those with the most significant needs, the Comprehensive waiver will be available for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and autism. The HCBS waiver will continue to support adults with physical disabilities. Services like State Plan Medicaid and Vocational Rehabilitation will also continue to provide important supports. Aging: People at retirement age also have different needs and preferences than other adults. Service arrays should support integrated retirement options. Image Credit: https://www.lifecoursetools.com/lifecourse-library/exploring-the-life-stages/ 33 ALVAREZ & MARSAL LEADERSHIP ACTION. RESULTS.

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