TOPIC: PASRR DISABILITIES

Tennessee's Creating Homes Initiative has created over 11,000 safe, affordable housing opportunities with support services as needed for people living with mental illness since 2000. This presentation will describe how these affordable housing opportunities were created and how support services are provided to residents. Participants will learn strategies to assist in developing similar opportunities as well as how to identify and access similar services in their communities as alternatives to nursing home placements.

The webinar covered a variety of topics in how PASRR applies to persons with mental illness, intellectual disabilities and related conditions. Speakers Carla Lasley and Betty Ferdinand addressed the current thinking on intellectual disabilities versus related conditions; PASRR's focus on functional limitation rather than intellectual deficits in determining appropriate placement and service delivery. The webinar also discussed the promising practices for determining appropriate placement and service delivery as a result of a Level II PASRR evaluation.

Mr. Currie discussed the need for and process for creating affordable supportive housing opportunities for people living with severe mental illness and low incomes.

August 2012 PASRR Webinar
• Describe the current and future shortage of the mental health workforce for the older adult population
• Analyze the recommendations of the IOM Report and compare with the current status in their respective state
• Identify the role of PASRR in a comprehensive long-term care system

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Dr. O'Connor and Dr. Spinelli discussed effective practices in developing PASRR evaluation reports for persons with mental illness. The National Association of PASRR Professionals (NAPP) is in the process of reviewing such practices in order to provide guidance on ways to improve states' reporting of PASRR findings related to persons with mental illness.

April 2012 PASRR Webinar

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This webinar was presented by Barbara Brent from the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services on December 13th, 2011. The presentation covers how people with developmental disabilities can be supported as they age.

Dr. Rick Cheetham reviews our current understanding of intellectual disabilities and how that understanding should inform our approach to PASRR for individuals with ID.