Project Planning Tools

• ADDGS Lessons Learned in Cultural Outreach(Word)
• ADRCs, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia(Word)
• Aiding Older Caregivers of Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: a Tool Kit for State and Local Aging Agencies (PDF)
• The Benefits of Consumer-Directed Services for Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease (PDF)
• Caregiver Education and Support Programs: Best Practice Models (PDF)
• Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative [offsite: http://www.hcbs.org/]
• Early Impact of the Maine Caregiver Companion Program on Caregivers’ Burden, Depression, and Affect (Word)
• Establishing Partnerships Between Managed Care and Aging Services Organizations
  • Summary (Word)
  • Manual (pdf)
• Evaluation of the Montessori-Based Activities Program of the Alzheimer’s Awareness and Care Program(Word)
• Online Services and Resources: Tips and Tools (Word)
• Physician Outreach: Tips and Tools (Word)
• Promoting Consumer Direction in Aging Services [offsite: http://www.consumerdirection.org/]
• Providing Dementia-Specific Services to Family Caregivers: North Carolina’s Project C.A.R.E. Program (Word)
• Self-Directed Care Guidebook: Developing Your Program (PDF)
• Self-Directed Care in Home and Community-Based Services Fact Sheet (PDF)
• The Usefulness of a Consumer Directed Voucher Program for Caregivers: Nebraska’s ADDGS Program (Word)
• Volunteer Respite Programs (Word)
• You Call the Tune: The Promise and Challenge of Consumer-Directed Care (PDF)