General Partnership Strategies

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Aging and Disability Resource Centers and Community Living Programs play an important part in the comprehensive effort to reform long-term care. Such a significant endeavor requires strategic partnerships at both the state and local levels, as well as solid working agreements among state agencies, local health and human services authorities, service providers, and other private partners. On average, ADRC grantees report having nine formal partnerships at the state level and eight at the pilot site level. Grantees have learned that it is important to involve partners early in the planning process, to set clear and realistic expectations for partnerships, and to formalize partnerships through written agreements or protocols. Grantees have also co-located and cross-trained staff with their partners, conducted joint marketing and outreach campaigns, and collaborated on serving clients.

We invite you to explore the resources on this page about building strong and effective partnerships. We also encourage you to access the peer-to-peer exchange if you would like to post a question or comment for response from other website users. You may also contact the Technical Assistance team at adrc-tae@lewin.com.

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2012 ADRC Joint Program Official Funding Announcement

Source: ACL
This is a funding opportunity from the Administation for Community Living (ACL), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Veteran's Health Administration (VHA), number HHS-2012-ACL-RO-1210. This opportunity is for states to significantly strengthen and expand their long term services and supports Options Counseling (LTSS OC) programs. Application deadline is July 25, 2012.
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Associated Date: May 2012

ADRC MFP Collaborative Partnership Toolkit

Source: TAE
Building a Collaborative Partnership between the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration and Aging and Disability Resource Centers is aimed at states with both ADRC and MFP programs. This toolkit provides useful information and helpful tools to aid States in coordinating ADRC and MFP programs towards joint goals. Efforts are being made at the Federal and State levels to encourage system change to afford Americans with disabilities greater choice and control. State health and human service programs are struggling with economic and social policy constraints resulting in an ever increasing need for partnership within and across public and private programs.
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Associated Date: December 2011

TAE Issue Brief - Cultural Competence and ADRCs

Source: Technical Assistance Exchange
This TAE issue brief provides an overview of cultural competence and how ADRCs can increase their outreach and strengthen their relationship with diverse populations and community-based organizational partners. It also discusses the definition of cultural competence, strategies and tools for implementation, state examples, and provides additional resources.
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Added May 11, 2010

TAE Training Handouts: ADRC Overview Handouts

Source: Technical Assistance Exchange
This series of handouts was developed by the TAE to be distributed in conjunction with ADRC training sessions. Topics covered are an ADRC Overview, Options Counseling, Sustainability, Partnership, Social Marketing, Care Transitions, and Serving Private Pay Consumers. Grantees may find them useful for quick reference.
(PDF) Caption: ADRC Overview
(PDF) Caption: Options Counseling
(PDF) Caption: Partnership
(PDF) Caption: Private Pay
(PDF) Caption: Social Marketing
(PDF) Caption: Care Transitions
(PDF) Caption: Sustainability
(Word) Caption: ADRC Overview
(Word) Caption: Options Counseling
(Word) Caption: Partnership
(Word) Caption: Private Pay
(Word) Caption: Social Marketing
(Word) Caption: Care Transitions
(Word) Caption: Sustainability
Associated Date: May 2010

ADRC-TAE Issue Brief - Strategies for Building Collaboration

Source: ADRC-TAE
Aging and Disability Resource Center grants are infrastructure grants aimed at creating new or formalizing existing relationships among state and local agencies and public partners; collaboration among these entities is critical for ADRC development. This briefing paper will offer ideas and strategies for building a collaborative environment and forming effective partnerships.
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Updated March 6, 2008

Facilitating Productive Stakeholder Participation - Monthly Call Summary - December 1, 2005

Source: The Lewin Group, ADRC-TAE
These call notes summarize the December ADRC-TAE monthly call on facilitating productive stakeholder participation. Maryland, New Jersey and Georgia participated as presenters.
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Associated Date: December 01, 2005

Living Well: A Guide for Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Dementia

Source: Minnesota
The Minnesota ADSSP grant project 90AI0021 provided funding, in part, for this 53 page workbook for persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia which contains sections on managing overall health issues, reducing stress, and also contains a section with resources and references.
(PDF) Caption: Living Well: A Guide for Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Dementia
Associated Date: January 2013

AD Program Sustainability Webinar Recording 10-16-12

Source: NCIL
This is the recording of the Putting your Aging and Disability Partnerships to Work for your Bottom Line (Advanced) webinar. It examined how you can build on partnerships to take advantage of new funding opportunities, expand funding from existing sources, and share resources with partners on grant writing and business development. This webinar was hosted by NCIL in partnership with ADRC-TAE
(Internal Link) Caption: Webinar Recording • File type: .wmv
Associated Date: October 16, 2012

AD Program Sustainability Slides 10-16-12

Source: NCIL
These are the slides from the Putting your Aging and Disability Partnerships to Work for your Bottom Line (Advanced) webinar. It examined how you can build on partnerships to take advantage of new funding opportunities, expand funding from existing sources, and share resources with partners on grant writing and business development. This webinar was hosted by NCIL in partnership with ADRC-TAE
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Associated Date: October 16, 2012

December 15 2011 All Grantees Call Recording

Source: TAE
This AoA All Grantees call from December 15, 2011 features a presentation about the Health Resources and Services Administration's Family to Family (F2F) Health Information Center initiative. It also included updates on various grant programs including: Community Living Initiatives; AoA ACA Webinars ‐ New Opportunities from Affordable Care Act; HRSA Family‐to‐Family Health Information Center Initiative, and TA Center Announcements.
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Associated Date: December 15, 2011

AoA Dec 15 Quarterly All Grantee Call Slides
Source: AoA
These slides from AoA's presentation on the December 15, 2011 All Grantee Call cover some updates on various grant programs including: Community Living Initiatives; AoA ACA Webinars ‐ New Opportunities from Affordable Care Act; HRSA Family‐to‐Family Health Information Center Initiative, and TA Center Announcements.

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Associated Date: December 15, 2011

IOWA ADRC Stakeholder Experience Survey

Source: Iowa
Iowa developed this survey for stakeholders as part of their evaluations of ADRC programs and Options Counseling.
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Associated Date: August 2011

Virginia's PCP Terminology Chart

Source: Virginia
This terminology chart represents work Virginia has done through a CMS Systems Transformation Grant to make terminology in statutes, regulations and policies across the health and human services system more person-centered. They have incorporated this terminology especially into their Money Follows the Person (MFP) program and into draft options counseling standards. The chart is also an example of the Aging & Disability Partnerships Terminology Survey.
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Associated Date: January 31, 2011

A Guide to Memorandum of Understanding Negotiation and Development
Source: Mary Johnson and Linda Sterthous for ASPE
Through the use of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), agreements between agencies can be formalized. This paper discusses the process an agency should follow to develop interagency MOUs and presents examples of MOUs which can be used as models. It was originally prepared for the agencies participating in the National Long Term Care Channeling Demonstration Program, but has since been widely adapted and disseminated.
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Added May 12, 2010

Independent Living Cultural Competency and Building Successful Aging and Disability Partnerships

Source: AoA, Technical Assistance Exchange
These handouts were provided as part of the 2010 National Meeting during the session Independent Living Cultural Competency and Building Successful Aging and Disability Partnerships.
(Word) Caption: Independent Living Cultural Competencies and Building Successful Aging and Disability Partnerships
(Word) Caption: Thirteen Areas for Collaboration: AAAs/ADRCs and CILs
(Word) Caption: Aging and Disability Terminology Survey
(Word) Caption: Links to Cultural Competence Resources
(PDF) Caption: Independent Living Cultural Competencies and Building Successful Aging and Disability Partnerships
(PDF) Caption: Thirteen Areas for Collaboration: AAAs/ADRCs and CILs
(PDF) Caption: Aging and Disability Terminology Survey
(PDF) Caption: Partnerships and Cultural Competency Discussion Outline
(PDF) Caption: Links to Cultural Competence Resources
Updated March 2, 2010

NASUA Findings Brief - Ombudsman Coordination with ADRCs
Source: NASUA
In the spring of 2007, the National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) collected data about how ombudsman programs are coordinating with Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) by asking state ombudsmen in the 40 states and the District of Columbia with an ADRC grant, to respond to a short web-based questionnaire. This document presents key findings, provides examples of coordination between long-term care ombudsman programs and ADRCs and identifies some of the factors which may influence collaboration between the ombudsman program and ADRCs.
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Updated May 22, 2008

AZ Links Steering Committee Evaluation Description

Source: Arizona ADRC
This document describes why and how the AZ Links Steering Committee was evaluated. It also details the design and structure of the evaluation instrument itself and provides a summary of the findings.
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Associated Date: November 26, 2007

Marketing the Decentralized Concept to Stakeholders - Multi-Agency Call Notes - October 11, 2007

Source: ADRC-TAE
These call notes summarize discussion from the October 11, 2007 Multi-Agency call. The topic was "Marketing the Decentralized Concept to Stakeholders."
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Associated Date: October 11, 2007

Partnership Building - Notes - Fall 2005 National Meeting

Source: The Lewin Group, ADRC-TAE
The session notes for Partnership Building from the ADRC National Meeting on November 3, 2005 have been posted.
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Associated Date: November 01, 2005

Resources from the ADRC-TAE December 2005 Call on Facilitating Productive Stakeholder Participation

Source: The Lewin Group, ADRC-TAE
This page about the ADRC-TAE December 2005 Call on Facilitating Productive Stakeholder Participation includes links to all call resources. The call was intended to provide information about the structure, process and activities of advisory boards and other mechanisms to garner stakeholder input and buy-in to the ADRC initiative.
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Associated Date: December 01, 2005

Facilitating Productive Stakeholder Participation - Call Audio - December 5, 2005

Source: The Lewin Group, ADRC-TAE
This is the call audio for the December 2005 ADRC-TAE Standing Grantee Call on how to facilitate stakeholder participation.
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Associated Date: December 01, 2005

Facilitating Productive Stakeholder Participation - Call Presentation - December 1, 2005

Source: The Lewin Group, ADRC-TAE
This presentation was given during the December 1, 2005 call on facilitating productive stakeholder participation. The objective of the call was to provide information about the structure, process and activities of advisory boards and other mechanisms to garner stakeholder input and buy-in to the ADRC initiative.
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Associated Date: December 01, 2005

Just1Call Information and Referral Feasibility Study - Key Stakeholder Questionnaire

Source: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
This key stakeholder questionnaire was used to solicit information on the feasibility of designing an information and assistance call center. The questionnaire contributed to the design of Just1Call, a one-stop information and referral call service serving older adults, individuals with disabilities and their families in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
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Updated November 20, 2007

Meaningful Inclusion in Partnerships
Source: D. Rudin, Center for Medicare Education, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Partnerships for Older Adults
The Community Partnerships for Older Adults Web site details several resources relating to meaningful involvement of stakeholders. You must be logged in to the Community Partnerships Web site to view these resources.
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Updated December 12, 2007

Resources from the ADRC-TAE September 2004 2-1-1 Call

Source: The Lewin Group, ADRC-TAE
This page about the September 2004 Standing Grantee Call on Coordinating with 2-1-1 includes links to all call resources. On September 9, 2004, the National Aging I&R Support Center conducted a webinar for the 24 states funded by the Administration on Aging and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to design and implement Aging & Disability Resource Centers. The session examined options and explored issues related to the development of working relationships between ADRCs and 2-1-1 call centers.
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Associated Date: September 01, 2004

n4a 2004 ADRC Intensive Presentation
Source: Administration on Aging, ADRC-TAE
This AoA presentation includes a national overview and vision for the program, role of Technical Assistance, and questions posed to three AAAs developing ADRCs during a July 11, 2004 n4a intensive about ADRCs.
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Updated November 28, 2007