HCBS Strategies has worked with the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA), the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), and the Governor’s Office on Health Innovation and Transformation (GOHIT). HCBS Strategies is also operating as the third-party evaluator for an Administration for Community Living (ACL) funded Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) grant operated by CRIS Healthy Aging.

HCBS Strategies has conducted the following work for IDoA:

• Building a quality management structure for the State of Illinois Community Care Program (CCP) that complies with CMS requirements for 1915(c) waivers
• Developing training materials and assisting with training staff on the new requirements
• Assisting with updating 1915(c) waiver language requirements for a waiver renewal
• Cataloguing and integrating more than two decades worth of policy guidance sent to providers to create a comprehensive program operations manual

HCBS Strategies assisted HFS with the following:

• Developing an assessment instrument that determined eligibility and assigned resources for the Medically Fragile Technology Dependent (MFTD) children’s waiver
• Drafting a report on the use of nurse delegation for HCBS
• Reviewing quality management procedures across all of Illinois’ 1915(c) waivers and providing recommendations for enhancements

HCBS Strategies assisted GOHIT in designing policy and operations for an 1115 Demonstration Waiver that sought to combine nine waivers into a single program. This work involved coordinating with multiple state agencies and stakeholder groups.

HCBS Strategies supports CRIS Healthy Aging in the implementation and evaluation of its Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) grant, funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL). The project provides services and support to people living with dementia, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their caregivers across Champaign and Vermilion Counties and surrounding areas in Illinois.

This work focuses on improving quality of life, promoting independence, and helping individuals remain in their homes, while also increasing community awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. HCBS Strategies serves as the third-party evaluator, working closely with the CRIS team to analyze data, monitor program performance, and support ongoing program improvement.