Institution Closure and Community Transition
Posted by: CQL on 12/29/2006
Filed under: Indiana
Fort Wayne Developmental Center
In Partnership with Liberty Healthcare
The Situation
The Fort Wayne State Developmental Center is operated by FSSA – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services. In 2005, the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center was facing two immediate jeopardy citations issued by the Department of Justice and the threatened loss of Medicaid funding. In May of 2005, Liberty Healthcare, a nationally-renowned healthcare management company in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, was chosen by the FSSA to manage the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center.
On October 24, 2005, Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), announced that the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center will close on June 30, 2007, citing the need to focus on the community-based care model for the residents of Fort Wayne Developmental Center.
What CQL Did
Liberty Healthcare contracted with CQL to follow individuals into the community. CQL conducted interviews based on the Personal Outcomes after two to three months and again after one year to assess the changes that community placement had made in the lives of the people leaving the Developmental Center.
CQL staff also provided technical assistance to the Center in the areas of Basic Assurances® and human rights. CQL staffed the Human Rights Office and developed and implemented systems to ensure people’s rights were protected.