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N.E. Minnesota Deinstitutionalization Team Questionnaire Results 6/24/2005

There were 33 participants, 25 of whom completed the questionnaire.

Who were the participants?
28% were county employees
16% were nursing home employees
8% were residential providers
28% were advocates
20% were other (medical supply & 1 state employee)

72% wanted to have the group meet quarterly.

The group ranked the networking function of the team to be very important (3.80 out of 5).
The group ranked the training and information sharing function of the team to be the highest priority (4.28 out of 5).
The group ranked the business development opportunities of the team to be important (2.40 out of 5).
The group ranked finding ways to work together toward deinstitutionalization to be very important (3.84 out of 5).

Training Priorities For The Team are:
Service/resource development, Can we facilitate info. sharing re: who does what, their interest in expanding services, can providers work together ever? maybe with training needs.  Financial resources, housing and living options, community resources, transportation, Relocation assistance of people with chronic persistent MI from residential facilities.  Community options for CD/MI clients.  Senior relocation.  Improve / increase awareness of options initiative services available and providers of there services in the region (provider presentations).  Community Resources.  Assistive Technology.  Development of resources not already existing.  Developing services - who's responsible.  Contact information/ names and phone numbers.

Other Comments or Suggestions About What You Would Like To See This Team Accomplish:
Just a better understanding overall of RSC, its eligibility requirements, what it entails, who is eligible, etc. It would be nice if everyone could get on the same page.  Increase understanding in the region re: Olmstead's meaning, Increase understanding of alternatives to institutional services in region, Build more service options (continuously) in the region. Continue to meet. Team approach.  Get the information out to the public.  Let private pay consumers be part of the informed also.  If we let them know about relocation services they may not end up on the county MA.  Improve partnership between county officials (case managers, PHNs) and providers on placement and funding.  Identify regional service needs/coordinate services.  It would be nice to receive CEUs for the meeting foe licensed social workers.  Legislative input to push our representatives to allow us flexibility to innovate.  CDCS success stories.  Coordinated effort to establish networking that can be helpful when a need is present.

The Team Believes The Greatest Barriers To Deinstitutionalization Are:
Housing, family support, mental illness issue, resistance to change, lack of appropriate resources for mental health placements, fear of the unknown, people in institutions want to know where they'd move to if they leave NH., housing - solution section 8 certs. for all relocating - or a higher priority on waiting list for sect. 8 and support after RSC ends, facilities trying to keep residents, residents not knowing and understanding options, housing, lack of funding, services are limited in rural areas, funding/finances, service availability, providing options for those with pets, residents of nursing homes who do not want to move, information on services, the institution itself, inadequate funding, lack of awareness regarding community options, knowing options, picking right services, housing, transportation in rural areas, staff time to devote to this, community supports and services not available to the extent of the need, stigma of adults with MI diagnosis, community and relative awareness of resources, funding, lack of awareness of resources, programs/sometimes lack of resources,

Group Consensus:
Next meeting will be in September, on a Friday at the Hibbing Park Inn.
We will try to get another county to present the way that do things.
We will have an assistive technology presentation