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North Country Independent Living empowers people with disabilities. The mission is broad based, allowing North Country Independent Living to respond to a variety of needs. The philosophy promotes people with disabilities being active participants in daily living and being given the same opportunities and choices as others. This philosophy is promoted through consumer choice and control. People with disabilities are active participants within the agency. The majority of the Board of Directors and staff are people with disabilities.
WHAT ARE YOUR NEEDS? The Independent Living Centers in Wisconsin provide services on behalf of persons with disabilities. Please help us address your needs by completing this survey:
The City of
Superior is in the process of updating its 5-year Consolidated Plan
for its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. This
5-year Plan aids the City in making decisions about funding
priorities for its CDBG dollars. A key component to this plan is a
Community Needs Assessment, which asks the citizens of Superior to
tell us what the priorities of the program should be. Please take a
few minutes, fill out the survey, and help us prioritize the City of
Superior’s CDBG dollars.
to Lift the Cap on Community Long-Term Care On the eve of a critical vote by the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, more than 70 statewide and regional organizations, including North Country Independent Living, have signed on to a resolution asking the Legislature to remove the caps and continue expansion of community-based long-term care in Wisconsin. The list of endorsing organizations is included below. The long-term care caps are up for a vote in the Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday. The 2011-2013 biennial budget proposes to cap enrollment on all major long-term care programs (including Family Care, IRIS, Partnership), except nursing homes and freeze funding for legacy waivers (COP and CIP) and children’s long-term supports. The average cost of Family Care is $2,800 per month versus the average nursing home cost of $4,000. Costs in other institutional settings range from $16,500 to $40,920 a month. Under the proposed cap, the waiting list is expected to grow significantly and the Department of Health Services has predicted an increase in nursing home admissions. The resolution by the Wisconsin Council on Long-Term Care states that a cap will result in cost-shifting in the form of increased nursing home admissions, hospitalizations, admissions to psychiatric facilities, admissions to correctional facilities, and Medicaid card costs and that Family Care has proven to be a cost-effective model. While there are 44,631 adults and children currently enrolled in some community long-term care program, there are also 11,262 waiting, and there will be more by June 2013. Organizations that serve older adults and individuals with disabilities anticipate that the cap will have significant impact statewide – creating waiting lists in counties where people have not had to wait for supports in years. Milwaukee County has not had a waiting list for older adults since 2002, but under a cap, they anticipate the waiting list for seniors will grow rapidly at about 150 people a month. Milwaukee County also projects that 25 individuals a month or 300 a year in that county alone forced into nursing homes. Over 70 statewide and regional agencies have signed on in support of a May 3, 2011 resolution from the Wisconsin Council on Long-Term Care which urges the Governor, the Department of Health Services, and the Legislature to lift the caps on community long-term care and continue statewide implementation of Family Care, IRIS, PACE and Partnership on its original schedule in the 2011-2013 state budget. The following agencies support the resolution: AARP Wisconsin Aging & Disability Professionals Association of Wisconsin Autism Society of Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long Term Care Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin, Inc. Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Disability Rights Wisconsin Family Voices of Wisconsin Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc. Mental Health America of Wisconsin People First Wisconsin Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans Wisconsin Association of Area Agencies on Aging Wisconsin Association of Benefit Specialists Alzheimer’s Association - Greater Wisconsin Chapter Alzheimer’s Association of Southeastern Wisconsin Arc - Winnebago County Disability Association ARC of Greater Milwaukee Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin Badger Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired Bell Therapy, Inc. Carefinders, Inc Catholic Charities Community Advocates Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Genesis Behavioral Services, Inc. Geriatric Support/Pathway Care Grand Avenue Club, Inc. GT Independence IndependenceFirst Independent Living Resources, Inc. Interfaith Older Adult Programs Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation Jewish Family Services JFS Housing, Inc. La Causa, Inc. Legacy Center, UA - Corporate Guardianship Services Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Wisconsin Association of Family & Children’s Agencies Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities Wisconsin Branch of the International Dyslexia Association Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers Wisconsin Council on Children and Families Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired Wisconsin Council of Churches Wisconsin Counties Association Wisconsin County Human Services Association Wisconsin FACETS Wisconsin Family Care Association Wisconsin Personal Services Association Milwaukee County Disability Resource Center Oversight Committee Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force Midwest Community Services, Inc. Milwaukee County Aging and Disability Resource Center Board Milwaukee County Combined Community Services Board Milwaukee County Commission on Aging Milwaukee County Department of Family Care Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force NAMI Greater Milwaukee North Country Independent living Options for Independent Living Project Access, Inc. Society’s Assets St. Croix Valley Disability Coalition Stowell Associates SelectStaff Inc. The Arc of Racine County, Inc. Transit Express Transitional Living Services United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin Wisconsin Community Services, Inc. Wisconsin Latino Action Coalition Wisconsin Upside Down Women’s Psychotherapy Centre of WI, LLC The complete resolution as well as a comprehensive report on the status of community-based long-term care in Wisconsin is located here: Keeping the Community Promise – Lifting the Cap on Long-Term Care in Wisconsin. http://www.disabilityrightswi.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Keeping-the-Community-Promise.pdf For Further Information Contact: Barbara Beckert; 414-773-4646 Ext 15; Barbara.Beckert@drwi.org
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