building on abilities Update Presentation to Abilities Manitoba
building on abilities Update Presentation to Abilities Manitoba Elaine Hawkins, Director, Strategic Projects and Agency Relations March 12, 2019
Day Services Implementation to Existing Participants 2 § The implementation of the new Day Services funding guidelines for existing participants will begin April 2019. § Approximately 3, 600 individuals currently attend day services in Manitoba and approximately 2, 800 have a completed SIS assessment. § The implementation plan for the day services rollout is still under development, but the intent is to phase-in the implementation over the fiscal year depending on the degree of impact for agencies, which is still being assessed. § A total of 71 agencies will be impacted. Some will experience a minor/modest/significant decrease in funding, others will see an increase or no change at all. § As part of this assessment, Community Living dis. ABILITY Services (CLDS) is reviewing day service plans for 60 individuals (12 agencies) receiving funding in excess of $47, 500, to confirm that needs are being met and which individuals will require ongoing funding for exceptional supports. § An Exceptions Review Process is in place for individuals who will continue to require funding above guideline rates for ongoing and exceptional supports. § The total annual budget for Day Services is approximately $70 Million.
Supported Independent Living Implementation for Existing Participants 3 § The Supported Independent Living (SIL) funding model for existing participants is expected to roll out in June 2019, or sooner. § Approximately 1, 413 individuals currently reside in SIL representing 21% of the CLDS population. A total of 944 have a completed SIS assessment. § A Working Group comprised of several agencies from Winnipeg and rural areas have been informing the development of an implementation plan for existing participants, with meetings occurring throughout the winter and spring of 2019. § Some Winnipeg agencies in the Working Group are currently in the process of transitioning their SIL participants into the new funding rates and reviewing the overall impact. The rural locations will follow. § This exercise is expected to be completed by mid-April, which in turn will inform the broader implementation approach. § The SIL service model is the least complex to implement in part because less 30 agencies deliver SIL supports. § The total annual budget for SIL services is $28. 5 Million.
24 -7 Shift-Staffed Homes Implementation Planning 4 § The implementation of a new funding model for 24 -7 Shift-Staffed homes is expected to commence in September 2019. § Approximately 1, 709 individuals live in community residences representing 25% of the total CLDS participant population. § A total of 1, 420 individuals have a completed SIS assessment. § A new Working Group with representatives from 6 CLDS agencies (Pulford, Winnserv, DASCH, ACL Selkirk, Gateway Resources, BCO) and Abilities Manitoba was established to help inform the development of a new model, residential service definitions and implementation plan for 24 -7 Shift. Staffed Homes. The first meeting of the group took place March 7, 2019. § The Working Group will meet every 3 weeks throughout the spring and summer of 2019 and has begun working through a draft of a newly proposed funding model. § The implementation approach for 24 -7 Shift-Staffed Homes will be different from other service models and will need to transition all CLDS participants, as funding is interconnected to the operation of a residence. § The total annual budget for 24 -7 Shift Staffed Homes is approximately $222 Million.
Home Share Implementation to Existing Participants 5 § CLDS plans to implement the new funding model to existing participants in Home Share beginning in October 2019. § Currently there are 982 participants, representing 14% of the total CLDS population. A total of 767 individuals have a completed SIS assessment. § The initial focus will be on agency-managed Home Share, followed later by privately-managed. § As of February 28 th there were 484 individuals living in agency-managed Home Share arrangements, with 46 agencies delivering the service. 498 individuals live with private Home Share providers. § The degree of impact for Home Share agencies and private providers is still under review, but in general, agency-managed providers will likely experience a decrease in funding while private providers will mostly see an increase. § The total annual budget CLDS Home Share services is $37 Million.
Employment First 6 § CLDS and Manitoba Education and Training (MET) have established a Joint Working Group to develop an Employment First framework and emphasize employment options for graduating students. § As part of an Employment First approach, CLDS wants to expand grow the range of Employment and Supportive Employment services within the program. § New service definitions for employment supports are currently being reviewed by the Day Services Advisory Committee. § A new funding model will be developed to expand the growth and development of employment opportunities for the CLDS population. § In July 2018, CLDS in partnership with MET, conducted a survey among youth between the ages of 18 and 21 who will become eligible for day service programming over the next 3 years. The survey asked what they wanted to do after graduating from high school and 58% said they wanted to find a job. § The information from the survey will be used by CLDS to help inform the development of a new range of employment services for adults with intellectual disabilities. MET will use the information to help inform the development of more employment-focused services within educational programming.
Employment First Demonstration Project § An Employment First demonstration project will commence in April 2019, using Federal Labour Market Transfer Agreement funding. This will include: § Working age individuals attending day services or receiving employment-based supports and identified as closest to the labour market. § New entrants able to transition directly to paid employment upon graduating from high school at age 21. § Approximately 85 individuals that have scored high on the employability section of the SIS will be considered for this project (65 in Winnipeg and 20 in Brandon). § An Expression of Interest will seek two service providers to deliver employment programming as part of this project, as well as engaging with potential employers to expand paid employment opportunities for this population. 7
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