News and Events

Alliance - "Focus on the Future" Report

"Alliance is a nonprofit, statewide association of Community Centered Boards (CCB) and Service Provider Organizations (SPO) committed to the advocacy of member organizations and the individuals and families they serve...  Alliance established a project steering committee to oversee an initiative, Focus on the Future. The project’s goal was to gather input from self advocates, families and other system stakeholders and use that information to develop recommendations for change." (taken from the Focus on the Future report, Executive Summary)

Check out the full report:  Alliance Focus on the Future Final Report 12/1/11
 



CLA 2010-2011 Annual Report

Check out our 2010-2011 Annual Report below!

CLA 2010-2011 Annual Report
 


CLA has launched Therap ®!
October 1, 2011

CLA is excited to announce that we are now using Therap services for our electronic documentation. Therap is a web-based program designed specifically for Developmental Disability providers and is used nationwide. With this program we can monitor services being provided to the individuals in our program at any time! This includes Medication Administration, ISSP, contact notes, incident reports, etc. This will increase our quality, efficiency and accuracy. To find out more about Therap, you can visit their website at www.therapservices.net.
 


Community Living Alternatives, Inc.
Annual Satisfaction Survey August 2010

Every year, we send out a survey to the individuals who are associated with us as an agency to see how we are doing as an agency and how well we are providing services.

We send this survey to the individuals we provide services for, the Host Home Providers, family and guardians, and Community Centered Boards. We are happy to share these results with you and below you will find our 2010 Annual Survey results. Please feel free to check them out!

2011 CLA Annual Survey


 

SIS LEVEL RULES
Up for public comment through 10/31/2011


The Department [Colorado Department of Human Services Division for Developmental Disabilities] is releasing a draft rule of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) process and the Support Level Determination process implemented in the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (HCBS-DD) and HCBS-Supported Living Services (HCBS-SLS) waivers.  This draft is released for public comment for a minimum 60 day period.

Please click here for Public Comment Notice
Please click here for SIS rules


 

Changes to the Non-Integrated Work Services (NIWS) Program 8/22/11
 

Effective July 1, 2012, Medicaid funding will no longer be available to reimburse NIWS in Colorado. To see the full memo, please click below.

NIWS memo dated 8/22/11



HCBS Waiver Amendments
5/2011
 

For Information about the Proposed HCBS Waiver Amendments, 5/2011, regarding changes to day habilitation services, prevocational services, supported employment, behavioral services and dental services, please click on the link below.

HCBS Waiver Amendment

HCBS Waiver Amendment Process 
Waiver Amendment draft.


 

Rosa's Law

(Information from The Family Cafe - October 6, 2010)

President Obama has signed S. 2781, Rosa's Law. Although this new law does not change any services for person's with disabilities, it still represents a historic change for national disability policy.

From now on, the phrase "mental retardation" will no longer be a part of any federal rule or law, whether it is related to education, health or labor. It will be replaced with the phrase "intellectual disabilities" everywhere it currently appears.

This bill was originally introduced by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD).

She named the bill "Rosa's Law" after a young woman in her state that successfully advocated for the elimination of the phrase "mentally retarded" in Maryland state law.

You can read the full text of this new law at the Library of Congress website. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.2781:

(The final version is the last one listed.) There is also a statement on Senator Mikulski's web site here http://mikulski.senate.gov/Newsroom/PressReleases/record.cfm?id=328153>

This is an important milestone on the road to inclusion and acceptance for Americans with disabilities. Please join us in celebrating this moment, and feel free to share this message with others in your community.

 

Colorado Department of Human Services, Division for Developmental Disabilities
CONFLICT OF INTEREST TASK FORCE REPORT - September 15, 2010
 

As some of you may know, there has been a task force put together to determine whether or not there is a potential conflict of interest in the developmental disability services delivery system related to the multiple roles that the CCBs (Community Centered Boards) hold. 

Attached below you will find the most recent Task Force Report, dated September 15, 2010. 

COI TF Final Report 09-2010