RRTC: Home and Community-Based Services
Our Mission
The mission of this NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center is to develop and test measures that assess home and community-based services with the goal of improving person-centered community living outcomes for people with disabilities who use these services.
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Rehabilitation Measures Database
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab's Research Measures Database is a wealth of tools for benchmark clinical measures and outcomes.
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RRTC: Employment and Disability
The mission of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities is to research and promote positive employment outcomes for people with physical disabilities.
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Our Projects
Take a look at a few of the projects we work on everyday.
Development and Testing of HCBS Outcome Measures
Research Project
HCBS Intervention Development
Research Project
Inside HCBS Podcast
Research Project
HCBS Quality Matters Newsletter
Research Project
Selected Publications
Service-Delivery Competencies in Home and Community-Based Services Needed to Achieve Person-Centered Planning and Practices: A Systematic Review
Home and community-based services (HCBS) assist people with disabilities and older adults to remain in their homes. Direct support professionals and care managers who facilitate the development of support plans need to employ person-centered approaches to ensure services are tailored to peoples' needs and preferences. The aims were to identify the key competencies needed for delivery of person-centered supports and examine the relationship between HCBS and its' outcomes in the United States. We…
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