Last month the CCT Operational Protocol (OP), the official roadmap to implementation for the Money Follows the Person (MFP) program, was officially approved by CMS. The OP serves as the policy and procedures manual for the grant. You can access the OP by visiting our Web site at Colorado.gov/hcpf/CCT.
The Department was awarded $400,000 in MFP supplemental funding by The Administration on Aging (AoA) and CMS to facilitate and strengthen the roles of Colorado‟s Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) in supporting transitions from nursing homes. The funding will be targeted to ADRCs in three counties (Larimer, Mesa and Pueblo). The capacity of these ADRCs will be expanded to provide counseling to nursing facility residents who wish to learn more about their options for returning to the community. A grant-funded staff position will be hired to establish data and reporting systems to monitor these efforts and to produce performance reports as part of the overall MFP program.
The Department worked with a marketing and communications consultant and focus groups to create a Colorado-specific brand for the MFP program. The most popular name was Colorado Choice Transitions (CCT) with the tag line of „Your Path to Independence.‟ Our new logo and collateral materials for the program will be distributed soon. The Long Term Care Advisory Committee, Steering Committee for Colorado Choice Transitions and the Communication, Training and Outreach Workgroup (CTO) helped in developing and approving the materials.
The CCT project team is currently in the benefit design process.
If you want to participate in the benefit design process or for more information about Colorado Choice Transitions, please contact Nicole Storm at 303-866-2858.
