Long-Term Services and Supports Research Study
Utah LTSS research study
The Utah Long-Term Services and Supports Research Study is a two-year project ending in December 2025 that is funded by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and that is being conducted by the Human Services Research Institute with support from Burns and Associates and the Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy, and Practice.
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The purpose of the study is to learn from people with disabilities and older adults who receive long-term services and supports, people waiting for services, family members, service providers, case managers, advocates, and other community members about what is going well and what isn’t going well in the service system. The Human Services Research Institute and partners will use this feedback to recommend how DHHS may improve the overall aging and disability service system.
If you have questions, please reach out to HSRI's project coordinator Jasmine Hepburn at [email protected] .
To find out more about the study, or to get involved, please click on the links below:
Upcoming events
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- Steering Committee Meeting (Tuesday July 9 from 12 - 2:00 pm MT)
We are currently seeking case managers and service providers who support people on the New Choices waiver, Aging waiver, and/or primarily support older adults to join the Steering Committee! If you are interested in joining the Steering Committee, please contact Jasmine Hepburn at [email protected] .
- Steering Committee Meeting (Tuesday July 9 from 12 - 2:00 pm MT)
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Research
- Research briefs - first round - July 2024
- Brief #2 - Strengthening natural supports. opens in a new tab
- Brief #3 - Addressing and eliminating the DSPD waitlist. opens in a new tab
- Home and Community-Based Services payment models.
- Supports for people with complex medical and behavioral needs.
- Supports for people with co-occurring developmental disabilities and mental health.
- Medicaid Training and Technical Assistance Center.
- Institutional versus Home and Community-Based Services settings.
- Quality of care in long-term services and supports.
- Long-term services and supports array.
- Long-term services and supports structure and funding.