Iowa Person Directed Care Coalition Goals

Goal 1 Coalition Governance and Maintenance

• The IPDCC will be a high functioning and effective coalition that supports a vision of eliminating barriers to implementing PDC.

Goal 2 Focus Areas I – III*

• There is a common understanding statewide of the definition of person directed care (PDC) and how to apply PDC concepts across the continuum of care settings.

Goal 3 Focus Area I - Nursing Homes

• State and Federal Regulations which present barriers to PDC, have been reviewed and addressed by key stakeholders including regulators, owners, administrators, consumers and advocates.

Goal 4 Focus Area I - Nursing Homes

• An effective, efficient resolution process is in place to proactively identify and address “gray areas” of the regulations so that 100% of owners/administrators, developers, advocates and regulators know about and have a favorable impression of the resolution process. One hundred (100) percent of those who use the process are satisfied with the results.

Goal 5 Focus Area I - Nursing Homes

• One hundred percent of regulators, advocates, providers and persons served concur that the survey process supports and enhances PDC.

Goal 6 Focus Area I - Nursing Homes

• IPDCC has a process in place to identify and address other nonregulatory barriers to implementing PDC.

Goal 7 Focus Area II -- Assisted Living/Residential Care Facilities/Elder Group Homes

• IPDCC has identified perceived barriers to PDC and is in the process of eliminating those barriers.

Goal 8 Focus Area III -- Home Care and Adult Day Services

• IPDCC has identified perceived barriers to PDC and is in the process of eliminating those barriers.

*Focus Area I – Nursing Homes
Focus Area II – Assisted Living/Residential Care Facilities/Elder Group Homes
Focus Area III – Home Care and Adult Day Services