Appendix V (continued)
Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services Measure Scan as of July 5, 2007
Note: Scoring is explained in Figure 1.
Table A.V.2b. Tested Experience Measures Meeting Threshold Criteria
I. Respectful Treatment by Direct Service Providers
Measure | Source | Evidence | Populations | Feasibility | Prevalence | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How well clinicians communicate (includes elements of respect) | ECHO 3.0 (all adult versions), based on six survey items | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Adult mental/behavioral health consumers; parallel proxy questions developed for children. |
Respectful treatment/careful listening by staff: 6 measures total for in-home, out-of-home, and transportation staff | Participant Experience Survey | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Measures supported by all three survey versions; additional items with simplified language in mental retardation/developmental disabilities version |
Respectful treatment by home health aides and homemaker staff (3 items each) | Home Care Satisfaction Survey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | All items in each domain can be rolled up into global satisfaction score. |
Proportion of people indicating that most support staff treat them with respect | National Core Indicators Consumer Survey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | Individuals with intellectual disabilities |
Staff sensitivity to cultural/ethnic background (additional respect items in consumer surveys) | Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (adult, family, and youth instruments) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Mental health consumers |
Degree to which consumers report that staff are sensitive to their cultural, ethnic, or linguistic backgrounds and degree to which consumers felt they were respected by staff | Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Developed and tested with multiple disability populations |
Respectful treatment by transportation staff | POMP Transportation Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Survey specific to older adults receiving services funded by the Administration on Aging |
Support staff generally respectful and courteous | National Core Indicators Family Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Families with at least one child with an intellectual disability |
Respect items: providers listen to program participants, treat them with respect, are courteous and polite, are age appropriate. | EAZI Habilitation and Attendant Surveys | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Adults with developmental disabilities. Survey developed with peer input using CMS Systems Change grant funding. |
Respectful treatment by personal care attendants: treat with respect; respect privacy; respect confidentiality; listen carefully | Maine Consumer Experience Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Nonelderly adults with physical disabilities who direct their own services |
Respect, dignity, and privacy from providers (7 items in scale) | Nebraska Family Experience Survey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Families of children receiving HCBS |
II. Opportunity To Make Choices About Providers
Measure | Source | Evidence | Populations | Feasibility | Prevalence | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Choice in staff: percentage who do not help choose staff and would like to | Participant Experience Survey | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Item present in all three survey tools |
Proportion of people who make choices about their everyday lives, including: housing, roommates, daily routines, jobs, support staff or providers, and social activities | National Core Indicators Consumer Survey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | Measure includes choices in several areas, not just providers. � Items specific to provider choice included in survey. Population with intellectual disabilities. |
Ability to select provider | POMP5 Case Management Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Older adults receiving services from area agencies on aging; limited to those providers offering some degree of self-direction. |
Ability to select providers and support workers | National Core Indicators Family Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Families with at least one child with an intellectual disability |
Choice in provider | EAZI Habilitation and Attendant Surveys | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Adults with developmental disabilities—survey developed with peer input using CMS Systems Change funding |
Choice and control over providers (10 items) | Nebraska Family Experience Survey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Families of children receiving HCBS |
Choose or hire staff who provide services in the home | New Hampshire Development Services Adult Outcomes Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Adults with developmental disabilities; includes family and friends. |
III. Opportunity To Make Choices About Services
Measure | Source | Evidence | Populations | Feasibility | Prevalence | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parent's Experience With Shared Decisionmaking | CAHPS® Children With Chronic Conditions Supplemental Items (based on 4 items) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | All children with chronic conditions, not specific to HCBS |
Percentage of children with special health care needs whose families partner in decisionmaking at all levels and are satisfied with the services they receive | Children With Special Health Care Needs Survey | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Children with special health care needs, ages 0-18 |
Client involved as much as wanted in treatment decisions | ECHO 3.0 (all adult versions) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Adult mental/behavioral health consumers, parallel proxy items developed for children |
Directing staff: program participants who do not help direct staff and want to | Participant Experience Survey | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Item present in all 3 survey versions |
Control over timing of ADLs/IADLs (5 items: bathing, dressing, transferring, eating, and getting groceries) | Participant Experience Survey, brain injury version | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | Adults with acquired brain injuries |
Consumer participation in treatment decisions | Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (adult, family, and youth consumer surveys) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Adults with severe/persistent mental illness |
Proportion of people who make choices about their everyday lives, including: housing, roommates, daily routines, jobs, support staff or providers, and social activities | National Core Indicators Consumer Survey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | Measure includes choices in several areas, not just providers; individuals with intellectual disabilities. |
Degree of active consumer participation in decisions concerning their treatment | Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Tested with multiple disability populations |
Ability to select services received | POMP5 Case Management Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Older adults receiving services from area agencies on aging; limited to those providers offering some degree of self-direction. |
Control over daily activity (eating, bedtime, recreational activities) | Schalock Quality of Life Questionnaire | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Adults with intellectual disabilities |
Ability to choose where and when to receive services, control over scheduling, tasks completed as participant wants | EAZI habilitation and attendant surveys | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Adults with developmental disabilities. Survey developed with peer input using CMS Systems Change grant funding. |
Customers make informed choices and have control about their services | Kansas Department on Aging, Frail/Elderly Consumer Interview Protocol | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Older adults—performance measure supported by a number of interview items. |
Percentage of consumers who participated as much as they wanted in the development of their care plans | Maine Consumer Experience Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Nonelderly adults with physical disabilities who direct their own services |
Percentage of clients who took part in planning the services they received | Texas Rehabilitation Commission Client Satisfaction Survey | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 or 3 | 10 or 11 | Individuals receiving rehabilitation services |
IV. Satisfaction with Case Management Services
Measure | Source | Evidence | Populations | Feasibility | Prevalence | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case manager helpfulness | Participant Experience Survey | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Item present in all three survey versions |
Satisfaction with case management services: composite score based on 13 items | Home Care Satisfaction Survey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Older adults receiving home care services |
Satisfaction with service coordination: 3 measures (accessible, responsive, supportive) | National Core Indicators Consumer Survey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | Intellectually disabled/developmentally disabled population only |
Consumer assessment of case management | Center for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Persons with severe and persistent mental illness enrolled in health plans |
Percentage of people who feel it is a problem to receive advice/assistance from more than one case manager | Indiana Medicaid Select Survey/Integrated Care Program Recommendation | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Individuals with disabilities |
Overall satisfaction with assistance in coordinating care for child with special health care needs | National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Children with special health care needs |
Satisfaction with, effectiveness of case management (13 items on various dimensions of case management, plus one overall satisfaction item) | POMP5 Case Management Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Older adults with physical and cognitive disabilities; case manager payer not necessarily Medicaid, but items are generic. |
Percentage reporting that service coordinators provide needed assistance when requested | National Core Indicators Family Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Families with at least one child with an intellectual disability |
V. Client Perception of Quality of Care
Measure | Source | Evidence | Populations | Feasibility | Prevalence | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Experience with care measures from the Young Adult Health Care Survey | Young Adult Health Care Survey | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Adolescents 14-18 |
Satisfaction with mental health services agency: like services, would choose, would recommend | Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program, Adult Consumer Survey | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Adult mental health consumers |
Overall satisfaction with services received | Mental Health Statistics Improvement Survey, Youth Services Survey | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Children receiving mental health services |
Global rating of counseling and treatment services | ECHO 3.0 (all adult versions) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Adult mental health consumers; parallel proxy items for children. |
Percentage of parents of health plan members who reported their experiences with family-centered care regarding their children with chronic conditions | CAHPS® 3.0 Health Plan Survey | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Children 17 and under enrolled in a health plan (including Medicaid recipients) |
Satisfaction with transportation services (several dimensions) | POMP Transportation Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Developed for older adults receiving services funded by the Administration on Aging |
Overall satisfaction with home-delivered meal program | POMP Home-Delivered Meals Extended Core Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Developed for older adults receiving services funded by the Administration on Aging |
Service outcomes (multiple items) | National Core Indicators Family Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Families with at least one child with an intellectual disability |
Satisfaction with staff | Participant Experience Survey, brain injury version | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | Adults with acquired brain injuries |
Global home health satisfaction (includes case management, groceries, home health aides, homemaker services, and home-delivered meals) | Home Care Satisfaction Survey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Elderly recipients of home care |
Degree to which consumers were satisfied with overall services | Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Developed and tested with multiple disability populations |
Caregiver's overall assessment of formal services received by the person he/she cares for | POMP5 Caregiver Program Support and Assessment Telephone Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Respondent is caregiver proxy, not recipient. Survey designed to assess the National Family Caregiver Support Program. |
Service satisfaction scales: home worker; personal care; home-delivered meals | Service Adequacy and Satisfaction Instrument | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Developed and tested with service recipients age 60 and older |
Global satisfaction with treatment services | PERMS 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Individuals receiving mental health and substance abuse treatment |
VI.�Residential Experience (satisfaction and choice)
Measure | Source | Evidence | Populations | Feasibility | Prevalence | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfaction with home: (overall, satisfaction with family living and with housemates) | Participant Experience Survey, mental retardation/developmental disabilities and brain injury versions | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Slight wording differences between the two survey versions |
Choice in home: 2 measures (overall choice and choice of roommates in congregate settings) | Participant Experience Survey, mental retardation/developmental disabilities and brain injury versions | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Slight wording differences between the two survey versions |
Choice and decisionmaking in housing (2 measures) | National Core Indicators Consumer Survey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | Measures reflect choice in more than one area; consumer survey includes specific items related to housing and roommate choice. |
Proportion of people who are satisfied with where they live | National Core Indicators Consumer Survey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | Individuals with intellectual disabilities |
Degree to which consumers report housing situation is better | Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Tested with multiple disability populations |
Degree to which consumers report they live in a home of their choosing | Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Tested with multiple disability populations |
Satisfaction with current living situation (subjective and objective dimensions) | Lehman Quality of Life Scale | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Nonelderly adults with serious mental illness |
Like where you live, choose where you live | New Hampshire Development Services Adult Outcomes Survey | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Adults with developmental disabilities |
VII. Client Report of Abuse and Neglect
Measure | Source | Evidence | Populations | Feasibility | Prevalence | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Client report of theft | Participant Experience Survey | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Item supported by all three survey versions, but wording differs. In addition, elderly/disabled tool refers only to theft by direct care staff; brain injury and mental retardation/developmental disabilities versions refer to theft by anyone. |
Client report of verbal abuse | Participant Experience Survey | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Item supported by all three survey versions, but wording differs. In addition, elderly/disabled tool refers only to verbal abuse by direct care staff; brain injury and mental retardation/developmental disabilities versions refer to verbal abuse by anyone. |
Client report of injury | Participant Experience Survey | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Item supported by all three survey versions, but wording differs. In addition, elderly/disabled tool refers only to injury caused by direct care staff; brain injury and mental retardation/developmental disabilities versions refer to injury caused by anyone (could be accidental or deliberate). |
Unwanted physical contact | Participant Experience Survey, brain injury version | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | "Touched in a way you don't like" (anyone) |
People living with respondent who hurt, pester, scare, or anger him/her | Schalock Quality of Life Questionnaire | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Adults with spinal cord injuries |
VIII. Availability of Support for Resilience and Recovery
Measure | Source | Evidence | Populations | Feasibility | Prevalence | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct provider staff act as if improvement is possible (support for recovery) | ECHO 3.0 supplemental items | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Adult mental/behavioral health consumers |
Staff attention to recovery potential | Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Mental health consumers |


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