HCBS Training

The first item on the Minnesota Team Checklist prompts you to form a team of people who can make changes together. Think about people that might be invited to join a team. If a team for person-centered practices already exists in your organization, are there any people missing who can offer new insights based on their role? Are there other people who can be added to the team to represent missing voices?

The Minnesota Team Checklist can be used each time your team meets, or you might choose to complete this tool on a quarterly or annual basis. This tool is used as a way to engage in evidence-based practices. If your team’s score on the Minnesota Team Checklist improves over time, you are showing evidence that the services provided are becoming more person-centered.

Examples of Team Members in Different HCBS Settings

Older Adult who Receives Services in a Facility

Family members, people who receive services (depending upon the size of a provider), director of the facility, coordinator, manager, personal care attendants, volunteers, nurses.

Family-Based Supports for a Child with Autism

One or more children or adults with autism receiving services (depending upon the size of a provider), family members, teachers, therapists, director of the health care-provider organization who is guiding in-home HCBS services.

Residential Support for a Person with Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD)

One or more persons with IDD (depending upon the size of a provider), family members, staff members who provide direct services, director, manager and human resource staff, nurses, case manager, community members.

Foster Care Setting

One or more people receiving services (depending upon the size of a provider), family members, staff assisting with services, director, manager, case manager, community members.

Activity 

Please use the MN Team Checklist and the HCBS Planning Tool to complete the activity. 

Checklist item 1: ​A team is in place to work toward becoming a more person-centered service.

HCBS Planning Tool Question 1a

Use the Team Brainstorming Worksheet, Appendix  A,  to make a list of the people you might invite to be part of a person-centered team. Create a wish list that you will use to reach out to invite possible team members.

Module Tools

Minnesota Team Checklist

HCBS Planning Tool 

Appendix A Excel File 

Appendix A Word Document 

For your convenience Appendix A is available in both Excel and Word documents. Please access the format you prefer. 

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