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APD Survey (574 Responses)

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Read Response From Florida Senator, Ronda Storms.

I Am A.....

Support Coordinator

129 responses

22.51%

Direct Care Provider

223 responses

38.92%

Family Member or Client

139 responses

24.26%

State Employee

9 responses

1.57%

Advocacy Group Member

19 responses

3.32%

Other

54 responses

9.42%

There has been a strong push for Managed Care. Should the Medicaid Waiver go to managed care?

No! Please don't!

450 responses

78.95%

Yes, great idea.

28 responses

4.91%

I don't know.

92 responses

16.14%

Paperwork for Support Coordinators & Providers

Very Excessive- Much of it is not necessary.

332 responses

58.25%

Just a little too much, we could reduce it some.

175 responses

30.70%

We need every bit of it. This paperwork is necessary!

27 responses

4.74%

I don't know.

36 responses

6.32%

What do you think the most important issue is for A.P.D. to tackle?

Cost containment

93 responses

16.29%

Education & Communication (for providers and families)

82 responses

14.36%

Quality of Care

205 responses

35.90%

Get More People Added to The Waiver

176 responses

30.82%

None of the above/ or I don't know.

15 responses

2.63%

Tiers- Good Idea or bad idea?

Great idea!

14 responses

2.45%

Good idea, but poorly planned.

207 responses

36.25%

Bad idea

275 responses

48.16%

I don't know.

75 responses

13.13%

How confused are with by all the changes The Agency For Persons With Disabilities (A.P.D.) has made over the past year?

Extremely Confused

283 responses

49.56%

A little bit confused

191 responses

33.45%

They made changes?

14 responses

2.45%

I am not confused.

83 responses

14.54%

Should more people be allowed to join the CDC+ program?

No Way!

120 responses

21.16%

Yes, Please!

219 responses

38.62%

What is CDC+

115 responses

20.28%

I don't know.

113 responses

19.93%

ABC, who should do it?

What is ABC?

95 responses

16.67%

Support Coordinators

174 responses

30.53%

Support Coordinators, but only if their pay is increased.

165 responses

28.95%

The Agency For Persons With Disabilities (A.P.D.)

83 responses

14.56%

I don't know.

53 responses

9.30%

Support Coordinator Rates ($135 "full" & $67.50 "limited"- per person, per month) Are these rates too high, or too low?

Too high

33 responses

5.77%

Just right

83 responses

14.51%

Too low

375 responses

65.56%

I don't know.

81 responses

14.16%

What website do you visit most often?

The Agency For Persons With Disabilities (A.P.D.)

339 responses

59.68%

WaiverProvider.Com

113 responses

19.89%

The Support Coordinators/Providers Message Boards

10 responses

1.76%

Florida Association of Support Coordinators (FASC)

10 responses

1.76%

SupportCoordinators.Com

10 responses

1.76%

NONE of the above.

86 responses

15.14%

Would you trade your support coordinator for services? (There are groups out there pushing to do just this)

No Way!

315 responses

56.65%

Only if I was desperate for a service.

88 responses

15.83%

Yes

90 responses

16.19%

I don't know.

63 responses

11.33%

Would you be willing to use Free and Natural resources?

Yes, I already do.

157 responses

27.69%

Yes, If I could find them.

222 responses

39.15%

No, I would rather not.

43 responses

7.58%

This question does not apply to me/ or I don't know.

145 responses

25.57%

How difficult is it for you to get information about - services, policies, resources, etc.?

I'm always in the dark.

86 responses

15.17%

It can be a little frustrating.

402 responses

70.90%

It's easy!

68 responses

11.99%

I don't know.

11 responses

1.94%

Have You Given Up Hope?

Yes

66 responses

11.66%

No, but I might soon.

280 responses

49.47%

No, and I never will!

220 responses

38.87%

In the last year, have you written to A.P.D, or your legislators? If so, how did that go.

No

123 responses

21.50%

Yes, and I feel I was heard.

79 responses

13.81%

Yes, and I don't think it made any difference.

370 responses

64.69%

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