Support TDHS's response to Olmstead that would increase awareness about community-based services, identify affected populations within nursing facilities, and assist in relocating identified nursing facility residents who are willing and able to transition to community living arrangements. Early Childhood Intervention Respite Services . ECI predicts that approximately 1,900 families will request respite in each year. This request would provide respite to an additional 583 families. Currently about 475 families are served.
Families share the cost of respite on a sliding scale.
Respite services have frequently been named by families as their greatest need to keep their child at home rather than place them in costly institutional care. Institutional Downsizing . Personal Attendant Wage Increase . Support the Texas Department of Human Services recommendation to increase wages and benefits to attract and retain qualified community care attendants. Identification Funding .