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Partnership Group

Mission Statement

The mission of the I Choose Home Partnership Group is for external parties (formerly known as stakeholders) to collaborate and advise policy makers on how to develop a system of community-based care and supports that is consumer-focused and promotes self-direction and choice for people who have been or are currently living in facilities (nursing homes/developmental centers) and are transitioning to living in a community based environment.

The role of the I Choose Home Partnership Group will be to evaluate existing services, identify unmet needs, recommend systemic improvements and continually monitor service delivery.

The I Choose Home Partnership Group will solicit feedback and suggestions from individuals with lived experience with the long term care system, either in the community or at long term care facilities, providers, family members and other key external parties about the effectiveness of both ICHNJ and the state's overall effort to move from an institutional to a more community-based system of care and support.

We are a group of individuals selected because we have a vested interest in this important topic. We are uniquely qualified to help policy makers understand the importance of making services available in the least restrictive environment possible for people living in institutional settings, whether a nursing home or a developmental center. We are external partners because we are taxpayers who are also:

• the people receiving services;
• family members of people who are benefitting or have benefitted from receiving services; and
• service providers with insight and/or expertise on effective service delivery.

If you are interested in participating in our Partnership group, please call 1-855-Home-005 and ask how to get involved.