The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) is a new initiative from the Administration for Community Living and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help States, Tribes, and Territories to implement person-centered practices.
In the past 30 years, systems for people with disabilities and older adults with long-term service and support needs have generally shifted to embrace person-centered principles, premised on the belief that people should have the authority to define and pursue their own vision of a good life. Yet, the degree to which systems have fully adopted person-centered practices varies, and many continue to grapple with how to effectively implement person-centered practices.
The goal of NCAPPS is to promote systems change that makes person-centered principles not just an aspiration but a reality in the lives of people who require services and supports across the lifespan. NCAPPS will assist States, Tribes, and Territories to transform their service and support systems to implement U.S. Department of Health and Human Services policy on person-centered thinking, planning, and practices. It will support a range of person-centered thinking, planning, and practices, regardless of funding source.
Our NCAPPS Kickoff Webinar offers a detailed overview of the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS). The can find the slides here and the transcript here.
NCAPPS Technical Assistance and other resources will cover topics such as:
NCAPPS is funded by The Administration for Community Living and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and administered by the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI).
Engagement of people with lived experience will be at the heart of all NCAPPS activities. A Person-Centered Advisory and Leadership Group composed of national experts with lived experience receiving long-term services and supports will oversee and contribute to all aspects of NCAPPS.