Welcome to www.My Home
As you’ve probably
heard, Governor
Quinn has
announced the
closure of Murray
Developmental
Center as part of the
Rebalancing Initiative.
You are also probably
already hearing all
sorts of information
about the closure
process.
This web site is here to
help you with
understanding the
impact on your life and
to assist in navigating
through the process.
What do we mean by Rebalancing?
It means using existing
resources more
efficiently
To improve services
To serve more
persons in need
To expand community
capacity and linkages
I bet you have many
additional questions.
To better answer your
questions it would
help to know more
about you.
Please select which
group represents
you.
A guardian/parent or
family member
A service provider
A media outlet
As a guardian/parent or family
member nothing is more
important than the safety of your
loved one at Murray.
Therefore we have created a new &
dynamic transition process for
developing service & supports
that is

personalized

family focused

valued based

offering maximum control

supporting individual preferences
It’s called:
Active Community Care
Transitions (ACCT).
The ACCT process begins with an
independent, comprehensive
needs evaluation.
This evaluation is key to the design
of a customized support plan for
your loved one.
The evaluation starts with the
person as the center of the
conversation.
Trained and experienced facilitators
engage the person, their
family/guardian and SODC staff,
in a discussion that serves as the
blueprint to design the
appropriate supports they will
need to be successful.
Through discussion and
conversation at the meeting we
learn the following from
participants about the person:

dreams and goals,

fears,

strengths and desires,

hopes and aspirations,

successes and failures,

what works and does not work,

personal preferences,

interest,

what excites the person

and more
Since the information discussed is
highly individualized and personal,
the result is the development of what
is titled a
Person-Centered
Plan (PCP).
In addition, the Independent Comprehensive
Evaluation Process consists of:

Careful analysis of the current and past records

Securing of new or additional clinical information,
data and recommendations for support by experts
in various areas of need.
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So what do we do with all this information and
data for this comprehensive evaluation process?

The information from the PCP, individual
assessments, housing, employment and
community preferences are synthesized
into an individual budget support plan
narrative .

In addition, an individual planning
budget (IPB)is prepared to support the
various needs identified in the individual
support plan.

The completed individual budget support
plan narrative is then reviewed by the
SODC Inter-Disciplinary Team (IDT) and
others. This step serves as a check and
balance to ensure nothing is overlooked.
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Now that we know what is needed and determined
what it is going to cost, the next step is to see who may
be interested in developing the customized supports and
services.

We have a talented pool of
fully licensed providers
across the state who have
committed to participate in
the ACCT process.

Providers who possess
strengths in areas necessary
to meet your loved ones
individual's needs will be
identified and contacted.
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You are probably wondering if you have some
say in choosing the provider.

Absolutely! We encourage provider exploration.

Visit and/or research identified potential providers and get to
know them. Our team can help set that up.

We also encourage potential providers to visit Murray to
meet your loved one, review various assessments and
records and meet with team members.

After the initial potential provider exploration, you and your
loved one will be asked to confirm interest in a provider and
the provider to confirm continued interest in potentially
serving your loved one.
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So where is your loved one going to live?

During the PCP process, you will
have shared the community of
preference and the type of living
environment you and your loved
would like.

Based on the information shared,
the selected provider will either
offer you an opportunity in an
existing home they operate or
develop a entirely new home
based on the needs identified in
your loved ones individualized
support plan.

The majority of the transitions
will be to new homes developed
for your loved one.
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A few thoughts about Community of Preference

The ACCT Team will work with
family/guardians to develop homes
and supports in communities of
preference whenever possible.

Our desire is to identify a
community that would be within a
30-45 minute travel time from the
family/guardian.

A key element for success is not
just the physical community of
preference but the community
supports that are available,
including access to medical, dental
and psychiatric care.

The most important thing is that
this is determined with each
person individually.
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A few thoughts about the Home

The intention through
the ACCT process is to
develop smaller settings
of no more than four
persons.

Each person will have
their own bedroom.

If there are
circumstances in which
alternatives need to be
considered they are
addressed on a case by
case basis.
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So who are the people who will be
supporting your loved one?

Providers will work with the
ACCT team in determining
the profile of skills and
attributes of the potential staff.

We encourage the person and
families/guardian to engage in
the interview and selection
process of potential staff or
support personnel.

All staff that are hired are
required to go through hours
of training and a
comprehensive background
check.
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Once the home and services are developed as
outlined in the individual support plan, a pretransition visit is scheduled.

There are two types of visits.
◦ Pre-placement
◦ Pre-transitional

So what is the difference in the two?
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A pre-placement visit

Assumes your loved one is going to be moving
into an already existing home.

The purpose of the visits is to determine if
your loved one is a good match with the
existing services, staff, other residents and
home.

These visits may consist of the following:
◦ Short visits for several hours
◦ Dinner visits
◦ Overnight stays
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A pre-transition visit

Your loved one visits the newly developed home
designed around their specific needs.

The home selection, potential roommate(s), staff
and services are assembled with your loved one
needs in mind.

This type of visit is designed to adjust
supports and services that have been
developed based on the individual support
plan.
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A few additional things to
know about
pre-transition visits
Pre-transition visits are individualized and
based on the needs of your loved one, which
can last a few days or several weeks.
 During the pre-transition visit, significant
monitoring, feedback and support is provided
to the home to ensure a successful transition.

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Once your loved one, you, and the provider feel
comfortable with the assembled supports and
service the discharge process begins.
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The discharge is just the
beginning step in your loved
ones new life.

We want to make sure your loved one
continues to do well.

Therefore we have established extensive
follow-along services.
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What do we mean by
extensive follow-along?

During the first eight (8) weeks in
the new community setting, your
loved one will receive weekly faceto-face visits from Division of
Developmental Disabilities staff in
the Bureau of Transition Services
(BTS).

If the individual experiences
transition difficulties, the BTS
representative will continue to
conduct face-to-face on-site visits
with the individual.

During these visits, staff will review
medication changes, dietary
changes, daily activities, social
functioning and behavior patterns.
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What do we mean by
extensive follow-along?

In addition, during the first four (4)
weeks in the new community
setting, your loved one may also
receive weekly face-to-face visits
from the Pre-Admission Screening
Entity (PAS)/Independent Service
Coordination (ISC) agency.

During the following eleven (11)
months, PAS/ISC agency staff will
visit on a monthly basis.

Visits include review of individual's
satisfaction, safety, well being and
other concerns.
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
The goal of the ACCT
process is not simply to
change the location or
address of your loved one.

It is to offer the needed
community supports and
services that will allow
your loved one to be
close to their family, to
participate in their
community and to lead an
ordinary life.
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