People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who live in a Texas nursing home may have major medical, behavioral, and psychiatric needs that may keep them from living successfully in community settings.
The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) has secured Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program funding to help individuals who have complex medical and behavioral needs who want to live in community-based settings get the services and supports they need.
Because individuals with complex needs often require more experienced staff, DADS has contracted with 8 local intellectual and developmental disability authorities (LIDDAs) across Texas to provide support to other LIDDAs and community waiver providers in designated service areas.
The 8 contracted LIDDAs have teams that offer educational activities, technical assistance and case review LIDDAs and community IDD waiver providers. The teams will have licensed medical staff, such as physicians, registered nurses, psychiatrists and psychologists,with experience working with people with IDD.
| Designated LIDDA | Covered LIDDA Service Areas |
|---|---|
| Emergence Health Network | MHMR Services for the Concho Valley Emergence Health Network Permian Basin Community Centers West Texas Centers |
| StarCare Specialty Health System | Central Plains Center StarCare Specialty Health System Texas Panhandle Centers |
| MHMR of Tarrant County | Betty Hardwick Center Center for Life Resources Helen Farabee Centers Pecan Valley Center for Behavioral and Developmental Healthcare MHMR of Tarrant County |
| Metrocare Services | ACCESS Andrews Center Burke Community Healthcore Metrocare Services Denton County MHMR Center Lakes Regional Community Center LifePath Systems Spindletop Center Texoma Community Centers |
| Austin Travis County Integral Care (ATCIC) | ATCIC Bluebonnet Trails Community Services MHMR Authority of Brazos Valley Central Counties Services Heart of Texas Region MH & MR Center |
| Hill Country MHDD Centers | Alamo Local Authority for IDD Camino Real Community Services Gulf Bend Center Hill Country MHDD Centers |
| Behavioral Health Center of Nueces County | Border Region Behavioral Health Center Coastal Plains Community Center Behavioral Health Center of Nueces County Tropical Texas Behavioral Health |
| Texana Center | The Gulf Coast Center MHMRA of Harris County Texana Center Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare |
Click here for a map of the Covered LIDDA Service Areas (PDF). A list of LIDDA contact information and the counties they serve can be found on the Contact HHS webpage.