Seniors and Persons with Disabilities - SWOT Assessment

To better define the challenges faced by L.A. Care in launching a program for seniors and persons with disabilities, please rate the issues below in terms of how "challenging" each one is to an effective project implementation.

Please respond by Wednesday, March 23, 2005 by 12:00 noon. Direct your questions to Phinney Ahn x 4379.
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  1. Rank each of these issues below in terms of how "challenging" each is to the successful implementation of an SPD program at L.A. Care.

    For each of these issues, choose the number from 1 to 7 that best ranks the item from "most challenging" (1) to "least challenging" (7). Use each number only once.
        1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Readiness/adequacy of provider network to serve SPD population  
    Current capacity for case management/care coordination for SPD population  
    Data collection and IS capabilities  
    Cooperation from DPSS and other county agencies to collect necessary disability information  
    Lack of physical accomodations for SPD population to access health care providers and educational materials  
    Lack of knowledge about SPD population (e.g., demographics, common conditions, etc.)  
    Training of providers and L.A. Care staff on how to serve SPD population  


  1. Rank each of these issues below in terms of how "challenging" each is to the successful implementation of an SPD program at L.A. Care.

    For each of these issues, choose the number from 1 to 7 that best ranks the item from "most challenging" (1) to "least challenging" (7). Use each number only once.
        1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Potential resistance from disability advocacy organizations  
    Cost of high utilizing SPD population  
    Difficulty of working with carved-out services  
    Lack of control over project timeline/launch date  
    Provider reimbursement expectations  
    Legal considerations (e.g., lawsuits)  
    Large size of L.A. County  


  1. Please add any other issues you consider to be very challenging to the implementation of an SPD program at L.A. Care.





Mark Strunin