january 2018

Adult Services Department Transitions
As of this month, Fairfield DD no longer offers adult day services.
This is in accordance with Ohio Department of Developmental
Disabilities' Transition Plan for Medicaid. Services previously
offered by Fairfield DD at the Opportunity Center are now
provided by Learning Never Ends. The transition went smoothly
and now the Adult Service Options Department is focusing on
the redesign of the department for the future.
“We’ve identified ways that we can be a resource to the
people we support and their families, as well as other stakeholders
so that we can all ensure that progress and growth are
occurring for the people we serve,” said Kyle Miller, Director of
Adult Services. “ Our team will be rolling our plan out to
[Fairfield DD] leadership this month, and plan to speak to the service coordination teams soon to share how
we plan to help support them in all that they do. Our other primary goal will be to function as a resource to
other providers by equipping them to provide supports that encourage progress and growth as well as supporting
them in utilizing best practices to make that happen.”
Subsequently, two changes to JobFusion, the employment arm of Fairfield DD, are taking place. The first
change involves DiscoverU regarding the free classes that have previously been offered to the public.
“As good stewards of the public dollar, we felt it imperative to evaluate the quality of what we were offering
and to determine next steps,” Miller said. “ As we were in the midst of doing so, we received further
correspondence from OOD that the free classes we were offering were, in fact, identified within the OOD/
VR Provider Manual as billable services. As we move forward, we will no longer be publishing the monthly
DiscoverU calendar, rather offering these services as a vendor of OOD to those that have chosen Job-
Fusion for these supports.”
The second change is in regards to those individuals that utilize JobFusion for follow-along services that
are billed through Medicaid. As Fairfield DD continues to adapt to Medicaid’s stance regarding conflictfree
case management, the Board must make an effort to find established private providers to maintain
these follow-along services. JobFusion can only provide follow-along services to those that have exhausted
all other opportunities to locate another willing provider.
“Moving forward, we are requesting that each individual service coordinator complete a Request for Provider
(RFP) for each person currently supported by JobFusion in follow-along services,” Miller said. “ We
have contacted numerous new providers who have expressed an interest in providing the services that will
decrease and eventually eliminate the need for JobFusion to provide Medicaid services.”
The future holds many exciting opportunities for the Adult Services Department and objectives will be explained
as they solidify. In the meantime, any questions for Kyle and his team are welcomed. He can be
reached at 740.652.7220.
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
- Norman Vincent Peale
Grab your foam fingers and pom poms and come cheer on the
Special Olympics/Fairfield Athletic Association’s Basketball Teams this month!
With two teams this season, the home gym at Forest Rose School will be busy.
Game times are as follows:
Saturday, January 6—11:30 am &1:15 pm
Friday, January 12— 6:30 pm
Tuesday, January 23—6:30 pm
Friday January 26— 6:30 pm
Best of luck to both teams for an incredible season!