Case Management in Minnesota
The Columbus Organization is now providing Case Management for individuals and their families throughout Minnesota.
Waivers
The Columbus Organization is approved by the Department of Human Services to provide case management to individuals on the Developmental Disabilities Waiver (DD) and Non-Waiver (Rule 185 and VADD) programs.
Services
- Person Centered delivery of case management services. Provide an individualized approach coupled with commitment to work closely with the individual and their family
- Support and Coordination of services. Columbus Case Managers are dedicated to responding promptly to questions, concerns, and change requests.
- Community Resource connectors. Columbus Case Manager can guide you to resources and opportunities in your community for additional assistance and community integration.
- Demonstrated cultural competence. Columbus is able to provide interpreters/translators for families as needed.
- Ongoing contact with the individual’s team to ensure they’re receiving the safety and supports that they need. Individuals teams may include their family, guardian(s), residential or day service providers, and any other important supports in the individual’s life.
- Columbus Case managers recognize dignity, worth and rights of loved ones while improving self-determination and empowerment for sustained, positive outcomes.
Our process is responsive to changing needs and ensures services and supports based on the team working together. We pay close attention to outcomes and the achievement of specific, person-centered, measurable goals to determine the level and type of service needed to maintain successes over the long term. Your case manager is a member of the team who works in close collaboration with your family and all other team members.
Resources
- Minnesota Medical Assistance Waiver Programs
- Disability Hub
- DB 101
- Autism Society of Minnesota
- Down Syndrome Society of Minnesota
- Minnesota Help
- PACER Center
Contact Us
800-229-5116
Click the link below to fill out our satisfaction survey!
The Columbus Organization Satisfaction Survey
The Columbus Organization Satisfaction Survey (Spanish)
Our Team:
MN Case Manager, Jorie C.:
Jorie is a graduate from Indiana University, Bloomington, with a BA in Psychology, and brings over 18 plus years of experience, ensuring quality person-centered program and service provision for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; her background also includes diverse leadership roles held across non-profit organizations, managed care and state governments (Indiana State Department of Health & Minnesota Department of Human Services).
Before moving to Minnesota in 2007, she gained extensive experience on the provider side of service provision managing day program settings, residential settings, including DD case management and community integration.
On the quality and regulatory side of service provision, she also brings strong regulatory and compliance experience as a Medical Surveyor with the Indiana State Department of Health, surveying state and federal regulations impacting state licensure status for state hospitals and residential settings across Indiana.
Upon moving to Minnesota she continued to gain extensive leadership experience in program management/case management at Fraser, compliance experience as Manager of Healthcare Improvement and Compliance at Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN and worked the next 10 years in Disability Services and Managed Care at the MN Department of Human Services focusing on key state wide projects such as MnCHOICES assessment, care plan audit procedures and operations impacting health policy and people in receipt of home and community based programs.
Serving as a Case Manager for Minnesota (Hennepin County), she is looking forward to supporting the needs of individuals and families and attributing her strengths in the areas of case management, person-centered planning, positive behavior supports, and quality/compliance oversight.
In her free time, she enjoys time with her husband and two schnauzers, traveling, yoga and exploring a new interest with vegan recipes and gardening.
