WHO is Ascend and What is Ascends role?
Ascend Management Innovations (Ascend) is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Ascend has national experience conducting special assessments for many different types of programs and services. We are very excited to bring our expertise to help Pennsylvania meet its goals of implementing a Statewide, standardized assessment. The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has chosen Ascend to conduct the interviews for the universal assessments. ODP requires that the assessment process be independent of State or County government and cannot be a provider of mental retardation services or a current Administrative Entity under contract with ODP. The SIS is the instrument selected by the ODP as the tool for the universal needs assessment for waiver participants. Ascend’s task is to ensure that these interviews are done in a respectful and consistent way by every assessor, every time, and in every corner of the Commonwealth.
