As part of their work in Maine, Larry Glantz, Leslie Pohl, and Mark Richards have partnered with groups in other states on a national project, "Think Beyond the Label," to increase awareness among employers about the value of hiring people with disabilities.

Nadine Edris is partnering with staff in three Maine agencies that support adults with cognitive disabilities to provide training and develop plans to implement health and wellness activities for consumers and employees.

Peter Lewis works with Maine's Department of Health and Human Services on tools and applications that provide the state and federal governments with important data that monitor and supports quality care in health care facilities.

Elise Scala and Sherrie Winton conducted an inventory of Maine's long-term care programs to identify personal and direct care worker job titles and training requirements. This study revealed many different job titles and multiple training programs for workers performing similar job functions, so offered several recommendations for system improvement.

In planning for a growing elderly population, Maine DHHS asked the Lewin Group and Julie Fralich and Stuart Bratesman at Muskie to develop a model that projects use and expenditures for long-term care services into 2015.