Melanie Smith-Sanders's Contact Details

Melanie Smith-Sanders's Company Details

Indiana Professional Management Group

West Lafayette, IN, US • 250 - 499 Employees
Social Services

Indiana Professional Management Group (IPMG) is Indiana's preeminent statewide provider of case management and care management services for participants in the state's Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid Waiver program, and wraparound facilitation services for participants in the Child Mental Health Wraparound program and Children's Mental Health Initiative (CMHI). Since 2006, IPMG has set a new standard for high quality, measurable and individual-driven case management services.The founding companies that formed IPMG were among the first in the State of Indiana to provide case management services when the waiver program was initially created in the early 1990s. As a result, IPMG brings years of experience to the program and we are happy to use that experience for the betterment of the lives of the Individuals we serve. Our best practice standards ensure that our case managers, care managers, and wraparound facilitators practice integrity, creativity and responsiveness in partnership with the persons served, and the Individuals we serve benefit from our unconditional commitment to support them in their pursuit of a self-determined life.Our Mission: The mission of IPMG is to create an exceptional organization that supports its Employee Owners to become expert navigators, guiding Individuals and families to access quality, integrated services and supports that result in the betterment of their lives.Our Founding Principle: "The needs of the Individual are paramount." The relationship element of a Case Managers and Support Professionals roles is the core factor, or better stated, the heart of what the Case Manager and Support Professional does. IPMG Case Managers and Support Professionals will recognize the importance of family, friendship and advocate relationships as essential in developing a working environment of trust. Thus, respect for the culture and traditions of the Individual over one's lifespan are paramount.