​The Achievable Health Center was licensed as a community health center in September 2013 to deliver integrated and patient-centered care to individuals with developmental disabilities and in response to a dramatic growth in this population over the past decade. Achievable addresses a significant gap for individuals with developmental disabilities who have limited access to the unique blend of services required to address their complex and intensive health care needs. Achievable is co-located with the Westside Regional Center (WRC) in Culver City and an adult dental practice that provides care to this patient population.

Achievable Health Center received a grant from the L.A. Care Health Plan to establish its operations and provide culturally-appropriate, accessible, affordable, comprehensive, coordinated, high quality health services to individuals with developmental disabilities. This report assesses the progress of Achievable Health Center toward the six specific goals identified under this grant by the end of the first year of operations.

Achievable Health Center succeeded in attaining the majority of these goals as highlighted below. The evaluation goals included (1) obtaining FQHC Look-Alike status, (2) capacity expansion, care delivery model, (3) health information technology (HIT) comprehensiveness and functionality, (4) population health management, and (5) sustainability efforts. UCLA examined Achievable’s progress toward its goals and objectives from the time that Achievable began operations on September 30, 2013, until September 30, 2014.  

This report was supported by funds received from the L.A. Care Health Plan.