Q: Will Production Simulation include all aspects of CWS-CARES Version 1 (CARES V1)?

A: All CARES V1 functionality will be available in Production Simulation, including:
  • Reporting
  • Intake & Investigations
  • Case Management
  • Courts
  • Resource Family Home (RFH)
  • Resource & Provider Management
  • Financial Management
  • Eligibility
Production Simulation will include CWS/CMS, CARES-Live, and Resource Family Approval (RFA) Greenfield converted data for referrals and cases, interfaces with Foster Care Eligibility Determination (FCED), Opeeka, Facility Automation System (FAS)/Licensing Information System (LIS), Structured Decision Making (SDM), and analytics enabling all participating organizations to test and validate operations in a realistic, production-like setting.

Converted external systems data will be integrated as it becomes available.