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Center for Personal Assistance Services News CMS Sanctions Missouri Medicaid For Overly Restrictive Home Health Standards Long term care legislation present in the President’s health care reform proposal New grant to conduct comprehensive review of HCBS in California National Respite Network to Host Lifespan Respite Webinar Two PHI Fact Sheets on the Direct-Care Workforce New Guide for Caring for a Person with Alzheimer's Disease Times Advocates to End Home Care Aide Pay Discrimination California: Report Analyzes Proposed Cuts to In-Home Supportive Services Program NCC & FCA to host sessions on mobilizing family caregivers and caregiving coalitions during the 2010 Aging in America Conference Fact sheet outlines the senior-related program reductions contained in proposed California budget. New In-Home Supportive Services Report Highlights State Savings New Technical Assistance Newsletter to Assist the Aging and Lifespan Respite Networks PAS Center Mourns the Passing of Advisory Committee Member Judi Chamberlin Family Caregiver Alliance Launches the Innovations Clearinghouse on Family Caregiving Companionship Exemption Doesn’t Apply to Workers in Community-Based Settings, Court Confirms Union-Management Partnership Benefits Nursing Home Consumers and Staff NCC release "Making the Case: Saving Your State's Caregiver Support Programs." Winners Announced for 2009 Caregiving Legacy Awards Congress Acknowledges Nation's Caregiving Challenge Side by side comparison of House and Senate health care reform bills Dr. H. Stephen Kaye participates in briefing on advancing long-term services & supports New Report Highlights Latest Data on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Service Programs Overview of the boundaries of a state’s Medicaid home health service standard Long-Term Care Stirs Health Care Debate CMS in the final stages of developing a discharge checklist 2009 Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services and Home Care Costs Shriver Report Includes Issues Affecting Working Caregivers New US. Nursing Home report released. Judge Halts California Home Care Cuts Data Released on Crimes Against People with Disabilities Audio session on proposed ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Federal Lawsuit Filed To Stop Cuts In Homecare To 130,000 Californians CMS official testifies that the HCBS program helps State Medicaid spending Disability Groups Win Landmark Case Affirming Rights of People with Mental Disabilities in State-Funded Adult Homes Stimulus Funds Available to Support Direct-Care Workforce National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week A remembrance of the impact of Senator Ted Kennedy on health care and disability rights Article looks at whether disability funding should be part of health reform Lawsuit Filed Against Californian Governor To Stop Harm Caused By Illegal Line-Item Veto PHI release updated State chart book on wages from person and home care aides New PAS Center Report on Tax Coverage of Expenses for PAS National Council on Disability to Host National Summit on Disability Policy The Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer's Disease
Caregiving Legacy Awards. Deadline is August 14th. CMS requests comments on proposed waiver rule changes Center Researcher Interviewed about Health Care Cuts in California PAS Center mourns the passing of Advisory Committee member Al Degraff President Obama proclaims the Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act Disability.gov website launched National Poll Indicates Broad Public Support for Long-Term Care Reform Obama Effort to Assist Americans With Disabilities PHI announces the launch of PolicyWorks, an online strategy center promoting national and state policy solutions to strengthen the direct-care workforce.
Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the 10th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Olmstead v. L.C. Center for Personal Assistance Services to host Webinar on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 New Nationwide Program to Help Older Americans and Veterans with Disabilities Remain Independent in the Community New York Times article - Downturn Puts a Chokehold on Those Caring for Family Members Help Committee Holds Congressional Briefing On Health Care Reform And Long-Term Services And Support HHS and VA to Develop a Nationwide Program to Help Older Americans and Veterans with Disabilities Remain Independent in the Community
New reports on the wait for Medicare coverage experienced by people with disabilities JAN Fact Sheet: Needs of Disabled Employees During a Pandemic Flu Outbreak New Center Report Looks at the Costs of Noninstitutional Long-Term Care Services Genworth Financial Reveals Best Places in America for Long Term Care
The Southwest DBTAC announce the Disability Law Handbook Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Create National Long Term Care Insurance Program
New Center Helps States Implement, Improve, Expand Participant-Directed Long-Term Care Programs Recommendations Call for States to Strengthen Long-Term Care Services PHI Produces State Fact Sheet on Direct-Care Workforce for Vermont CNN reports on the effect of the economy on jobs for people with disabilities Gold issues Bulletin on MR/DD status and nusrsing homes New Center Report Analyzes the California In-Home Supportive Services Plus Waiver Demo Program PHI Testifies before Senate Aging Committee ADAPT host kick-off event in support of the re-introduction of the Community Choice Act
Family Caregiver Alliance announce new online tools for professionals working with families Report Offers Complete Look at Issues Facing Direct-Care Workforce Centro Ann Sullivan of Perú release online documentary following their students New monthly data series on the employment status of people with a disability New 2009 Poverty Levels Will Affect Eligibility For Many Federal Health Programs Minnesota Issues Evaluation Report On State's Personal Care Assistance Services Social Security Expands Fast-Track Disability Processes
PHI Release Fact Sheet: Who are Direct-care Workers? Center for Medicare Advocacy Issues Alert on Assisted Living Facilities and Medicaid Participation New York Times Editorial: Quality Jobs Needed in Home Care New PAS Center report, Home and Community-Based Services: Public Policies to Improve Access, Costs, and Quality Winners Announced for 2008 Caregiving Legacy Awards JAN's Accommodation and Compliance Series: The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 PHI releases report on direct care jobs and economic growth Wall Street Journal article tells of service cuts for Elderly and the Disabled
Gold reviews nursing home data Maryland Court Protects Against Unwanted Institutionalization
California to reduce matching funds for IHSS worker wages to the level of minimum wage Medicare to stop paying nursing homes that injure elderly and disabled people. Coping with Long-Term Care Budget Cuts - Massachusetts
New York Times article shows personal cost of caregiving for disabled veterans Majority of States Face Budget Shortfalls; Service Cuts Possible. The CSDP is pleased to announce a new bimonthly lunchtime seminar series Medicaid Spending to Double by 2027
New internet resource for California Family Caregivers of Veterans CMS issues a final rule allowing states to use Medicaid funds for consumer-directed services without a Medicaid waiver The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Includes Caregiver Questions in National Health Survey Questionnaire Understanding The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Family Caregivers Need Help to Handle Heavy Care Demands - Lack Information, Training Institutionalized Medicaid recipients sue Florida Final approval in Chambers (Laguna Honda) class action Senate Passes the ADA Amendments Act Real Wages Falling For Personal And Home Care Aides The Center for Personal Assistance Services Receives Five-Year Grant For Research on PAS Emerging Trends and People with Disabilities: NCD Seeks Public Input
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center to host a traumatic brain injury caregiver town hall meeting Settlement Will Bring Over 600 Individuals With Developmental Disabilities Out Of Nursing Homes US Justice Department: Nebraska Institution Violates Residents' Rights. Nursing Home Emancipation: Accomplishments Of Urban And Rural Centers For Independent Living Kaiser Releases Issue Paper On New Medicaid Regulations House Committee Releases Report On State Impact Of Medicaid Regulations Teleconference on Caregiving and Brain Injury to be held. CMS Releases Proposed Rule For The Medicaid HCBS State Plan Option
Advancing Self-Sufficiency for Medicaid Beneficiaries - Discussion Paper. Kaiser Foundation Releases Reports On Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services Advancing Medicaid HCBS Policy - Discussion Brief. From Isolation To Integration: Recommendations To Improve Quality In Long-Term Care PHI suggests that demand for direct-care workers over the next decade will continue to outpace supply The Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards Thousands More Medicaid Enrollees Could Get Home and Community-Based Care Under New Rule Center for Medicare Advocacy Releases Tips and Reminders on Medicare and Power Mobility Devices Evaluation Report of California's Long Term Care Reimbursement Act Family Caregivers Alliance add online audio archive of TeleCargiving Workshops. New paper on workers' compensation and medical care for injured PAS workers National Videoconference and Webcast to Solicit Input on the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 2010-2014 Long-Range Plan CMS seeking comments on proposed rule to allow Medicaid beneficiaries to self-direct PAS New Report on State Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes. The Kaiser Family Foundation publishes Center's, Home & Community-Based Services, 2004 data report.
7th Annual Developmental Disabilities: An Update for Health Professionals
House Subcommittee Hearing on Community Choice Act to be Webcast Medicaid Home and Community-Based Service Programs: Data Update National Symposium on Strengthening the Home and Community-Based Direct Service Workforce announced Personal Assistance Services Cooperatives: Final Report for the Office of Disability Employment Policy. State Progress since Olmstead Decision Settlement of San Francisco lawsuit to create new community services for seniors and adults with disabilities Mike Oxford, addresses problems to the House sub-committee hearing on Workforce Protections Nursing Home Modernization Grants PHI's Seavey calls Fair Home Health Care Act "an historic opportunity". PAS Center presenting at the APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington D.C. November 3-7, 2007 PAS Center presenting at the Gerontological Society of America, 60th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, November 16-20, 2007
CFILC to accept donations for people with disabilities affecetd by the California fires LaPlante & Oxford to testify in Senate Hearing Satellite Broadcast on Supporting Caregivers Across the Lifespan announced Money Follows the Person. NASHP's 20th Annual State Health Policy Conference & Preconference Seminar. Former NYC mayor Koch asks Congress to restore home health care funds San Francisco's massive new nursing facility draws a fight as institutions lose favor Protests in Washington, DC in favor of Community Choices Act Center for PAS State of the Science Conference held in Washington, DC Mike Collins to be Executive Director of National Council on Disability Supreme Court to hear case on wages of home care aides Side-by-side comparisons of the HCBS and PAS state plan options included in the Deficit Reduction Act. Carework Network issues call for papers Gold reports on Medicaid funds to keep people out of institutions CMS announces grant awards for Money Follows the Person CMS announces TA tool for Long Term Care Systems President Signs Lifespan Respite Care Act New analysis of prevalence and value of caregiving Report for National Commission for Quality Long-Term Care released National Association of Benefits and Work Incentives Specialists announces its launch Making Sure the Money Follows the Person in Your State New study on nursing home and home health care costs released New fact sheet released covering "Residential Care Options" Registration now open - Meeting the Nation's Need for Personal Assistance Services: State of the Science Call for participants for a summit to improve SSDI and other programs for people who want to work. Benefits to Work Calculator released for California New online accessibility availability for 2 major employment websites Department of Homeland Security and national groups join together to help older Americans and individuals with disabilities prepare for emergencies SEIU members have signed a national collective bargaining agreement with one of the largest home care companies in the country, Addus HealthCare, Inc. Center researchers say demand for PAS workers may soon outstrip supply Center staff provide clues to "fugitive statistics" CMS selects five states for individualized intensive technical assistance Paper examines impact of PAS and AT on informal care hours. Gold reviews ICF-MRs and Money Follows the Person Carework Network to host reception at American Sociological Association meeting in August Gold releases analysis of Texas's Money Follows the Person program. Conference call to be held May 8, 2006 on Home and Community-based Services as a State Plan Option The Job Accommodation Network Announces Annual Conference in Boston, September 18-19, 2006 Tutorials on access to care for people with disabilities and financing long-term care available on-line National Forum About Employment Issues & Latinos with Disabilities, the Fifth Annual Bridges Conference, to take place May 31 - June 2 in San Antonio The Interagency Committee On Disability Research Seeks Comments at Public Meeting Gold reviews nursing home data CMS Announces Opening of National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center National Conference on the Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities to be held May 22-23 in Washington, DC Web cast on personal experience with institutional bias will air Sunday, March 19th Director of NIDRR salutes "one of the nation's best-known and respected caregivers" The Center for Personal Assistance Services seeks nominations from private and public organizations of promising practices in the provision of workplace personal assistance services (Workplace PAS). On-line trainings for CILs and SILCs on Olmstead and Community Integration ADAPT looking to record and report on people's experiences in an institution. New grants started by Center for PAS researchers Center researcher's work highlighted as public education resource. CDC request for input on health issues for persons with developmental disabilities 2006 Irving K. Zola Award for Emerging Scholars in Disability Studies Johnson & Johnson/Rosalynn Carter Institute Caregivers Program hurricane relief fund Application requested for the Ed Roberts Postdoctoral Fellowship in Disability Studies Performance Standards for Medi-Cal Managed Care Organizations Serving People with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions Final report and recommendations released from the recently held Mini-Conference on Disability and Aging, Disability and Aging: Seeking Solutions to Improve Health, Productivity and Community Living. New York Times interviews LTC experts about personal challenges encountered in getting care for own parents. Center researcher on panel Center researcher to study injury systems for PAS workers PAS user resources available Center for PAS Director awarded grant to study long term care service use by people with Development Disabilities in California National Council on Disability offers recommendations on assistance to people with disabilities affected by hurricane Report released on Long Term Care and Institutionalization in San Francisco New Long-Term Care Legislation Proposed Report on nursing facilities, staffing, residents, and facility deficiencies released. Harrington provides testimony on Long Term Care Center researchers' paper on supply of Long-Term Care
facilities and beds published Teleconference on access to medical equipment planned Center for PAS presents website at NCIL 2005 Center reseachers attend White House mini-Conference on Disability and Aging. Steve Gold produces bulletin comparing community-based long term care expenditures. Center partner to lead webcast on Personal Assistance Services in the workplace California SILC seeks new members for council vacancies. National Governors Association releases: "Medicaid in 2005: Principles and Proposals for Reform" Gold urges disability advocates to pursue steps in light of new HUD memo on housing vouchers. The Home Health Independence Demonstration seeks Medicare beneficiaries. Center publishes state by state data of expeditures and participants for 2001 Medicaid 1915(c)HCBS Waivers and Medicaid HCBS. Center staff release "Report on California's Nursing Homes, Home Health Agencies, and Hospice Programs" prepared for the California HealthCare Foundation for California Nursing Home Search.
Summer 2005 Internship Opportunities for College Students with Disabilities Appeal Restores Coverage to Mississippi Medicaid Beneficiaries Legislation introduced to increase wages of direct support professionals Judge rules Arizona's wages too low for personal care workers P.O.V.'s 'Freedom Machines' Looks at Disability Through the Lens of Technology Tuesday, Sept. 14 on PBS. AARP creates 'AgeSources Worldwide' - A new online database of key information and resources focused on aging. HHS approves California plan to continue program allowing elderly to receive self-directed home care New analysis describes new demonstration projects underway at the
Social Security Administration that focus on disability and work Center for PAS advisor promoted to Special Assistant to Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Research team looks for stories on impact of disasters on people with mobility limitations Center for PAS researchers testify on research needs in PAS The National Center for Health Statistics releases data on Trends in Health and Aging In 2002, Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants had the second-highest number of occupational injuries and illnesses that resulted in missed workdays The paper "Nursing home transition: Implementing the Program Providing Assistance to Caregivers in Transition (PACT)" now available on Center for PAS website. Powerpoint slideshow used by Principal Invesigator Harrington summarizing Center for Personal Assistance Services at annual NARRTC meeting. Opinion letter: California can save over a hundred million a year by amending the State Plan to cover domestic and related services under the Medi-Cal personal care services program. California lawmakers hear about budget worries for In Home Support Service program. Important Senate Hearing and Press Conference on long term care for millions of young and older Americans with disabilities Center for PAS HCBS study released: "...extending use of HCBS may require less capital and other investment than institutional care." Center for PAS reports on the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision and state responses: What is Olmstead?, state Olmstead plans, and Olmstead related lawsuits. Independent living for a million adults jeopardized by a shortfall of a few hours of help.
California Long Term Care Budget Issues for 2004, a paper which reviews some of the California governor's budget cut proposals for 2003-04 and 2004-05 in long term care services.
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