Families

Arizona Retreat gives families info & relief

Each year, a few families from around the country are selected for the all-expenses-paid, week-long retreat to Arizona for children with disabilities. This year, seven families – 30 people... 

• Hi sweet family & friends, it’s me McKenna!
• Divorce
• Cabin Fever

MFP

Job Opening: MFP Associate Project Director

The purpose of this position is to assist in the direction of the activities for Maryland’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration.  This will include: reviewing and developing policies;... 

• Costal Georgia AAA Administers MFP Program
• Hilltop seeks Director, Long-Term Services and Supports
• Now Hiring, Home Health Workers
• CA included in MFP Annual Report
• What you Need to Know About MFP
• Money Follows the Person Working Group
• Nevada gets $10M MFP Grant
• Florida Won’t Get $35.7M Federal Health Grant
• Money Follows the Person (MFP) – A 2010 Snapshot

Developmental Disabilities

(R.E.A.C.H.) Program Exemplifies Inclusion

Earlier this year, Newark High School’s varsity cheerleading squad proved they knew the true meaning of school spirit when they invited Rachel Rhea-a junior in the Realistic Educational... 

• Virginia Releases “Potential Waiver Changes” Report
• Special Education Funding Change Raises Concerns
• Partners in Policymaking Classes in Bismarck
• Call for ban on sterilizing “disabled” in Australia
• Divorce Rate Higher for Parents of Special Needs Children
• “Children & Adults with Disabilities” spared cuts
• New Playground Accessible to All
• Therapy Center Tailored for Children with Developmental Disabilities
• States enrolling more children in CHIP

HCBS - Home & Community Based Services

Wraparound, the Rural Challenge…

By Rick Wheat, on February 12th, 2012 “Wraparound” is a word which has been used a good bit during the last two years as Louisiana prepares to unfold a Coordinated System of Care for children... 

• Tell DOL to Exempt Live-In Companions from Proposed Rule Changes
• DOJ Investigating Mississippi’s Mental Health System
• Rhode Island Department of Human Services
• Court Certifies Class Action, Louisiana Violates Americans with Disabilities Act
• Texas Proposes Rate Reductions for HCS
• Seniors and People with Disabilities Avoid Institutionalization
• Advocates Allege Two-Faced Approach To Community Living
• ‘Community Living’ Receives Funding
• ***HOME SERVICES CUTS ACTION ALERT***

Not Home

Not Home

Not Home: A documentary about kids living in nursing facilities is a 90-minute feature documentary that focuses on four interweaving stories: Mathew, Qualeigh, Essie Evans and Nola Sayne –... 

• Not Home to screen at 2011 TASH Conference
• Not Home – 2011 Roy W. Dean Grant Finalist

Medicaid Waivers

Aging out of the System

Bryan Pace/Bryan Pace for News Thousands of young New Yorkers struggling with chronic illnesses are facing a new battle — they fear an overhaul of Medicaid will jeopardize their health care... 

• Close Mabley Developmental Center!
• BHM Healthcare has Success with NC Waiver
• “The days of free-standing, rural hospitals are going away”
• Texas Works to Expand Medicaid Managed Care Statewide
• New Jersey Plan Slashes Medicaid
• Thompson Center Rally Against Cuts to DHS