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Center for Personal Assistance Services News ArchiveA list, by date, of all news announcements made on the Center for PAS website. 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 Just released: Center for Personal Assistance Services Bulletin
September 2004 -- Volume 1, Issue 3 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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