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DEC 13 | CAADS WEBINAR: Is Medicare Contracting in Your Future?
The New Medicare Supplemental Adult Day Services Benefit and YOU!
DETAILS | FEES: CAADS Members: $29 :: Non-members: $199
REGISTER: Fill-in Form :: Write-on Form
NEW History & Physical Form — A CDA-Approved Standardized Tool
CAADS Members: No Charge - visit the Members Only Page for details
Non-members: $99 - Order Form Fill-in : Write-on
Adult Day Health Care: An Unbelievable Cost Containment Resource that Is Underfunded and Underutilized
For those who think Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) is just day care…think again! Read Russell D. Foster's featured article in MAZARS USA HEALTHCARE TRENDS,Sept 2017.
The Effect of Adult Day Program Attendance on Emergency Room Registrations, Hospital Admission and Days in Hospital: A Propensity-Matching Study
Research by Ronald Kelly, PhD finds a decreased reliance on costly health care services by seniors who attend adult day programs. Abstract and Full Article | JUN 2017 | The Gerontologist, Volume 57, Issue 3, Pgs 552–562.
What's New . . . DECEMBER 11, 2018
CAADS Congratulates Newsom on Election to Governor
DEC 5, 2018 | CAADS
In a letter to Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, CAADS Executive Director Lydia Missaelides congratulated him on being elected the next Governor of California, and expressed appreciation for his hard work and commitment to serving seniors and adults with disabilities in our state.
In the letter Ms. Missaelides stated,
We are pleased that you have committed to producing a master plan on aging. It is our hope that the plan focus on moving towards a more coordinated and integrated system of long-term services and supports, that is founded on core principles and directed toward specified goals that provides and pays for the sustainability and further growth of adult day services as a foundational component of the system.
DEC 13 | CAADS WEBINAR
Is Medicare Contracting in Your Future? The New Medicare Supplemental Adult Day Services Benefit and YOU!
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Pacific) | HOST: CAADS | DETAILS
FEES: CAADS Members: $29 :: Non-members: $199
Registration includes access to all handouts and the webinar recording
REGISTER: Fill-in Form :: Write-on Form
Advance registration required by 5:00 PM Wednesday, DEC 12. Submit registration form with payment by email to: caads@caads.org or fax to: 1-866-725-3123.
WHAT WE'LL COVER
For the first time, Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans are allowed to offer Adult Day Care as a Supplemental Benefit for targeted members! This is a hugely important change in federal policy because it is a step forward in recognizing the need to address non-medical determinants of health as a means to more effectively improve health and avoid unnecessary system costs. MA plans are now permitted to offer selected benefits to some members and not to others. This is in recognition that one size does not fit all members in the MA plans. Find out which national health plan is making this benefit available in California in 2019 and what to do now to begin planning for the 2020 benefit year.
Explore with us what this means for Adult Day Health Care and Adult Day Program contracting opportunities, and what CAADS is doing now to advance this new policy and prepare for 2020.
This webinar will review materials presented by Lydia Missaelides, CAADS Executive Director, at the CAADS Annual Meeting in November, plus fresh updates and perspectives from CAADS managed care consultant Shawn Dunphy, Mazars USA, to explore what the future may hold, what you can do to prepare, and how together we can help create that future!
Help Raise Awareness and #FightFlu This Season!
NOV 19, 2018 | CalDuals
Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for Flu Day of Action on December 5, 2018. Share the message that getting an annual flu vaccination is important for beneficiaries and their families, care providers, and community members. Amplify your organization's commitment to combating the flu this season by tweeting, blogging, and sending newsletters to your stakeholders.
You and your organization can help spread the word about the Flu Day of Action on December 5, 2018 by sharing this announcement and blog with your networks!
Visit CalDuals.org to find draft language for tweets, posts, newsletters, and blogs available for both provider audiences and advocacy audiences in multiple languages.
Help promote flu vaccinations using the hashtags #FightFlu and #CalMediConnect!
If your organization would like to partner, please contact Lydia Orth with the CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office.
New SSA Phone Scam
OCT 31, 2018 | Justice in Aging
There's a new phone scam targeting Social Security beneficiaries that advocates for older adults should be aware of. The Federal Trade Commission is warning that scammers are engaging in a caller ID trick called "spoofing" to make it appear that they are calling from the Social Security Administration (SSA).
These phony callers claim to work for SSA and ask for personal information—such as the individual's Social Security Number—supposedly in order to process a benefit increase. These scam artists have also tried to get this information by claiming that the person's benefits will be cut off if the personal information isn't provided. Read the FTC's warning to learn more, including where to report such calls, and what people should do if they get one of these calls.
If you or your organization directly serve older adults, please make this information available widely in your community.
New Final Rule from VA Impacts Needs-Based Programs
OCT 24, 2018 | Justice in Aging | Fact Sheet
The Department of Veterans Affairs published a final rule that went into effect on October 18, 2018. These new regulations significantly affect the VA Pension, the Aid & Attendance benefit, and other needs-based benefit programs. Advocates serving veterans who might apply for needs based benefits should be aware of these new changes so they can properly advise their clients.
A Justice in Aging Fact Sheet provides statutory details. Advocates should be aware that the new rule impacts the following eligibility requirements:
- Net Worth
- Asset transfers
- Deductible Medical Expenses
- Income and Asset Exclusions
- Medicaid-covered Nursing Home Care
Millions of seniors pushed into poverty
JUN 28, 2018 | Capitol Weekly |
Shelley Lyford and Bruce A. Chernof | Article
It is no secret that Californians are living longer, but not necessarily better.
By 2030, the state’s senior population will increase by 4 million people, yet the state is woefully unprepared to care for this growing and financially unstable demographic. The lack of any strategy or organized master plan has pushed millions of seniors into poverty, unable to access high-quality, affordable healthcare, dental care, housing and supportive services.
Our lawmakers and next governor need to set aside partisan differences and collaborate on the creation of a state master plan for aging that recognizes three important pillars: the ability to age with independence; a healthcare system that responds to the individual not an institution; and affordable housing. MORE
Your Donations Help!
Three (3) great opportunities to further support Adult Day Services:
- CAADS | State Advocacy Fund
- CAADS | New Improved Website Fund
- ALE | Nina M. Nolcox Scholarship Fund
Learn more and DONATE today -- thank you!
California Association for Adult Day Services, a 501 (c) 6 non-profit grassroots-driven organization, advocates for the growth and development of adult day services in California and nationally. Centers in membership with CAADS provide innovative day programs that support individuals with physical or mental disabilities and older adults with Alzheimer's disease and their families.
Learn more about CAADS
 The Alliance for Leadership and Education (A.L.E.) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public benefit arm of CAADS. Its mission is to advance innovation and quality in Adult Day Service through research and analysis, education and training, and leadership for the benefit of consumers and their caregivers.
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NATIONAL ADULT DAY SERVICES ASSOCIATION (NADSA)
CAADS is a proud member of the National Adult Day Services Association.
California representatives currently serving on the NADSA Board of Directors:
Corinne Jan, RN, PHN (NADSA Chair)
CEO, Family Bridges / Hong Fook Centers
Oakland
Lydia Missaelides, MHA (NADSA Treasurer)
Executive Director, CAADS
Sacramento
Amanda Sillars, MSW, LCSW
CEO, Total ADHC Solutions, Inc.
Thousand Oaks
CARING FOR A VETERAN?
For help, call the VA Caregiver Support Line (toll-free):
1-855-260-3274
Mon - Fri 8 AM - 11 PM (EST) || Sat 10:30 AM - 6 PM (EST)
TO REPORT FRAUD AND ABUSE
Call DHCS Medi-Cal Fraud Hotline:
1-800-822-6222
The call is free and you can remain anonymous.
TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST A HEALTH CARE FACILITY LICENSED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Use the California Department of Public Health's Cal Health Find website
or
call, write, fax the Center for Health Care Quality,
Licensing and Certification District Office nearest you.
FREE FRAUD PREVENTION EDUCATION
The California Senior Medicare Patrol offers free fraud prevention education throughout the state.
To schedule a presentation, call 855-613-7080
See the SMP/Medicare fraud section at www.cahealthadvocates.org, for more information on ways to protect yourself from healthcare fraud and how to detect it.
If you come across any suspicious activity,
PLEASE REPORT IT AT
855-613-7080
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California Association for Adult Day Services
1107 9th Street, Suite 701 || Sacramento, CA 95814–3610
T: (916) 552-7400 || F: (866) 725-3123
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