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WEDNESDAY, AUG 12, 2020 | 10:30 - 12 PM PDT
ALEwebtalk Part 8: Really Listening Is Needed Now More Than Ever
WHAT WE WILL COVER
Join us for this action oriented webinar to learn from an experienced panel of Adult Day Health Care Licensed Clinical Social Workers why empathetic and deep listening during this time of remote services is more critical than ever before. The coronavirus has reshaped how services are delivered to adult day services participants and caregivers in unexpected ways. Invite your team members to learn how to sharpen or develop effective listening skills and apply it to your daily work and life. This is designed for all team members! We will provide a case example and there will be time for questions and discussion. We will also discuss some benefits to remote services that may surprise you.
PRESENTERS:
Lydia Missaelides, MHA , Executive Director, Alliance for Leadership and Education
Provider Panel:
Jennifer Hurlow Paonessa, LCSW, Neighborhood House ADHCC
Diane Puckett, Peg Taylor Center for ADHC
Lena Haroutunian, MSW, New Sunrise ADHC
Lois Sones, LCSW, Elderday Adult Day Health Care
CAADS Members: No Charge (A benefit of membership)
Non-member: $129 per registration
REGISTRATION FORM: FILL-IN :: WRITE-ON
Registration Questions: Contact Pamela Amundsen, Manager of Education & Events pam@caads.org
What's New . . . August 11, 2020
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SAFETY NOTICE REGARDING HAND SANITIZERS CONTAINING METHANOL
AUG 3, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Social Services - CCLD | PIN 20-18-CCLD
Primary Audience:
ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES
ALL HOME CARE ORGANIZATION LICENSEES
Summary:
PIN 20-18-CCLD provides a safety notice to all Adult and Senior Care (ASC) Program licensees and Home Care Organization (HCO) licensees regarding hand sanitizers containing methanol.
Read the entire PIN 20-18-CCLD HERE
FEDERAL RELIEF AVAILABLE TO LICENSEES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) EMERGENCY
JULY 31, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Social Services - CCLD | PIN 20-17-CCLD
Primary Audience:
ALL COMMUNITY CARE PROVIDERS
Summary:
PIN 20-17-CCLD provides information on Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act federal relief that may be available to licensees experiencing economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 emergency.
Read the entire PIN 20-17-CCLD HERE
CCLD Quarterly Update: ADULT and SENIOR CARE PROGRAM UPDATE
JULY 29, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Social Services - CCLD | Update
CAADS ALERT: New DDS Directive: Providing and Claiming for Nonresidential Services during COVID-19
JULY 23, 2020 | California Association for Adult Day Services (CAADS) | ALERT
On July 17, 2020, the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) issued a new directive that extends the expiration date for "absence billings" for non-residential services to August 31, 2020. Those billings were set to expire on July 31, 2020. The directive also includes a framework for the delivery of alternative services for those non-residential services that would go into effect September 1, 2020, that, prior to the State of Emergency due to COVID-19, were provided in site-based programs.
What the new directive does:
ABSENCE BILLINGS: Extends the "absence billings" to nonresidential providers for consumer absences through August 31, 2020.
Read the entire CAADS alert HERE
CAADS ALERT: CAADS Releases Position Paper on DHCS’ Proposed “Long Term Care at Home" Benefit
JULY 20, 2020 | California Association for Adult Day Services (CAADS) | ALERT
The Long Term Care at Home (“LTC at Home”) Proposal was first released as a “trailer bill” proposal in May and then introduced to stakeholders by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) in June 2020. Development of this new statewide Medi-Cal benefit is currently being fast tracked, with implementation planned for early 2021, pending CMS approval.
The initial reason given for creating a new 1915(i) State Plan benefit was to “decompress” California’s skilled nursing facilities, diverting an as-yet undefined set of Medi-Cal beneficiaries from hospital settings to home by providing alternative support. The proposal provided to the Long Term Services and Supports Subcommittee in late June indicated that the initial concept has expanded to include a broader set of goals.
The medical care and home and community-based services (HCBS) to be provided through this proposed benefit would be determined by conducting person-centered assessments. While the proposal indicates that services will be tailored to individual needs, it is not clear what these services will entail nor whether this will include 24-hour health care and support as skilled nursing facilities do, as the full range of services available through this benefit has not been described.
Read the entire CAADS alert HERE
DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVE 01-071720: PROVIDING AND CLAIMING FOR NONRESIDENTIAL SERVICES DURING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY
JULY 17, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Developmental Services (DDS)
Directive Issued July 17, 2020
To: REGIONAL CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
As follow up to the Department of Developmental Services’ (Department) June 18, 2020 guidance, the purpose of this correspondence is to extend retention payments to nonresidential providers for consumer absences through August 31, 2020
In addition, this correspondence previews the structure for subsequent reimbursement of claims for providing nonresidential services using alternative service delivery approaches during the COVID-19 State of Emergency. The structure described would have an effective date of September 1, 2020, pending the issuance of an additional directive by the Department. The procedure outlined in this correspondence is a step toward reimagined service delivery, reflecting modifications that may be necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic. These modifications are driven by the Department’s priority to maintain federal funding and its intent that services be provided to regional center consumers based on consumer preferences.
For all of the details read the entire Directive HERE
California Department of Aging Summary of The Budget Act of 2020 (July 16, 2020)
JULY 16, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Aging (CDA) | Summary Link
This document summarizes the California Department of Aging’s (CDA) budget, as authorized in the Budget Act of 2020. This budget reflects the adjustments made based on the agreement of the Administration and the Legislature after the publication of the Governor’s Proposed May Revision. The tables below summarize the dollar for the departments various items of appropriation.
Find all of the details of the Summary of The Budget Act of 2020 HERE
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) #5, CBAS Temporary Alternative Services (TAS) – In-Center Services
JULY 16, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Aging (CDA)- CBAS Branch | ACL 20-15
To:
Community-Based Adult Services (CBAS) Center Administrators and Program Directors
Purpose:
The purpose of this All Center Letter (ACL) is to notify CBAS providers that the Department of Aging (CDA) has released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document pertaining to ACL 20-14, CBAS Temporary Alternative Services (TAS) Guidance on Provision of In-Center Services, released on June 25, 2020. The FAQ is attached.
For all of the details read the entire ACL 20-15 HERE
INFORMATIONAL CALL REGARDING CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19): PLANNED ACTIVITIES: SOCIAL VS. PHYSICAL ISOLATION IN ADULT AND SENIOR CARE FACILITIES
JULY 16, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Social Services - CCLD | PIN 20-26-ASC
Primary Audience:
ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES
Summary:
PIN 20-26-ASC announces an informational call scheduled for July 23, 2020 to provide guidance to licensees on planned activities during COVID-19.
The Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), ASC Program encourages licensees to participate in an informational call on planned activities: Social vs. Physical Isolation in ASC facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The call will feature a panel discussion and will include an opportunity to ask questions.
Informational Call – COVID-19: Planned Activities
Thursday, July 23, 2020
1:00 – 3:00 PM PDT
Toll-Free Call-In Number: 888-889-4956
Participant Passcode: 4738549
Note: Participants may begin calling in at 12:45 PM.
For all of the details and presentation materials
read the entire PIN 20-26-ASC HERE
CDC Updates Public Data Portal on the Health of Older Adults
JULY 15, 2020 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Portal Link
The CDC recently updated the Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Data Portal, which provides access to a range of national, regional, and state data on older adults. This resource allows users to examine data on key indicators of health and well-being for older Americans, including caregiving and cognitive decline, by age group, gender, and race/ethnicity.
The Portal was updated with 2018 BRFSS data, including data on cognitive decline from 50 states and data on caregivers from 44 states. Portal users can retrieve CDC data by indicator or by geographic area, and then use these data to develop reports and create customized maps, charts, and graphics.
Public health professionals can use the data to create a snapshot of the health of older adults in their states, which can help them prioritize and evaluate public health interventions.
Visitor Limitations Guidance (This AFL supersedes AFL 20-38.2)
JULY 13, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Public Health - CDPH | AFL 20-38.3
TO:
All Facilities
All Facilities Letter (AFL) Summary
- This AFL notifies all facilities of updated visitor guidelines for pediatric patients, patients in labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients, pediatric intensive care unit patients (PICU) patients, and patients at end-of-life and patients with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities and patients with cognitive impairments.
- Health facilities may permit a support person to accompany a patient for whom a support person has been determined to be essential to the care of the patient (medically necessary), including patients with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities and patients with cognitive impairments.
- This AFL has been updated to clarify that long-term care facilities and hospitals may permit students obtaining their clinical experience as part of an approved nurse assistant, vocational nurse, or registered nurse training program into the facility if they meet the CDC guidelines for healthcare workers.
Read the entire AFL 20-38.3 HERE
Guidance on Closure of Sectors in Response to COVID-19
JULY 13, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Public Health - CDPH | LINK
Summary
COVID-19 transmission rates continue to rise across the state, including increasing numbers of cases in rural counties that had not previously experienced significant infection rates. Despite the closure of certain indoor sectors in counties on the County Monitoring list, those counties continue to demonstrate concerning levels of disease transmission that impact not only the general population but vulnerable populations in the community.
This guidance and the Statewide Public Health Officer Order, dated July 13, 2020:
- Closes, on a statewide basis, indoor operations for certain sectors, and both indoor and outdoor operations for bars and similar establishments, consistent with the June 28 and July 1 restrictions on counties on the County Monitoring List.
- Closes, for counties on the County Monitoring List for three or more consecutive days, indoor operations for additional sectors which promote the mixing of populations beyond households and make adherence to physical distancing with face coverings difficult. Within these sectors, and in the affected counties, those specified businesses that are not able to continue their business through outdoor operations must close that portion of their business effective immediately in order to further mitigate the spread of the virus.
Please read the entire guidance and public health officer order HERE
Suspension of Regulatory Enforcement of Specified ADHC Requirements (This AFL supersedes AFL 20-34.1)
JULY 10, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Public Health - CDPH | AFL 20-34.2
TO:
Adult Day Health Care Centers (ADHCs)
AUTHORITY: Executive Order N-35-20 (PDF)
All Facilities Letter (AFL) Summary
- This AFL notifies ADHCs of a temporary waiver of specified regulatory requirements due to the state of emergency related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
- This AFL has been updated to extend the waiver until March 1, 2021.
- This AFL has been updated to provide a deadline for ADHCs to complete Live Scan submission requirements following the resumption of Live Scan services.
Read the entire AFL 20-34.2 HERE
Stakeholder Position Paper Proposed New Medi-Cal Benefit: Long-Term Care at Home
JULY 9, 2020 | California Association for Adult Day Services - CAADS
POSITION LETTER
Background and Introduction
The Long Term Care at Home (“LTC at Home”) Proposal was first released as a “trailer bill” proposal in May and then introduced to stakeholders by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) in June 2020. Development of this new statewide Medi-Cal benefit is being fast tracked, with implementation planned for early 2021, pending CMS approval.
The initial reason given for creating a new 1915(i) State Plan benefit was to “decompress” California’s skilled nursing facilities, diverting an as-yet undefined set of Medi-Cal beneficiaries from hospital settings to home by providing alternative support. The proposal provided to the Long Term Services and Supports Subcommittee in late June indicated that the initial concept has expanded to include a broader set of goals. The proposal includes creation of a new licensure category through emergency regulations promulgated by the California Department of Public Health. Home health agencies and hospices would be categorically eligible to apply. Licensed LTC at Home agencies would be responsible for coordinating and delivering services to a limited group of Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
Please read the entire CAADS LTC at Home position paper HERE
Summary of the Enacted 2020-21 Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults, People with Disabilities, and Family Caregivers
JULY 9, 2020 | The SCAN Foundation
Summary
On June 29, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California’s 2020-21 budget. The budget addresses the $54.3 billion deficit while maintaining funding for critical programs serving older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers.
Please read the entire budget summary paper HERE
Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Health Care Facility License Fee Schedule
JULY 7, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Public Health - CDPH | AFL 20-58
TO:
All Health Facilities
All Facilities Letter (AFL) Summary
This AFL informs licensees of FY 2020-21 license renewal fees as approved by the Governor and effective on July 1, 2020.
Read the entire AFL 20-58 HERE
EXTENSION OF COVID-19 RELATED EXCEPTIONS TO IHSS REGULATIONS
JULY 6, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Social Services | ACL 20-75
TO:
ALL COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS ALL IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS) PROGRAM MANAGERS
The purpose of this All County Letter (ACL) is to provide counties with guidance regarding the extension of Coronavirus (COVID-19) related exceptions to IHSS rules and requirements.
Read the entire ACL 20-75 HERE
UPDATED STATEWIDE WAIVERS FOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULT AND SENIOR CARE FACILITIES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19)
JULY 6, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Social Services - CCLD | PIN 20-24-ASC
TO:
ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEE
Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary:
PIN 20-24-ASC informs Adult and Senior Care (ASC) licensees of updates to specified statewide waivers for certain licensing statutes and regulations in PIN 20-09-CCLD dated April 2, 2020 and PIN 20-12-ASC dated April 16, 2020, and updates the specified waivers with a new effective date through September 30, 2020.
Read the entire PIN 20-24-ASC HERE
INFORMATIONAL CALL REGARDING CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19): THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TESTING, MODIFICATION OF VISITATION GUIDELINES, NEED FOR INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL, AND USE OF FACE COVERINGS IN ADULT AND SENIOR CARE FACILITIES
JULY 3, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Social Services - CCLD | PIN 20-25-ASC
TO:
ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEE
Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary:
PIN 20-25-ASC announces an informational call scheduled for July 7, 2020 to update licensees on PIN 20-23-ASC: Updated Guidance on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Related to the Critical Role of Testing, Modification of Visitor Guidelines, Need for Infection Prevention and Control, and Use of Face Coverings in Adult and Senior Care (ASC) facilities.
Read the entire PIN 20-25-ASC HERE
GUIDANCE FOR SANITIZING LAUNDRY AND A LIMITED WAIVER OF HOT WATER TEMPERATURE LIMITS IN CARE FACILITIES
JUNE 29, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Social Services - CCLD | PIN 20-14-CCLD
TO:
ALL ADULT CARE, SENIOR CARE, AND CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL LICENSED PROVIDERS
Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary:
PIN 20-14-CCLD provides guidance on sanitizing laundry and a limited waiver of hot water temperature limits in care facilities during the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Read the entire PIN 20-14-CCLD HERE
Suspension of Regulatory Enforcement of Specified ADHC Requirements
(This AFL supersedes AFL 20-34)
JUNE 26, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Public Health | AFL 20-34.1
All Facilities Letter (AFL) Summary
This AFL notifies ADHCs of a temporary waiver of specified regulatory requirements due to the state of emergency related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. This AFL has been updated to extend the waiver until March 1, 2021.
Read the entire AFL 20-34.1 HERE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COUNTY FISCAL LETTER NO. 19/20-94
JUNE 26, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Social Services | CFL 19/20-94
The purpose of this letter is to notify counties of updated claiming instructions for funds allocated for the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Emergency Provider Back-Up System, Essential Protective Gear, IHSS Provider Paid Sick Leave, IHSS Provider Name-Based Criminal Background Check, and APS Outreach program components during the current public health crisis caused by COVID-19. These claiming instructions are an update to the instructions for these components that were provided for the June 2020 quarter in County Fiscal Letter No. 19/20-91, dated June 2, 2020.
Read the entire CFL 19/20-94 HERE
UPDATED GUIDANCE ON CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) RELATED TO THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TESTING, MODIFICATION OF VISITATION GUIDELINES, NEED FOR INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL, AND USE OF FACE COVERINGS IN ADULT AND SENIOR CARE FACILITIES
JUNE 26, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Social Services | PIN 20-23-ASC
TO:
ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES
Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary:
PIN 20-23-ASC provides updated guidance to Adult and Senior Care (ASC) licensees related to the critical role of testing for COVID-19, modification of visitor guidelines, guidance for vigilant adherence to infection control and prevention practices to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in ASC facilities, and mandated use of face coverings.
Read the entire PIN 20-23-ASC HERE
CBAS Temporary Alternative Services (TAS) Guidance on Provision of In-Center Services
Purpose
JUNE 25, 2020 | Ca. Dept. of Aging - CBAS Branch | ACL 20-14
TO:
CBAS Temporary Alternative Services (TAS) Guidance on Provision of In-Center Services Purpose
Purpose:
This ACL reiterates and clarifies CDA guidance issued since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, regarding expectations for CBAS TAS providers when delivering in-person services. It provides additional framework of both requirements and best-practice recommendations for providers currently providing and/or those planning to begin offering services in the center.
Read the entire All Center Letter 20-14 HERE
New Fact SHeet - How the ACA is Helping Older Adults During COVID-19
JUNE 25, 2020 | Justice in Aging | Fact Sheet
COVID-19 is putting a spotlight on our nation’s healthcare system—exposing both the ways in which programs that serve older adults are essential and the gaps. In particular, the pandemic is emphasizing how older adults’ lives are at stake in California v. Texas, when the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Today, 18 states, led by Texas and the Trump Administration, submitted briefs asking the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA as unconstitutional.
Justice in Aging’s new fact sheet outlines the ways the ACA is acting as a lifeline for older adults during this pandemic. It ensures that more older adults have health insurance coverage, expands access to home and community-based services (HCBS), and prevents discrimination based on age and disability.
Eliminating the ACA’s Medicaid expansion and anti-discrimination protections would exacerbate the devastating effects of systemic racism that are causing older adults of color who to contract and die from COVID-19 at disproportionate rates.
For more on what’s at risk for low-income older adults if the ACA is struck down read our amicus brief and our 10-Year Checkup Issue Brief.
Read the Fact Sheet
CAADS COVID-19 Participant Wellness Check & Risk Assessment
May 8, 2020 | California Association for Adult Day Services (CAADS)
Revised Checklist as of May 8,2020
Your Donations Help!
Two (2) great opportunities to further support Adult Day Services:
- CAADS | State Advocacy 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.
Lydia Missaelides, MHA
Executive Director of the Alliance for Leadership and Education
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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
Oakland, CA
Kathleen Kolenda (NADSA Treasurer)
Vice President, Adult Day Services Easterseals Southern California
Irvine, CA
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
For more Information and Resources visit their WEBSITE
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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
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