Attention! Self-Directing Consumers Learn how to be a better employer!
Posted On: August 2, 2019
Categorized: Consumer Education, Consumer Opportunities, Information and Assistance
Tagged: direct support workers, enchanced care services, Eureka, home and community based services, KS AuthentiCare, self direction, Sleep Cycle Support
Please join us for an informative session on Self-Directing your Home and Community Based Services. Topics will include information on:
- How to Recruit, Select, Interview, Hire, Train, Supervise and Dismiss Direct Support Workers (DSWs)
- Understanding Enhanced Care Services (Sleep Cycle Support)
- KS AuthentiCare (the Electronic Visit Verification Call In System)
- Having a Backup Plan (of DSWs)
- Medicaid Fraud
- Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
Snacks Provided
Drawings will be held for prizes!
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Magic Circle Apartments in the south community room
301 Magic Circle Road, Eureka
Space is limited! Please call Mandy Kline or Becky Brewer at 1-800-580-7245 to reserve your spot!
Attention! Self-Directing Consumers Learn how to be a better employer!
Posted On: May 29, 2019
Categorized: Consumer Education, Consumer Opportunities, Information and Assistance
Tagged: direct support workers, Enhanced Care Services, home and community based services, KS AuthentiCare, Osage City, self direction, Sleep Cycle Support
Please join us for an informative session on Self-Directing your Home and Community Based Services. Topics will include information on:
- How to Recruit, Select, Interview, Hire, Train, Supervise and Dismiss Direct Support Workers (DSWs)
- Understanding Enhanced Care Services (Sleep Cycle Support)
- KS AuthentiCare (the Electronic Visit Verification Call In System)
- Having a Backup Plan (of DSWs)
- Medicaid Fraud
- Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
Snacks Provided
Drawings will be held for prizes!
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Park Place Apartments
207 South 6th Street, Osage City
Space is limited! Please call Mandy Kline or Becky Brewer at 1-800-580-7245 to reserve your spot!
Attention! Self-Directing Consumers Learn how to be a better employer!
Posted On: May 8, 2019
Categorized: Consumer Education, Consumer Opportunities, Independent Living, Information and Assistance
Tagged: consumer opportunity, direct support workers, Enhanced Care Services, home and community based services, information and assistance, KS AuthentiCare, self direction, Sleep Cycle Support
Please join us for an informative session on Self-Directing your Home and Community Based Services. Topics will include information on:
- How to Recruit, Select, Interview, Hire, Train, Supervise and Dismiss Direct Support Workers (DSWs)
- Understanding Enhanced Care Services (Sleep Cycle Support)
- KS AuthentiCare (the Electronic Visit Verification Call In System)
- Having a Backup Plan (of DSWs)
- Medicaid Fraud
- Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
Snacks Provided
Drawings will be held for prizes!
Monday, May 20, 2019
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Broadview Towers Apartments
110 W. 6th Ave, Emporia
Space is limited! Please call Mandy Kline or Becky Brewer at 1-800-580-7245 to reserve your spot!
HCBS Stakeholders Meetings
Posted On: September 7, 2018
Categorized: Consumer Education
Tagged: FE waiver, Frail Elderly, Frail Elderly Waiver, HCBS, home and community based services, IDD Waiver, Intellectual/Developmental Disability, Intellectual/Developmental Disability Waiver, KDADS, PD waiver, physical disability, Physical Disability waiver, TBI waiver, traumatic brain injury, Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services also known as KDADS is seeking feedback from Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) stakeholders as they are planning waiver renewals. KDADS will be hosting regional meetings along with two options to call in. These forums are opportunities for KDADS to hear feedback on what you think is going well along with what could improve. It is also a chance to hear of what changes could be coming in the future. The Frail Elderly, Intellectual/Developmental Disability, Physical Disability, and Traumatic Brain Injury waivers will be renewing in 2019. Below is the meeting dates and locations. All meetings will be from 1:00-3:00pm and 6:00-8:00pm.
Monday, September 10th Johnson County Community College
RC 101 C&D 12345 College Blvd Overland Park
Tuesday, September 11th Memorial Building
Alliance Room 101 S. Lincoln Chanute
Wednesday, September 12th Wichita Marriott
Wichita Ballroom 9100 Corporate Hills Dr. Wichita
Friday, September 14th Sleep Inn
1931 E. Kansas Plaza Garden City
Monday, September 17th {Conference Call Only}
(877) 400- 9499 Conference Code 1769231304
All meeting times including conference call 1:00-3:00pm and again at 6:00-8:00pm.
For more information visit www.kdads.ks.gov or
www.kdads.ks.gov/commissions/home-community-based-services-(hcbs)
For accommodations contact Anita Flewelling at (785) 296-4983 or anita.flewelling@ks.gov
KACIL Receives Quality of Life Grant
Posted On: July 26, 2017
Categorized: Consumer Opportunities
Tagged: Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, community-based, HCBS, home and community based services, KACIL, Kansas Association of Centers for Independent LIving, Nursing Facility, Nursing homes, Paralysis, Reeve Foundation
The Kansas Association of Centers for Independent Living (KACIL) is pleased to announce that it received one of seven national Quality of Life grants from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. Funds will be used to transition people with paralysis living in nursing homes back into their homes or a community-based setting of their choice.
Read more:
https://www.christopherreeve.org/about-us/press-releases/the-christopher-dana-reeve-foundation-launches-nursing-home-grants
KDHE providing training for Medicaid waivers
Posted On: December 28, 2015
Categorized: Consumer Education
Tagged: HCBS, home and community based services, KanCare, KanCare Waiver Integration Project, KDHE, medicaid, waiver, Waiver Integration Stakeholder Engagement, WISE
As part of the KanCare Waiver Integration Project, KDHE will be providing a one-hour training about Medicaid waivers. This training is a result of recommendations from the Waiver Integration Stakeholder Engagement (WISE) workgroup. The training is designed to help anyone who works in Medicaid-funded programs or receives Medicaid-funded services to understand:
What “waiver” means in the Medicaid world How two different types of waivers (1115 demonstrations and home and community based services – HCBS – waivers) are the same in some ways and different in others What protections are, and can be, included in each kind of waiver
There will be in-person training sessions, in Topeka, and conference calls January 6-February 4, 2016. One of the in-person sessions will be video-taped and placed online for those who cannot attend in person or participate in a conference call. More sessions may be provided in other locations at a later time.
Everyone must register for this training, using the form linked below. If you have questions about this training, please contact Carol Arace at carace@kdheks.gov or 785-296-4753.
Home and Community Based Services
KS Dept for Aging and Disability Services
503 S. Kansas Ave
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Ph: 785-296-4986
Fax: 785-296-0256
Email: hcbs-ks@kdads.ks.gov
Sign up for KDADS/HCBS updates
Posted On: October 6, 2015
Categorized: Consumer Education
Tagged: HCBS, home and community based services, KanCare, KDADS
Do you receive Home and Community Based Services and other KanCare benefits? Would you like to hear about changes to HCBS directly from the State of Kansas by email?
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has updated their email listserv in order to ensure all those who wish to receive email updates are able to receive them. The email listserv form can be located on the following web page: http://www.kdads.ks.gov/commissions/csp/home-community-based-services-(hcbs). Scroll down the page to the “Receive Email Updates from KDADS/HCBS” and enter your name and email address to keep informed.
Register now for the HCBS 2015 Educational Summit
Posted On: April 1, 2015
Categorized: Consumer Education
Tagged: Capital Plaza Hotel, HCBS, HCBS assessment, home and community based services, Kansas Disability Aging, KDADS, self direction
April 13th and 14th at the Capitol City Plaza, Topeka, KS
KDADS is presenting a HCBS 2015 Educational Summit for HCBS consumers, family members, providers, and professionals. The Educational Summit is a NO COST event that will give the public the opportunity to learn more about HCBS topics and programs. Some of the topics of interest include HCBS Final Setting Rule Assessment, Self-Direction, Guardianship, Employment Programs, HCBS Programs, Health Homes, MFEI Assessment, APS/CPS, Social Security Disability/PMDT, Medicaid Fraud, and more! Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with MCO representatives to discuss benefits and concerns. Please join us for a half-day provider and professional track on Monday, April 13th and an all-day consumer, caregiver, and provider track on Tuesday, April 14th. More details and updates will be provided on the KDADS website. Special room rates are available for those staying at the hotel, mention the conference title “HCBS 2015 Educational Summit” for the rate.
Home & Community Based Services are changing
Posted On: July 31, 2014
Categorized: Consumer Education
Tagged: advocacy, HCBS, home and community based services, KanCare, self direction
For those of you who are receiving Home & Community Based Services, the State of Kansas will be holding meetings to inform consumers, families, advocates, and providers to inform all of the new changes. Below is a list of the meeting locations and times.
Federal rules and necessary program changes will be made to the following programs:
- Autism
- Frail Elderly
- Intellectual/Developmental Disability
- Physically Disabled
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Technology Assisted
Changes to these programs will impact:
- Who you can hire and how they will be paid
- Limitations on guardianships
- What and how services will be renewed
- How program eligibility will be assessed
Regional meetings are being held so you can be informed and your voice heard to help decide what changes will be made. Plan to attend one of the meetings below. If you need help making arrangements, you are asked to contact your Managed Care Organization case manager/coordinator.
All meetings will be held from 10:00am-12:00pm and from 1:30pm-3:30pm
August 18 – El Dorado – El Dorado Chop House 2529 W Central El Dorado, KS
August 19 – Great Bend – Perkins Restaurant 2920 10th Street Great Bend, KS
August 20 – Salina – Salina Ambassador Hotel (Room A) 1616 W Crawford Salina, KS
August 21 – Topeka – Ramada Convention Center Jefferson Hall 420 SE 6th St Topeka, KS
*August 22 – Kansas City – Hilton Garden Inn (McCarthy Gallery) 520 Minnesota Ave Kansas City, KS
*Morning Session 10:00am-12:00pm
**August 22 – Paola – Paola Community Center 905 E Wea Paola, KS
**Afternoon Session 1:30pm-3:30pm
For questions, concerns, or to request accommodation, call (785)368-3246
Advocacy: Call to Action!
Posted On: March 27, 2012
Categorized: Advocacy
Tagged: advocacy, Centers, Centers for Independent living, CILs, Disability, HCBS, home and community based services, Independent Living, Legislature, medicaid
The House & Senate conference committee for the FY 2013 budget have held four rounds of negotiations thus far. Next round is scheduled for 1:30 this afternoon.
Senate negotiators (Carolyn McGinn, John Vratil & Laura Kelly) have held firm on two items that are crucial to the disability community. Please take a moment and email them our thanks and encouragement for their continued support.
The 2 issues at stake currently are:
- Add $1.2M (All Funds) to the Home and Community Based Services/Physically Disabled waiver to fund an additional 60 individuals to meet maintenance of effort requirements for the Affordable Care Act.
- Add $350,000 (State General Funds) for grant funding of Centers for Independent Living
House negotiators (Marc Rhoades, Kasha Kelley, & Bill Feuerborn) do not appear willing to fund either of these items. Please take a moment and email each of these folks. You can use the KACIL Legislative Handout for talking points.
We need to make sure they understand:
- The importance of HCBS in maintaining dignity and independence, as well as it being a fiscally sound service delivery method.
- The vital role that Centers for Independent Living serve in the Kansas disability community.
- The toll that budget cuts have taken already on CILs and HCBS. (For example, downsizing staff and programs, waiting lists)