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News > Advocacy
Colorado Is Halving Paid Family Caregiver Hours. Ohio and Pennsylvania Are Next. What Families on Medicaid Waivers Need to Do Now.
...round-the-clock care. Until this year,...as her primary caregiver. That income...they'll be capped at 56 hours a week....exact timeline for caregiver hour reductions....states. Because home and community-based...Medicaid-funded home care through a...Medicaid-funded home care through a waiver...States Are Cutting Home Care First. Medicaid...Are Cutting Home Care First. Medicaid...
Legal > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
...lists for Medicaid Home and Community Based...doesn't: personal care attendants, respite...attendants, respite care, home modifications,...attendants, respite care, home modifications, adaptive...disabilities to live at home instead of in...disabilities to live at home instead of in institutional...injury, elderly care). Start with your...you're working with a care coordinator, social...
Financial > Financial Planning
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts
...states use to recoup costs they paid for long-term care and services. Federal law requires states to attempt...older, or who received nursing facility services or home and community-based services at any age. For individuals...facility services or home and community-based services at any age. For individuals with disabilities who have...
Financial > Financial Planning
Long-Term Care Insurance and Disability: Planning for Future Care Costs
...long-term care insurance...catastrophic care costs. But...long-term care insurance...match the care model your...the age at which policies...families start care planning....long-term care insurance...disability care planning,...Long-Term Care Insurance...Long-term care insurance...custodial care when you...nursing home care, assisted...nursing home care, assisted...living, in-home care, and...in-home care, and adult...
Career > Discrimination
Class Action Disability Discrimination: When Systemic Bias Affects Multiple Employees
...would be impractical. Courts generally look for at least 40 members, though smaller classes have been...docket. Commonality: All class members must share at least one question of law or fact. In disability...this might be a company policy denying work-from-home accommodations across multiple departments, or a...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Calendar Management with Voice Assistants for People with Memory Impairments
...announce your schedule at a set time each...Calendar with Google Home, connecting Alexa...family access so a caregiver can manage...assistant for dementia care reminders, calendar...reminder fires once at a set time. A synced...automatically when a caregiver makes a change,...you're going and at what time, not...Calendar with Google Home. Google Home and...Google Home. Google Home and Google Calendar...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Voice-Activated Emergency Calling for People Living Alone with Disabilities
...Voice assistants like Alexa and Google Home have built-in emergency features, but...alerts, and a dedicated support line for caregivers. Setting Up Alexa Urgent Response....on your phone or tablet Tap "More" at the bottom right, then select "Alexa...to enable Urgent Response Add your home address, which gets sent to the response...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Bedtime Routines with Smart Home Automation for Children with Autism
...meltdown. Voice-controlled smart home automation doesn't eliminate...command. Voice-controlled smart home automation builds independence...Spectrum360 Foundation show that smart home technology reduces caregiver...smart home technology reduces caregiver dependency over time for...machine you barely notice hits at the wrong frequency. The thermostat...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer: What Families Should Know About the Technology
...limits. You know the brain changes carefully. And still, you find yourself searching:...sales pitch, but a clear-eyed look at what the device does, who it helps,...pediatric robotic gait trainer designed for home and clinical use. It supports children...unit that the child moves through. Caregivers operate it via a touchscreen tablet,...
News > Technology
A Louisville Rehab Center Just Opened One of the Country's Most Advanced Assistive Technology Labs. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...disabilities. The lab provides comprehensive AT evaluation services: matching people...technology programs. WhAT Comprehensive AT Evaluation Involves. Assistive technology...of where the equipment will be used (home layout, school access, community spaces)...applications Training for the person and their caregivers on how to use the equipment The...
News > Advocacy
A Federal Appeals Court Just Ruled Florida Violated the ADA by Putting Children with Disabilities in Nursing Homes. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...institutionalizing at least 139 children...inadequate Medicaid home nursing authorizations...1,800 children remain at risk of the same...nursing services in home settings. The result:...with round-the-clock care or placing their...around-the-clock care or they may sustain...Another mother lost her home after nursing shortages...miss work providing care herself, pushing...
Financial > Financial Planning
Families Provide $1 Trillion in Unpaid Care Each Year. Here's What Medicaid Cuts Mean for That Burden.
...primary caregiver for...unpaid care looks like:...family caregivers provide...hours of care each year,...valued at $1.01 trillion....problem. Home care costs...problem. Home care costs have...family caregivers ages...losing paid home care. You're...paid home care. You're...You're at risk of...coverage at the exact...unpaid caregiving....what most caregiving families...hours of care per year...workforce. At the replacement...health care spending...cost of care you're...