Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waivers

Therap Announces Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities for the 2024 In-Person National Conference

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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Therap invites organizations to take advantage of this opportunity to amplify their reach and foster connections with conference attendees.

Key Points: 
  • Therap invites organizations to take advantage of this opportunity to amplify their reach and foster connections with conference attendees.
  • Therap's highly anticipated 2024 In-Person National Conference is slated to be held on February 6, 7, and 8 in Denver, Colorado.
  • Therap is thrilled to host this year's conference in a live, in-person setting.
  • For more information on  2024 Therap In-Person National Conference, please visit: https://www.therapservices.net/nationalconference/2024-national/

New AARP Scorecard: Mississippi Ranks #48 in the Country for Long-Term Care Services and Supports for Older Americans, Including Family Caregivers

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP's new Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Scorecard finds that more than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, care provided in the United States for older adults and people with disabilities is painfully inadequate. The report finds that major gaps persist in every state, including Mississippi, especially related to nursing home staff turnover, support for family caregivers, and the long-term care workforce.

Key Points: 
  • The report finds that major gaps persist in every state, including Mississippi, especially related to nursing home staff turnover, support for family caregivers, and the long-term care workforce.
  • Ranking #48 in the country, Mississippi is falling behind most states in efforts to improve care options for older adults.
  • "The pandemic reinforced the need to strengthen long-term care for countless loved ones across the country, including in Mississippi," said Kimberly L. Campbell, Esq.
  • There has been a surge in older adults receiving long-term care at home, rather than in nursing homes and other institutions.

Therap Services' Partnership with Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) Enables Service Providers to Deliver Person-Centered Solutions and Improving the Quality of Life of Supported Individuals

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) offers a number of tools as part of a thorough approach to planning for an individual and/or the client's family.

Key Points: 
  • Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) offers a number of tools as part of a thorough approach to planning for an individual and/or the client's family.
  • The Life Trajectory, Integrated Supports Star, and Vision Tool are the tools that are accessible in the CtLC module.
  • Charting the LifeCourse was created to help people plan their lives and navigate challenges so that they can live a fulfilling life.
  • Charting the LifeCourse has different frameworks such as Life Trajectories which focuses on the why and how of what a person wants for a "good life."

New AARP Scorecard: Pennsylvania Ranks 21st in the Country for Long-Term Care Services and Support for Older Americans, Including Family Caregivers

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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The report finds that major gaps persist in every state, including Pennsylvania, especially related to providing support for family caregivers, affordability and access, and the safety and quality of long-term services and supports.

Key Points: 
  • The report finds that major gaps persist in every state, including Pennsylvania, especially related to providing support for family caregivers, affordability and access, and the safety and quality of long-term services and supports.
  • "The pandemic reinforced the need to strengthen long-term care for countless loved ones across the country, including in Pennsylvania," said Bill Johnston-Walsh, AARP Pennsylvania State Director.
  • The Scorecard shows that there are many roads to travel before we meet the needs of all Pennsylvanians who deserve the very best care, including our state's 1.5 million family caregivers.
  • HCBS includes support for home health care aides, respite services, assistive technology and home modifications and other services.

Therap Services Introduces Therap Connect, an Automated Data Capturing Tool for Helping Caregivers to Provide Person-Centered Care and Better Support

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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The Therap Connect's initial tools include:

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  • The Therap Connect's initial tools include:
    Sleep Insights - Gives a deep understanding of how the supported Individuals are sleeping, including sleep duration and quality.
  • Body Composition - Builds a comprehensive profile of body structure while eliminating manual data entry for body weight, hydration and more.
  • Vital Signs - Tracks blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, and more with data visualizations and trend monitoring all in one place.
  • The Therap team has spent decades addressing the challenges and creating new possibilities for service providers in the Human Services industry.

Global Adult Day Care Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report 2023: Public Segment Leads ADC Market in 2022 with Non-Profit Providers and Government Investments - Forecasts to 2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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The "Adult Day Care Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Funding (Private, Public), By Service (Adult Social Day Services, Adult Day Healthcare Services, Specialized Day Care Services), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2023-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Adult Day Care Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Funding (Private, Public), By Service (Adult Social Day Services, Adult Day Healthcare Services, Specialized Day Care Services), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2023-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This demographic transition has increased the demand for Home and Community-based Care (HCBC) globally and specifically in the region.
  • Furthermore, Adult Day Care (ADC) providers offer innovative and specialized services for patients with special needs, including Alzheimer's patients and Autism patients.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the market as many ADC providers suspended their operations in response to the outbreak.

Therap Services Granted New U.S. Patent for its Method and System of Capturing Person-Centered Healthcare Data

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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The patent relates to Therap's system and method for recording healthcare information of individuals in care while preserving proof of service delivery data, and ensuring that no information is deleted.

Key Points: 
  • The patent relates to Therap's system and method for recording healthcare information of individuals in care while preserving proof of service delivery data, and ensuring that no information is deleted.
  • This system comprises a device for capturing person-centered data and sending an identification signal; it also includes components such as memory for storing device rules, a buffer, a database, and a processor.
  • Depending on the rules, the processor decides if the data should be saved in the database or held in the buffer.
  • Therap stands at the vanguard of this technological evolution, offering secure solutions for capturing healthcare data in the human services sector.

VIP Selected to Deploy New Medicaid Case Management System in Missouri

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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FOLSOM, Calif., Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) is proud to announce a partnership with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Division of Senior and Disability Services (DSDS) to develop and deploy a new Medicaid case management system (ECMS).

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  • FOLSOM, Calif., Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) is proud to announce a partnership with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Division of Senior and Disability Services (DSDS) to develop and deploy a new Medicaid case management system (ECMS).
  • This innovative system will revolutionize the administration of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) programs across the state of Missouri.
  • "We are honored to partner with the Missouri DSDS in deploying the Medicaid case management system for Home and Community-Based Services programs," said VIP CEO, Jonna Ward.
  • The ECMS system will offer end-to-end case tracking for both Medicaid State Plan (MSP) Services and Waiver programs.

Therap's Enhanced Features Offers Users to Document an Individual's Behavior Data, Significant Life Events and Ability to Create Behavior Plans

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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This feature allows service users working with individuals to easily record behavior events that happen infrequently or regularly.

Key Points: 
  • This feature allows service users working with individuals to easily record behavior events that happen infrequently or regularly.
  • For unanticipated behavior events, staff may choose from the configured list of behaviors and interventions that the specialist or doctors have identified.
  • The Significant Life Event(s) feature is a separate component that allows users to document and track significant events experienced by individuals.
  • The Behavior Plan Data and Significant Life Event(s) features aim to assist users in effectively recording, tracking, and summarizing behavior data and documenting significant events in order to better support individuals and analyze their progress over time.

CANARY HEALTH® OFFERS FREE SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR CALIFORNIA CAREGIVERS

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Canary Health® announces its caregiver support program, Building Better Caregivers®, is now available through the CalGrows workforce training and development program. Registration is open for courses and support programs available through CalGrows for family caregivers and direct care workers caring for older adults and people with disabilities.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Canary Health® announces its caregiver support program, Building Better Caregivers® , is now available through the CalGrows workforce training and development program.
  • "The CalGrows initiative strongly aligns with the founding principles of Building Better Caregivers, and both the 2022 Raise Family Care Act and the recent Executive Order from the Biden Administration to support family caregivers."
  • Free training, along with personalized coaching, is available for paid direct care workers, HCBS caregivers, and unpaid family and friend caregivers through the CalGrows website at www.calgrows.org .
  • Since 2013, Canary Health has worked to reach family caregivers to provide the Building Better Caregivers program nationally to caregivers of sick and wounded veterans from all eras, and to non-veteran caregivers.