Using Medicaid Community Budgeting and the MLTC Housing Allowance to Help Transition Nursing Home Residents
Webinar Description: People transitioning from nursing homes have financial needs immediately upon discharge. This webinar will provide information about how to use Medicaid Community Budgeting for individuals who are preparing to discharge. It will also cover how to reduce or eliminate a Medicaid spenddown for individuals who are transitioning from a nursing home using a Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plan. These tools can be used to increase the amount of money a person will have to purchase necessary goods and services upon discharge.
Date: 8/23/18
Author: Hosted by NYAIL, presented by Kelly Ann Murray, Staff Attorney for the Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program of the New York Legal Assistance Group
Presentation Slides: Using Medicaid Community Budgeting While In Nursing Home (PDF)
Webinar Recording: or view on YouTube.
Transitioning Nursing Home Residents with Mental Illness to the Community
Video Description: People with mental illness are frequently being served in nursing homes. This workshop reviews prevalence and possible reasons for this phenomenon. It also provides information about tools used to assess mental illness in nursing homes and how they can be used to plan transition. Community services and supports such as Health Homes, SPOA and HARPs that can used in transition are described. Barriers to transition and possible solutions are also presented.
Date: 11/07/17
Author: Hosted by NYAIL, presented by The Mental Health Association of New York State (MHANYS)
Presentation Slides:
HARPs HHs and SPOAs (PDF)
Transitioning NH Residents with MI (PDF)
Webinar Recording: Transitioning Nursing Home Residents with Mental Illness to the Community Webinar 2017-11-07
Exploring Cultural Competency When Working with People with Developmental and Other Disabilities
Video Description: This training will answer the broad question what is cultural competency while exploring Laws, Person First vs. Identity First Language, Marginalizing and Stereotyping as well as incorporating Effective Communication, and Inclusive Leadership into everyday practice.
Training Objectives: On completion of this training participants should have a broad view of cultural competence and an understanding of diversity, highlighting the fostering of respectful appropriate relationships with people of diverse skills sets at it relates to working with individuals with developmental and other disabilities. Learn the Do’s and Don’ts of respectful interaction and how to be inclusive while practicing cross cultural communication and equity in building successful personal and professional relationships.
Date: 06/26/17
Author: Hosted by NYAIL, presented by The Self-Advocacy Association of NYS
Presentation Slides: Exploring Cultural Compentency (PDF)
Webinar Recording: Exploring Cultural Competency When Working with People with Developmental and Other Disabilities Webinar 2017-06-26