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Happier, Healthier, Home!
May 2018www.AtHomeYourWay.com
844-828-5591
The At Home Your Way team!(and still growing!)
You can find events in the event section of this newsletter or on our calendar.
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Find it QuickCaregiver ResourcesWhat you need to know about CCC+Community LivingPPL - Waiver Fiscal Agent/"Payroll"AdvocacySpotlight On...Events & Tools You Can Use
Caregiver ResourcesCaregiving at Home: A Guide to Community Resources
The diagnosis of a dementing illness or disabling health condition marks a new stage inyour life and your family's life. Important decisions about care arise, along with uncertaintyand anxiety. Some choices might need to be made right away. Others lie ahead.
If you're caring for someone at home, you may be helping your loved one with arange of activities such as bathing, dressing, transportation, and food preparation. Inaddition, you may have to take care of legal and financial matters such as makingmedical decisions and handling bills and budgets. Fortunately, a variety of communitycare options are available to assist you and your loved one.
This fact sheet presents an overview of the different services and programs availableto caregivers and individuals with cognitive disorders or other chronic healthconditions. Organizations listed throughout the fact sheet can help you locate specificassistance. Additional information is provided in the Resources section at the end ofthe fact sheet.
See the full resource here
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Lessons LearnedThrough Caregiving By Joe Dinardo, New York
My wife Marcia was a loving mother,friend, sister, aunt, and daughter. She extended genuine warmth and affection toeach and every person she knew, always accepting without judgment. She wasfiercely loyal to her family and friends, like a mother bear with her cubs.
With Marcia, the house was filled with laughter and meals were made with love. Shetook care of all of us, and we took care of each other, raising our daughter Juliannatogether and making each other happy. What we shared in 20 years together was notperfect by any means, but for me it was perfectly imperfect and it worked.
When Marcia was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in February 2013, bothof our worlds changed. She had complained of stomach pain and was initiallydiagnosed with gallstones. After a series of visits with specialists, we found out that itwas cancer instead..........
Finish the story here
What You Need To Know About CCC+
ALL Regions have been rolled over into the CCC Plus Program, as of January 1, 2018!
Continuity of Care Period
Prior to April 1, 2018, the continuity of care period to maintain the Member's currentproviders and service levels is up to 90 days. The health plan will honor the serviceauthorizations issued by DMAS or the prior DMAS Contractor for the length of theexisting service authorization or 90 days (whichever is sooner). The health plan willextend this time frame as necessary to ensure continuity of care pending theprovider's contracting with the health plan or the Member's safe and effectivetransition to a contracted provider. On April 1, 2018, the continuity of care period to
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maintain the Member's current providers is for 30 days, and the health plan willhonor the service authorizations issued by DMAS or the DMAS Contractor for thelength of the existing service authorization or 30 days (whichever is sooner). Thehealth plan will extend this time frame as necessary to ensure continuity of care,pending the provider's contracting with the health plan or the Member's safe andeffective transition to a contracted provider.
Member Materials
You can find information and resources here to help you get the health care youneed.
Comparison chart Health plan comparison chart brochure CCC Plus brochure Sample letter for members with Medicaid Sample letter for members with Medicare and Medicaid Medicare - Dual Special Needs Plan PACE handout
Consumer Direction For assistance regarding a personal care attendant and payment, please first checkwith your Service Facilitator or Care Coordinator. Secondly, please contact the PublicPrivate Partnership (PPL) helpline at 1-866-259-3009 or email:[email protected].
CCC Plus Waiver covers Environmental Modifications too...
EM's are internal and external physical adaptations to the primary home orprimary vehicle, which are necessary to ensure the health, welfare and safety ofthe individual. These modifications enable the individual to function with greaterindependence and prevent institutionalization. These can include:
Modification to the layout (removea door to make the opening wider)Provide adaptive equipment(install a tub bench)Architectural Modification (install aramp, bathroom modification)Vehicle Modification (installingcontrols, modifying for wheelchair)
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See the Ability Unlimited website forEligibility Criteria: Ability Unlimited
AdvocacyOffice of the State long-Term CareOmbudsman
Ombudsmen advocate for older personsreceiving long term care services, whether thecare is provided in a nursing home or assistedliving facility, or through community-basedservices to assist persons still living at home.We provide older Virginians, their families andthe public with information, advocacy, and assistance to help resolve care problems.
We work to resolve problems of individual residents and groups of residents to bringabout changes at the local, state and national levels to improve care and quality oflife. The cornerstone of this work is Residents' Rights. While many people receivegood long term care services, others encounter problems and neglect.
Ombudsmen, both paid staff and volunteers, provide help and a voice for those thatare not heard or unable to speak for themselves.
Ombudsman/Advocates also assist individuals who have both Medicare-Medicaidand are enrolled in the Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plans (CCC). CoordinatedCare Advocates help to resolve problems with plan coverage, assessing planbenefits, health care, behavioral health care and long-term care services andsupports.
What is an Ombudsman?: A Long-Term Care Ombudsman works objectively on behalf of older people receivinglong term care services in a nursing home, an assisted living facility or in thecommunity. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman is mandated to be resident-centeredand thus while being objective, must always consider what is in the best interests of
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the person receiving the long term care services.
The Ombudsman Program has a unique role. While it works cooperatively withregulatory agencies such as the Virginia Department of Health - Office of Licensure &Certification and the Virginia Department of Social Services - Division of Licensing ,as well as other programs such as Adult Protective Services, its efforts are focusedon complaint resolution and empowering persons to resolve complaints themselveswhen appropriate.
What an Ombudsman Does:An Ombudsman advocates for older persons receiving long term care by:
Receiving, investigating, and working to resolve complaints involving quality ofcare issues, made by or on the behalf of residents of long term care facilities,and for those receiving community based long term care service;Assisting long-term care recipients in exercising their rights;Mediating concerns between residents and/or their families and the careprovider;Providing consumer/public education, including information and referralassistance regarding Virginia's network of long term care services;Providing technical support for the development of resident and family councils;andMonitoring and addressing regulation and policy affecting older peoplereceiving long term care services.
You can view the website here:
Community Living
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Vanguard Landing Virginia Beach, VA
Vanguard Landing will provide a full, well-rounded integrated community lifeexperience on and off the campus. A sustainable, person-centered haven, VanguardLanding will offer residents the opportunity and environment to reach their maximumpotential and support them to achieve their personal goals in all areas of their lives.These areas will include: life skills, continuing education, job skill development,meaningful employment, fitness, social skills development, leisure time utilization,expressive and performing arts, friendship building and continued family andcommunity involvement. Residents and day participants will be offered choices in developing their individualplans that will promote maximum fulfillment while addressing health and safetyconcerns. The residents and day employees will have full-time staff to provide thelevel of support needed. It will be a thriving community filled with residential, culturalcenters, businesses, shops, an equestrian center, a restaurant, walking trails, acommunity center named "The Gathering Point", The VanGarden, greenhouses andan art center among other offerings. Find more information here
Virginia Easy Access There are many types of housing availablewhere you can live independently. You canchoose to live in a private home or apartmentwith or without services. You can also choose to live in a group home, assisted living,or adult foster care where services are provided to you and other people living withyou. Housing with services is usually licensed or regulated by an outside agency. Youmay want to ask about this when thinking about your choices. Click Here
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PPL - Waiver FiscalAgent/"Payroll"
NEW online Enrollment for Caregivers
Click here to create an account Become an E-Timesheet User in Virginia! Still submitting timesheets by fax or mail?
Sign up for the faster, more secure and accurate e-TIMESHEET
Click here to sign up
For a User Manual send email to: User Manual Check out At Home Your Way's:
PPL & Aides Resource Page
Check out PPL's:
Consumer Directed Service Resource Page Online Timesheet Tutorial
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Payroll Schedules
A - Central VA & Tidewater B - Northern VA, Piedmont & Southwest
Hiring a New Attendant?Use PPL's online application to get a pre-populated hire packet sent to you.
Consumer/EOR/Attendant
E-Timesheet Multiple Service Time sheets -The PPL Portal systemenhancement was launched in April. With this the E-Timesheet User Attendantcreates one time sheet for all services. The Attendant selects the service oneach day within the time sheet. PLEASE NOTE: THIS ENHANCMENT IS FORE-TIMESHEET USERS ONLY. Paper time sheet users do not have any changewith submitting time sheets. They must create and submit a paper time sheetfor EACH service.
Faxing of documents to PPL - Multiple Consumers - When faxing documents toPPL please try not to send multiple consumers information within one fax. Thishelps with the ease of processing the document coming in and better able toaccount for all documents received.
Instructions for a Notice of "Discontinued Employment"Why is this form important?
PPL needs to know when an attendant is no longer working for the followingreasons:To prevent incorrect payments;For correct information on who is working for you or who has worked for youFor unemployment hearings.PPL can communicate to the Virginia Employment Commission the last date ofemployment and reason.To prevent fraudulent reporting of time by a terminated aide.
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Tender Touch Services provides one-on-one ABA therapy to individualsdiagnosed on the autism spectrum ranging in ages from 2-21. We provide ourservices in the home as well as local community settings. The families wesupport are given as needed training sessions, communication with theappropriate service providers to include school resources and medicalpersonnel and advocacy groups. Our clients work for 10-25 hours per weekwith a Behavior Specialist. All plans are developed by a licensed ClinicalSupervisor whom is a BCBA or BCaBA and follow the format of the principals ofABA . We are located in Fairfax Virginia and serve the Northern and centralVirginia counties.
GROUP HOME SERVICE- We provide group home services for adults withAutism. Services are dedicated to promoting personal independence whileprotecting individuals from harm and respecting the dignity and lifestyle choicesof our residents.
We offer unique, home environments with up to five persons per home, and weencourage active involvement in the neighborhood and surrounding community.Our goal is to assist individuals in achieving personal accomplishments and bevalued members of the community.
Services Provided:
Individual ABA SessionsDetailed AssessmentsFamily Support and TrainingSupport Home ServicesCollaborative Treatment PlansEducational AdvocacyIntensive TherapySkill Building Programs
Tender touch Autism Services
Events
Chronic DiseaseSelf-Management ProgramRSVP: [email protected]
Finding Attendants Va.mysupport.comMySupport is an online platformdesigned to help you find people with
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Every Thursday in May - Live Well is aFREE self-management workshop thatmeets once a week for six weeks forapproximately 2-2 ½ hours.Workshops are led by two speciallytrained leaders who are committed tohelping you and your family learnstrategies to manage your health andsymptoms better. To register, contactTennie Gratz, 540-373-2559
Project Sidewalk: Mapping Accessibilitythrough Google Street View - Webinar Registration deadline: May 14Google Maps, Waze and Yelp havetransformed the way people travel andaccess information about the physicalworld. While these systems containterabytes of data about roads and pointsof interest (POIs), their information aboutphysical accessibility is commensuratelypoor. New websites such as AXSmap,WheelMap, and AccessTogether aim toaddress this problem by collectinglocation-based accessibility informationprovided by volunteers (i.e.,crowdsourcing). While these efforts areimportant and commendable, their valuepropositions are intrinsically tied to theamount and quality of provided data --and prior work has found that they sufferfrom serious data sparseness issues. Incontrast, a team from the University ofMaryland and the University ofWashington is exploring a complementaryapproach called Project Sidewalk wherevolunteer users *virtually* walk throughcities in Google Street View to label andassess sidewalk accessibility--a bit like afirst-person video game.
Fairfax County NCS CalendarsA link to every event in Fairfax County'sCommunity and Senior Centers! Louisa Community Senior CenterDaily activities scheduled from 9 am - 1
disabilities, seniors and families lookingto hire home care workers. We're nowrecruiting workers in the State of Virginiainterested in being employed providing in-home support services to Virginians withlong term care needs. Just fill out aprofile, answer some match questions,and wait to be contacted by clientslooking for home care workers.Participating in MySupport gives youmany advantages as a home careworker. You can set your own hours,negotiate your own rate of pay and findclients who match your personality andvalues. If you're looking for a job that'srewarding, self-directed and gives you achance to help others, MySupport is thetool for you.
MyChoice4Care™ directory is for thosewho choose to self-direct their home careand need to hire caregivers, and, forcaregivers seeking jobs. Participants postinformation regarding the type ofassistance they need, while caregiverspost their work experience and searchthe job postings to find a match.
The directory is supported by PCG PublicPartnerships LLC, a managementservices company for participant directedprograms.
A Virginia Statewide Directory is nowavailable for people who would like tobecome a Consumer-Directed Assistantand for people who need a Consumer-Directed Assistant. People wanting tobecome assistants can list their skills,availability, location, and contactinformation. People with disabilities thatneed attendants can search for a personto work with them that matches theirneeds.
At Home Your Way Facebook GroupClick the "join group" button. Once you're
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pm - even a coloring book & Ice creamsocial day! With various different day tripsavailable. 434-296-3184
Loudoun County Senior CentersLoudoun County offers 4 Centers with avariety of activities and programsavailable to those 55 and older:Carver Center in PurcellvilleCascades Center in SterlingDulles South Center in South RidingSenior Center of Leesburg
Hampton VA Parks, Recreation & LeisureTherapeutic Recreation Program foradults with special needs. This programoffers ongoing opportunities whereindividuals can participate in events withothers while playing cards and boardgames, dancing, doing crafts, and muchmore! 757-728-1710
Other events can be accessed here Calendar. Tools You Can Use Advanced DirectivesDisability Law Center ofVirginia presents an "Ask the Expert"presentation on Advance Directives,answering any and all lingering questionsyou may have about developing thisdocument.Virginia Advanced DirectivesGuide to picking the right AD formIntegrated Advance Directive Form
Long-Term Care: A Look Ahead Be prepared for the future, and utilize thisguide to help you prepare for long termcare services.
Look for our Newsletter again, in July!
in, ask questions about Waivers or postan ad for an attendant. Please be carefulabout the information you choose toshare.
The Arc of Northern Virginia has puttogether an incredible document tointroduce individuals to consumerdirection. Starting on page 8 of thedocument, there are very valuableinsights into finding and managingqualified care providers. (Remember theyare located in Northern VA, so thereimbursement rate is only relevant toNVA.)
Other strategies to find attendants:
Relevant departments of localcolleges.Your local department of socialservices likely has a list of peopleinterested in working as attendants.Ask your school'sparaprofessionals.Virginia Employment Commission Utilize sites such as:
Care.com SitterCity
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