HCBS Conference Honors Leaders in Aging, Caregiving and Disability Advocacy

The 2024 Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Conference is proud to announce the distinguished recipients of this year's awards, celebrating outstanding contributions in the field of caregiving, aging, and disability advocacy. Read more here.

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The State of Enabling Technology in LTSS Programs in 2024

ADvancing States releases a report on the current state of enabling technology in state LTSS programs.  Click here to learn more. 

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State Implementation of ARPA HCBS Spending Plans: Lessons Learned

ADvancing States and our partners in the ARPA TA Collective are proud to release a report sharing findings about states’ experience in implementing their ARPA HCBS initiatives. Click here to learn more.

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The Future of HCBS: A Report from the HCBS Sustainability Summit

The ARPA HCBS TA Collective has released a report from the HCBS Sustainability Summit held in October 2023. Click here to learn more.

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State Medicaid Integration Tracker

The State Medicaid Integration Tracker is a periodic report summarizing state actions in Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS), as well as State Demonstrations to Integrate Care for Dual Eligible Individuals and other Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Initiatives. Click here to view a PDF of this most recent Tracker. 

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Person-Centered Approaches: Connecting Individuals to Services and Benefits

ADvancing States, with the support of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), is pleased to announce the release of the issue brief, “Person-Centered Approaches: Connecting Individuals to Services and Benefits." Click here to read the issue brief. 

Efforts to Evaluate the Impact of ARPA HCBS Investments

The ARPA HCBS TA Collective has released an issue brief on states’ approaches to evaluating their ARPA HCBS investments. Click here to read the report.

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Adult Protective Services in 2022: Responding to Evolving Needs in a Changing Environment

This report describes programmatic elements of APS; focuses on the people that APS serve and identifies needed services; and centers on Medicaid and explores opportunities to expand APS’ relationship with Medicaid.  Click here to read the report.

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Updated Training Course Available on An Introduction to Adult Protective Services

ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of an updated training course on, “An Introduction to Adult Protective Services”. This training course can be found on ADvancing States IQ, our online learning center. Access the course here.

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IQ Course: Identifying and Understanding the Needs of People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers

This course provides information on Alzheimer's and other dementias, communication strategies, and caregiver support. It also covers the role of the Alzheimer's AssociationⓇ and available resources for assistance.  Access the course.

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ADvancing States' Updated Analysis of State ARPA Spending Plans

ADvancing States has updated our analysis of State ARPA spending plans, reviewing every available ARPA HCBS spending plan submitted to CMS and organizing the proposed activities by category of activity. Click here to view the updated analysis. 

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ADvancing States Release Report on ADvancing Equity through MLTSS Programs

ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of a new issue brief “ADvancing Equity through MLTSS Programs”, developed in collaboration with Impact 120. Click here to read more.

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No Wrong Door (NWD) Systems: A Guide to Fundamentals and Engagement for Community Organizations

ADvancing States, with support of the National Council on Aging, has released an issue brief on the NWD System initiative describing the fundamentals of NWD Systems and state partnerships with community-based organizations. Click here to learn more, 

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ADvancing States’ National I&R Support Center Releases Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Profiles

The I&R Support Center released promising practice profiles of Atlantis Community, Inc. and the Aging and Disability Resource Center – Hawai’i Island.Click here to learn more.

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ADvancing States and ARPA TA Collective Release Summary Papers on HCBS Workforce and on Enabling Technology

ADvancing States and the ARPA HCBS Technical Assistance Collective have released two papers about state efforts and activities under their American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) HCBS spending plans. Learn more here.

ADvancing States Release Report on Nursing Facility Financing and MLTSS Program Implementation

ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of a new issue brief “The Impact of Nursing Facility Financing on MLTSS Program Implementation”, developed in collaboration with Milliman. Click here to read more.

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IQ Course: Older Americans Act 101: The Foundation of the Aging Services Network

This course provides participants with an overview of key issues relevant to the Older Americans Act (OAA), a seminal piece of legislation that underpins the Aging Services Network and authorizes critical programs that support older adults. www.advancingstatesiq.org

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IQ Course: Behavioral Health Crisis Management for Older Adults

This course addresses older adult crisis management, older adults and technology, and older adult mental health. www.advancingstatesiq.org

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