Today marks the 28th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA is legislation that set out to ensure that people with disabilities enjoy equal access in all areas of public life. This includes equal access to jobs, schools, transportation and all places that are open to...
SAVE THE DATE!!! Join the ADAPT Community to celebrate our moms and raise funds to fight for health care, Medicaid community services, passage of the Disability Integration Act! Sunday, May 13, 2018, 1 – 4 p.m. Upper Senate Park Washington, DC Learn more here.
I am thankful to live in this great land where we are afforded the right to maintain independence at home and in the community. I grew up with cerebral palsy and have needed assistance with daily living activities for my whole life. I’m also thankful to work for a...
Department of Health Care Finance – Division of Long Term Care hosted a Beneficiary Fair on Thursday, October 20. Several DHCF staff, partners and providers were present for Beneficiaries to meet and ask questions. As the Support Broker and Financial Management provider for the Services My Way program, we participated in...
The Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) has made two updates to their website to facilitate fraud and abuse reporting. On the DHCF home page, click on the Report Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Feature Services link: http://dhcf.dc.gov/service/reporting-medicaid-fraud-and-abuse The DHCF Medicaid Program Integrity page http://dhcf.dc.gov/page/medicaid-program-integrity has also been updated to allow direct access...
For twenty-six years, Consumer Direct has supported people in directing their own care to maintain independence at home and in the community. We have worked to expand choice and control for people with disabilities, the elderly, and their families. Today we’re happy to introduce our new brand identity. Our...
Advocates are cautiously optimistic as the District of Columbia rolls out participant-directed Medicaid services for low-income seniors and people with disabilities. If you live in DC and you’ve never heard of participant-directed services you can be forgiven. That’s because every state Medicaid program in the country provides participant-directed services,...
Transmittal #16-10: Services My Way program Enrollment Announcement This transmittal notifies the public that the Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) is enrolling eligible §1915 (c) Elderly and Persons with Physical Disabilities (EPD) waiver beneficiaries into the Participant-directed Services (PDS) program known as Services My Way as of March...
The US Department of Labor has released Paying Minimum Wage and Overtime to Home Care Workers: A Guide for Consumers and their Families to the Fair Labor Standards Act, a new resource for participants and families that covers the changes made by the FLSA Home Care Rule. The guide can be...
Let’s celebrate National Wear Red Day® — the first Friday each February — We encourage everyone to wear red, raise their voices, know their cardiovascular risk and take action to live longer, healthier lives. – Go Red For Women – American Heart Association #GoRedWearRed#WellWomenVisit
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