In recent years, health plans and providers seeking to provide culturally competent care and services to individuals from diverse backgrounds have incorporated community health workers (CHWs) in interdisciplinary care teams.1 CHWs – also known as promotoras de salud, community health

This summary describes palliative and hospice care services and the delivery of these services to participants with disabilities. Strategies that can help providers and care partners navigate discussions on these topics, as well as create treatment plans that take into

Click Here to View the Resource Guide This resource provides information on how individuals working in a variety of settings, including front-line staff at health plans and health systems (e.g., care managers, care coordinators, community health workers), as well as

Highly responsive primary care is a critical component of disability-competent care. Responsiveness includes timely access to care in the appropriate setting (physician office, community, or participant’s home) to avoid unnecessary escalations in the need for care. Pedro’s story illustrates the

This resource describes how to effectively prepare for and manage Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings by providing guidelines for who to include in these meetings, tips for running productive IDT meetings, and how to best utilize IDT meeting templates.    

Description: Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia, affects an estimated 5.8 million Americans, is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., and is a leading cause of disability and poor health for older adults. Furthermore, the

You can view the webinar recording below. Supporting documents such as webinar slides, transcript, and additional resources are available to download by scrolling to the attachments section below. Description: Nearly half of all individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid

https://youtu.be/DzmuUyAMQ9w Description: Self-direction, often referred to as consumer-direction, is a practice that allows consumers to direct and manage their own personal care services. It is based on the premise that individuals receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS) know their needs

This resource describes common and co-occurring conditions that may occur alongside a primary autism diagnosis in adults and how to recognize behavioral or functional changes associated with these conditions.   Click here to access the resource document.   Attachments: Recognizing

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that results in nerve cell dysfunction and loss. People with PD, their families, care coordinators and other members of their care teams can use this tip sheet for an overview of PD