Administration for Community Living
Webinar: Insights and Strategies for Reducing Suicide among Older Adults
Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET Webinar Registration This webinar is intended to raise awareness about suicide and highlight strategies to help professionals, consumers, families, and communities understand the role they can play in promoting emotional well-being and preventing suicide. Speakers will discuss the impact of suicide in later life, the implementation […]
Read MoreReady Seniors Webinar Series
Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 1:00–4:00 PM ET Register Tabletop (R2 ONLY): Thursday, August 26, 2021, 1:00 –4:00 PM ET Tabletop Registration (NY, NJ, PR, USVI ONLY) Increasingly, frail older adults with complex health issues live alone in the community, far from their relatives and caregivers. Often they may depend on community service providers for support. This […]
Read MoreNew Legal Guidance and Resources to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Elderly & Disabled
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Administration for Community Living (ACL), and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have published several new resources to help states, vaccination providers, and others leading COVID-19 response activities improve access to vaccines for […]
Read MoreWebinar: Bridging the Digital Divide for HCBS Beneficiaries (Part I)
The Department of Health & Human Services will host an important new webinar, “Bridging the Digital Divide for HCBS Beneficiaries,” produced by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This webinar is part of a monthly series that invites subject matter experts and practitioners from across the […]
Read MoreNAHC Asks Congress for Falls Prevention Funds in New COVID Relief
Recently the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) has joined over 30 other organizations in a letter to Congressional leadership requesting funds for falls prevention in future coronavirus relief packages. Specifically, the letter calls for $10 million to be directed towards the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to implement falls prevention programs, and […]
Read MoreKey Senate Committee Considers Funding for Community-Based Programs
Recently the Senate Appropriations Committee announced legislation funding the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education. This legislation outlines discretionary spending limits allowable to HHS as well as recommendations from the Congress on how the money is allocated within agencies and programs. This is an annual process dictating spending levels for the […]
Read MoreHouse Approves Labor-HHS Spending Blueprint for FY2020
Last week the House of Representatives approved legislation that provides discretionary funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In total, H.R. 2740 would dole out a combined $192 billion for the Departments of Labor, HHS, and Education, and their related agencies. Every year in the appropriations process specific funding levels need to […]
Read MoreEmergency Planning Toolkit for the Aging and Disability Networks
A new Capacity-Building Toolkit for Including Aging and Disability Networks in Emergency Planning is now available called the Capacity-Building Toolkit. This resource guides aging and disability networks to increase their ability to plan for and respond to public health emergencies and disasters. This toolkit helps programs that support older adults and people with disabilities, through […]
Read MoreHome and Community-Based Services Webinar Series on Promising State Approaches to Implementing Federal Criteria
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) have partnered with other national organizations to host a technical assistance webinar series highlighting innovative strategies and approaches states are taking to effectively implement the federal settings criteria for home and community-based services (HCBS). The webinar series is intended to help […]
Read MoreHouse Approves Funding for Key Home Health Programs
On Wednesday, September 27th, the House of Representatives approved legislation funding much of the government for Fiscal Year 2019, and moving the deadline for the rest to early December, after the mid-term elections. The legislation, H.R. 6157, was largely the appropriations bill for the Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Departments. In total, […]
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