We’re amid a fundamental transition from health care and support services in institutional settings, to services in the community. Essentially, homes, schools, community centers, community-living arrangements, and outpatient care centers are becoming the location where consumers get services. “Community-based care” has long been a buzzword in health and human services. For most consumer populations, the…
On March 5, 2019, the Task Force on Research and Development For Technology to Support Aging Adults created under the National Science & Technology Council (NSTC) released a report, “Emerging Technologies To Support An Aging Population,” identifying six opportunities for emerging technologies with potential to help older adults live independently. Each technology is categorized by its…
Community-based care—or delivering health care and social services to the consumer wherever they are—comes in a wide range of program models, which vary in enrollment of consumers, the clinical professionals included on the care team, and the payer. But while different programs can vary significantly in their individual parts, most models involve to some degree…
Some of the best-practices for delivering home- and community-based services include the need to create interdisciplinary teams to deliver consumer-centric, personalized services across “flexible” service locations. For more on what a “best-practice” program looks like, we had a chance to sit down with Merakey Clinical Lead Specialist Kristin Cline, and Merakey Clinical Director Kevin Kumpf,…
When it comes to home- and community-based services (HCBS), what feels like old news is still new. The “old news” is the 2014 final ruling from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) defining standards for community settings eligible to provide Medicaid HCBS and the requirement for an electronic visit verification (EVV) system included…
Over the last few years, the opportunities for provider organizations that can either provide community-based options or are able to coordinate care that includes a strong community focus, have been growing. There has been an increasing demand for community-based programs that emphasize person-centered planning and consumer choice, while at the same time there has been…
When executives of provider organization discuss the importance of services that help people remain in the community and out of the hospital, programs like home- and community-based services (HCBS), more times than not the conversation hinges on one critical matter – housing. The reason is clear. People with housing insecurity are simply much more likely…
