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Resources for Reopening: State
reopening timelines and progress will be different from state to state, and
one size won’t fit all. We've created a new section to share guidance and
other information to help the aging and disability networks as states
establish their “new normal.” To start, we have posted:
- ACL’s
Reopening Guidelines for Senior Nutrition Programs: Developed as a collaborative effort between the
National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging, the National
Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, the National
Council on Aging and ACL, these offer suggestions to consider as
states move through the phases of reopening.
- Guidance
from the White House:
Guidelines for Opening Up America Again are a three-phased approach to
help state and local officials when reopening their economies, getting
people back to work, and continuing to protect American lives.
Senior nutrition programs rise to the challenge: A new
blog post from Mathematica examines the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on food insecurity among older adults, and how Older
Americans Act nutrition programs are responding.
Medicare and Medicaid resources: Medicare
and Medicaid provide critical coverage for many older adults and people
with disabilities. We've added new fraud, coverage, and policy resources from
our partners:
- Medicare
Scams Q&A:
Fraudsters are attempting to bill Medicare for sham tests or
treatments related to the coronavirus and are targeting beneficiaries
to illegally obtain money or Medicare numbers. ACL's Senior Medicare
Patrol Resource Center has a new Q&A on avoiding these scams.
- Medicaid
services for family caregivers: State
Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers can provide
critical education, counseling, and training to family caregivers, the
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has created a new
interactive map capturing caregiver services in each state’s Medicaid
waivers.
- Tracking
Medicaid Appendix K waivers:
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, states are using Medicaid Appendix
K waivers to incorporate flexibility into their HCBS coverage, NASHP
has launched an interactive map that tracks states’ use of these
waivers.
For SMP, SHIP and MIPPA grantees:
Speaking of Medicare, ACL's SMP, SHIP, and MIPPA resource centers have
compiled successful practices from their networks in a document
covering counseling, media, training, volunteer management, and more.
Share your experience: Several ACL grantees
are asking older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers to
share how they've experience COVID-19 pandemic. We've posted two new
opportunities:
- NIDILRR's National
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Family Support at the
University of Pittsburgh invites the public to complete a survey on
the current COVID-19 pandemic.
- The University of Illinois
at Chicago Department of Disability and Human Development invites
people with disabilities to share their experience of the coronavirus
pandemic by submitting a "map" of their neighborhood or
environment.
Weekly Calls - Conversations with leaders from the field: The
American Society on Aging is hosting weekly conference calls with leaders
in the aging field to share their strategies for coping with the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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