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Here's what's new on our COVID-19 resource page:
Upcoming webinars:
A national pandemic strategy: The National
Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness provides
detailed information about the seven goals of the Biden Administration's
coordinated pandemic response. Among the topics covered are home and
community based services, vaccination communication, impact on at-risk
groups, equitable access to PPE, and community-based, multi-sector efforts
to align health and social interventions. The national strategy
reflects the White House's key
priorities in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New guidance for nutrition programs: Today,
ACL released a new Fiscal FAQ
for FFY2021 Older Americans Act-Supplemental Nutrition Funding.
The document addresses questions regarding the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021 Supplemental Nutrition Funding, and FFY2021 “Regular” OAA Title
III funds.
State efforts to combat isolation: The
NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on
Promoting Healthy Aging for People with Long-Term Physical Disabilities
recently published a health
policy brief on state responses to the social isolation and
loneliness faced by adults with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NCMM wants to hear from you: In
addition to hosting Thursday's webinar, the National Center for
Mobility Management (NCMM) is collecting examples of transportation efforts
related to COVID-19. You are invited to share examples of
incidental uses of transportation for essential services during the
pandemic and examples of
how different transportation agencies are supporting COVID-19 vaccination
access.
NCMM also asks mobility management professionals and transit
agencies to complete its Transportation
Data Standards Survey. The survey gathers state and local
transportation and human services stakeholders' input on collecting,
reporting, sharing, and coordinating transportation-related data.
Economic Impact Payments: We've
continued to update our Economic Impact Payments section with new
information from our grantees and federal partners.
Two things to keep in mind:
- Congregate residential
settings are not permitted to take Economic Impact Payment money, even
if a facility believes a resident owes money to the facility. Nor may
a facility require an individual to allow it, not the individual, to
manage and/or spend the money.
- Economic Impact Payments are not
income, and are not a countable asset for the 12 months
following the month of receipt. Accordingly, they are not counted
towards eligibility for -- or amount, duration, or scope of -- a
public benefit like SSI, Medicaid, or SNAP. As a corollary,
transfer of assets provisions do not apply.
COVID-19 and the Direct Services Workforce: The
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
recently issued a brief on the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic on Direct Services Providers. The
document discusses "the critical role the direct services workforce
plays in supporting the health, well-being and resilience of their
clients—and the broader health system" and how "gaps in
availability of direct services, direct care, supportive services, and home
health" have been a significant and increasing
problem during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In case you missed it: In December, ACL's
Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center hosted a
webinar to discuss results from a study on the impact of COVID-19 on
adult protective services. A recording
of the webinar is now available.
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