It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month
During October we observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and this year’s theme is “Advancing Access and Equity: Then, Now and Next”. As with each October, NDEAM celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities. This awareness campaign showcases supportive, inclusive policies and practices that benefit employees and employers alike. Also, this year marks the […]
I/DD Innovation with Special Needs Pooled Trust’s Endowment Feature: Threshold Residential Services
Like most I/DD providers, Threshold Residential Services’ goal is to enhance the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families by offering individual-specific services, developing community engagement and promoting community inclusion. One way they are fulfilling that purpose is through the creation of a community sensory garden that provides a safe and relaxing space […]
Don’t Spend Down To Save Benefits
We see the spend-down strategy happen again and again. As end of month approaches, providers inevitably find consumers with funds over their resource limit and set into motion the never-ending tactic of spending the money away to save their consumer’s crucial benefits. This cycle is wasting staff time and consumers’ funds. You know there must […]
Use An Exempt Resource To Save Consumer Funds & Staff Time
We know the importance you place on choosing services that best support your consumers and community. Over one hundred human service providers nationwide have made THE PROVIDER TRUST their choice to control consumer funds and maintain eligibility. As an exempt resource, THE PROVIDER TRUST is an in-house special needs pooled trust that allows those in […]
Don’t Let Your Consumers’ Medicaid Fall Thru The Cracks
The original unwinding of Medicaid benefits coincided to end with the Public Health Emergency (PHE). However, in late December, the omnibus spending bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed and separated the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement from the ongoing PHE. Congress is now allowing states to begin Medicaid eligibility redeterminations and renewals as of April […]
Supplemental Security Income Recipients Likely To See Largest Increase In Decades
For 2023, the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA will bring a predicted increase for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, which are expected to rise by 8.7%. This is according to a projection from The Senior Citizens League, a nonprofit that advocates for seniors. In 2022, we saw SSI benefits increase by 5.9%, raising […]
