AAACAP Striking a Balance Caregiver Conference

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Striking a Balance Caregiver Conference The Striking a Balance Caregiver Conference brings together local resources and national speakers to aid and educate family caregivers, so they can provide the best possible care for their loved ones and selves. It strives to connect family caregivers with new resources, tools and techniques that improves their total quality
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Risks for harm skyrocket for people with disabilities during pandemic

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Occasionally, in the long news cycle that is 100% coronavirus (COVID-19) 100% of the time, the spotlight will focus briefly on the spread of the virus among people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD) living in state-run settings. What is not mentioned in those stories is that people with IDD and other disabilities are not
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The American Academy of Nursing and the American Nurses Association Call for Social Justice to Address Racism and Health Equity in Communities of Color

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Today, the American Academy of Nursing (Academy) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) issued the following statement on the urgent need for social justice to address prevalent racism and discrimination against communities of color, especially Black and Brown people. Nurses stand to champion equity while upholding dignity and respect of individuals as the country continues
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Existing EVV Users: Temporary Policies for COVID-19 Extended to Oct. 23, 2020

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The temporary EVV policies in response to COVID-19 (PDF) have been extended through Oct. 23, 2020, unless the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services ends the public health emergency earlier. If the public health emergency ends earlier, HHSC will provide additional information. The temporary EVV Claims Matching policy was revised to include information about the June
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