Community Enrichment: Navigating the Advocacy Path: Supporting An Adult with Specific Healthcare Needs
Presented by: Fay Alexander, MHR, CCHW, Operations, Compliance, and Contracts Coordinator
December 11, 2024
Resources and Tools
- GOT Transition website
- Natural Supports
- 3-way calls to model behavior or to offer support
- Division of Rehabilitation Services
- Career Centers
- Colleges- admissions, financial aid, disability services
- Transportation: Motor Vehicle Administration, Medicaid Transportation, public transportation system
- Housing- Housing programs, such as HUD, identifying available apartments
- Legal Aid
- Maryland Health Connection
Community Enrichment: Eligibility Insights: Accessing Multiple Medicaid Programs
Presented by: Sharyn King, BSN, RN, CCM, Senior Vice President, Population Health
November 19, 2024
DEI&B - Strengthening Connections and Communication with Your Case Manager
Presented by: Dianne Edwards-Barnes, DEI&B Coordinator, The Coordinating Center
October 15, 2024
Assistive Technology (AT) Resources in Maryland
Presented by: Nora Walker, CRS A/D, Maryland Assistive Technology Program
Medicaid 101: The basics of Medicaid Benefits, Programs and Common Terms and Acronyms
Presented by: Sharyn King, BSN, RN, CCM,
Senior Vice President, The Coordinating Center
July 16, 2024
Webinar Resources:
Maryland Health Connection
Maryland Medicaid Blue Book - Home and Community-Based Services
Maryland Department of Health – Medicaid
Eligibility Chart
References
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Medicare.gov
Medicare Interactive
Social Security Administration
Maryland Department of Health
Navigating the Transition from Medicaid to Medicare
Andrea Pomilla, Wellness and Health Benefits Manager, Harford County Office on Aging
June 18, 2024
ABLE Accounts: A Financial Planning
Kelly Nelson, Outreach and Communications Manager at Maryland ABLE
May 14, 2024
The ABLE Today website is a good resource for learning about the 48 ABLE programs nationwide, archived presentations on a variety of ABLE related topics and other helpful resources.
Transitioning Youth: What To Know as You Grow
Alyssa Stoffel, Team Manager, Rare and Expensive Case Management (REM) Program and Sheryl Nickel, Clinical Care Coordinator, Model Waiver Program
April 16, 2024
Check out The Coordinator Center's Transitional Youth Tool Kit on our website HERE.
Finding a Voice Through Self Advocacy
Megan Bazzett, MS, CPRP, CFRP, Director of Community First Programs
March 19, 2024
View the PowerPoint HERE.
- Education Advocacy Resources
- Parent Place of Maryland
- Mental Health Association of Maryland
- Maryland Disability Resources and Advocacy Organizations
Organizational
Advance Directives, Guardianship, & Power of Attorney
Presented by Nicole Dozier, LCSW-C, Social Work Consultant
February 20, 2024
Advance Directives Resources
- Maryland Attorney General: Advance Directives (overview)
- Maryland Advance Directive: Planning for Future Health Care Decisions
- Maryland Health Care Decisions Act- Summary
- Aging with Dignity (Five Wishes)
MOLST Form Resources
- Maryland MOLST Form
- Maryland MOLST FAQs including information on Medic Alert Bracelets
- Maryland Health Care Decisions Act- Summary
- Maryland MOLST- Info for Consumers
- Maryland MOLST (overview)
Guardianship Resources
- Maryland Courts- Guardianship
- Guardianship and Its Alternatives: A Handbook on Maryland Law
- The People's Law Library of Maryland- General Guardianship Articles
- Maryland Department of Human Services- Adult Public Guardianship
Surrogate Decision-Making Resources
- Maryland Health Care Decisions Act- Summary
- Maryland Courts- Alternatives to Guardianship- Surrogate Decision-Making
Disease Management
Presented by Joyce Falkenhan, DNP, RN, B-C, CNRN, RN Consultant and Anne Conway, RN, BSN, MS, CCM, Director of Health Plan and Hospital Services
January 16, 2024
- Webinar PowerPoint Here
- Webinar recording Here
- Ready to quit? MDH Resource
- CHF Spotlight Tool
- Diabetes Spotlight Tool
- ARHQ Question Builder (available as an app too!)
