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Our Comprehensive CQC Registration Services Include: 1. Thorough Assessment: Conduct a detailed evaluation of your business to ensure compliance with all CQC requirements. Review your policies, procedures, and premises to align them with CQC standards. 2. Customized Guidance: Provide personalized support based on your specific care services (e.g., domiciliary care, residential care, nursing homes). Assist in creating or refining essential documents, including consent policies, equality and diversity policies, and financial viability statements. 3. Documentation Support: Help prepare all required documents for your CQC application. Offer templates and guidelines to ensure your policies are current and relevant. 4. Registered Manager Setup: Guide you through appointing a registered manager, crucial for successful CQC registration. Ensure your registered manager meets all necessary qualifications and standards. 5. Service Expansion: Advise on additional registrations if you plan to expand services beyond England into Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. Ensure compliance with local regulatory authorities. 6. Autistic and Learning Disability Services: Specialize in services for autistic individuals and those with learning disabilities. Provide guidance to align your care approach with best practices for these populations. Next Steps: If you’re ready to move forward with CQC registration, please reach out to us. We can schedule a consultation to discuss your unique needs and develop a tailored plan. Contact us at 01217020166 or send email at [email protected]. We look forward to supporting your care business in achieving CQC compliance and delivering exceptional care to your clients.

Immediate Advocacy Needed - Deadline: Today @3PM On Tuesday, March 5, the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on SB 3559, the Anti-Retaliation in Nursing Homes Act. This bill is a short term step to bringing greater freedom to people with disabilities. Two things you can do, before 3pm on Tuesday, March 5th: 1. Send a letter to your Illinois senators and representative: https://lnkd.in/gMePU6VF 2. Complete a witness slip as a proponent: https://lnkd.in/gSb8CeRR Directions to Fill Out a Witness Slip 1. For firm /business/agency: put your organization, or "self" 2. For representation: put your organization, or "self" 3. Mark yourself as a PROPONENT 4. Under testimony, select “Record of Appearance Only.” 5. Accept the terms and click “Create(Slip). The Anti-Retaliation in Nursing Homes Act would give residents the right to take legal action if retaliated against by nursing home staff. This bill would give nursing home residents freedom of speech, and human dignity while in a facility. Such immediate steps give greater freedom for people still stuck in institutions, which enables greater autonomy and ability to advocate for themselves to get back into the community. As we work to bring freedom to live fully in the community, and strengthen the values of independent living, we also know that many of our people, still stuck in nursing facilities, routinely face retaliation from management when they speak up about mistreatment or their desire to transition into the community. Research supports that fear of retaliation is widespread, and silences the voices of people with disabilities. Please share widely and quickly!

As Executive Director for Metropolitan Center for Independent Living, it is my honor to share with you a co-cover article I was asked to write for MINNESOTA PHYSICIAN, the Nov. 2023 journal edition. It is entitled "A Crisis in Home Health Direct Care - The Minnesota Solutions Model." Across the United States and in Minnesota, we are experiencing an urgent severe crisis in direct care Personal Care Assistant/Direct Support Professional services. This crisis is becoming the #1 civil rights issue for people with disabilities and older adults who rely upon direct care services and benefits for daily living. The article identifies the solutions as a way out of the crisis that will require The White House, Congress, the 50 states and all of us to work together. Let us be guided by the most noble value we hold as a society, namely to advance the ability of people to care for one another. https://lnkd.in/gJxz34d8

RCN Foundation is seeking to fund a research study which will empower the RNLD workforce to articulate their unique contribution to addressing health inequalities; improving health related quality of life outcomes and reducing premature deaths for people with a lived experience of a learning disability (LD), based upon analysis of the evidence- base and the experiences of nurses and individuals with lived experience of an LD Learning Disability and Autism Learning Disability England National Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurse Directors Forum #thenationalLearningDisabilityNurses

Alison Barkoff Provides Senate Testimony on the Importance of the Older Americans Act #OlderAmericansAct #AgingInPlace #HomeCareServices #CaregiverSupport Earlier today, Alison Barkoff testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee about the Older Americans Act, the critical importance of its programs and the aging services network that implements its programs, and ACL’s work to strengthen and support both. The OAA was last reauthorized in 2020 and will expire on September 30, 2024. In her testimony, Barkoff stated that “OAA programs help older adults age in place, as the vast majority want to do.” She continued, “For nearly 60 years, the structure of the OAA has driven its success. It sets broad policy but gives our network the flexibility to meet local needs.” The OAA authorizes a wide range of programs and services, most of which focus on helping older adults age in place. The services include home-delivered and congregate meals, support for family caregivers, preventive health services, personal and home care services, transportation, legal assistance, elder abuse prevention, and much more. In February, ACL issued the first substantial update since 1988 to most OAA program regulations. The rule aims to better support the national aging network that delivers OAA services and to improve program implementation, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that the nation's growing population of older adults can live and thrive in their own homes and communities. Developed with extensive input from stakeholders, the rule reflects best practices from the field and provides the updated, modern framework needed to strengthen the network and sustain the OAA’s success. Today’s hearing also included testimony from leaders in the aging network and a recipient of OAA services. You can watch a recording of the hearing, and read their written statements at the Senate Hearings page. Alison Barkoff’s written testimony also can be found on ACL.gov.

Understanding the Importance of a Memorandum of Intent for a Special Needs Trust: A Special Needs Trust is a crucial tool for individuals with disabilities, designed to provide financial security and support while preserving eligibility for government benefits. Establishing a special needs trust, however, is not simply about transferring assets. It also requires careful planning and consideration of the beneficiary’s unique needs and preferences. One essential document that complements the special needs trust is the Memorandum of Intent (MOI). To help explain, the Indianapolis attorneys at Frank & Kraft discuss the significance of the Memorandum of Intent for a Special Needs Trust in ensuring the well-being and happiness of individuals with disabilities and [Read more...] The post Understanding the Importance of a Memorandum of Intent for a Special Needs Trust appeared first on Frank & Kraft, Attorneys at Law.

Yes. Health care professionals need education in the health and health care of people with disabilities. And from the social/human rights perspective that people with disabilities lead full lives. Get away from the notion that people with disabilities are by definition unhealthy, sick and need to be fixed that is so prevalent in health care. IDD Health Equity Institute for Exceptional Care (IEC) IntellectAbility #disabilities #publichealth

Did you know that more than 40 million Americans are caregivers for their loved ones? At Pacifica Senior Living, we understand how important and challenging that role can be. That's why we're here to support you and offer assistance and resources. Follow the link to learn more about support for family caregivers, and senior living options. https://lnkd.in/gKNvPvJU