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Stay tuned for the next LTSS webinar
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Helping Native veterans access HCBS
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The recently signed Dole Act directs the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to collaborate with Indian Health Service and tribal and urban Indian health programs, to ensure Native veterans have access to home- and community-based services (HCBS). Under the VA, such services include:
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- Skilled home health care for veterans who are homebound or live far away from the VA
- Home-based primary care for veterans who need support beyond routine clinic-based care
- Adult day health care to provide veterans with social activities, peer support, and companionship
- Respite care to give veterans’ family caregivers a break
- Telehealth to monitor veterans’ medical conditions remotely
- Palliative care to help relieve suffering for veterans with life-threatening or terminal illness
- Hospice care for end-of-life comfort at home, in outpatient clinics, and in inpatient settings
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Veterans are encouraged to download the VA Health and Benefits App, which makes it easier to keep up with benefits, refill prescriptions, message one’s care team, and manage appointments.
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Connecting Native veterans with LTSS
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The TA Center’s web page, LTSS for Native Veterans, shares information on services and resources to help address veterans’ long-term care needs. Visit the web page for links to:
- Program profiles showcasing tribes’ efforts to connect veterans with care
- VA Health Care on Native Lands, a webinar about services for veterans in rural areas
- Contact information for regional specialists from the VA Office of Tribal Government Relations, to explore VA-tribal partnerships
- Information about how AI/AN veterans can enroll in VA health benefits
“Our main goal is to get a veteran service connected, so they can receive disability compensation for anything that may have happened to them while on active duty.”
– Margaret Garvin, Veterans Service Officer, Ho-Chunk Nation Division of Veterans Affairs
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Role of CHRs in supporting elders’ health needs
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Indian Health Service’s (IHS) community health representative (CHR) program provides home- and community-based services that help address the needs of tribal elders who are aging in place.
To learn more about the program, watch the IHS four-part video series, which:
- Explains how CHRs partner with other health professionals to improve outcomes
- Highlights CHRs’ efforts to keep elders connected to their communities
- Features elders sharing how the CHR program enhances their quality of life
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Join the conversation on LinkedIn
Want to learn more about or discuss LTSS in Indian Country? Looking to connect with others working in the same field?
Join the Tribal Affairs Group on LinkedIn.
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Stay tuned for the next LTSS webinar
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The LTSS webinars are opportunities for experts from the field to share information about long-term services and supports for elders and people with disabilities.
Please stay tuned for details regarding the next LTSS webinar. In the meantime, check out the February 2024 webinar, Stronger Together – Dementia Awareness Program.
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Guidance for the dementia care journey
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Hilarity for Charity’s interactive resource, Caregiver Road Trip, addresses challenges that often arise when providing care for someone with dementia.
Covering a range of topics, the resource is geared toward people who are new to the dementia care journey. To that end, the resource:
- Provides a step-by-step guide for obtaining a proper diagnosis from the care recipient’s health care provider
- Recommends tools for researching the costs of home- and community-based services and facility-based care
- Offers tips and checklists to help identify ways of making a care recipient’s home more dementia-friendly
- Highlights the importance of asking people in one’s family or local community to assist with specific tasks
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Disaster reimbursement and assistance
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Applications due: September 2
Learn more about the disaster reimbursement and assistance funding opportunity
In the event of a major disaster in their geographic area, tribal organizations receiving a grant under Title VI of the Older Americans Act may be eligible to apply for disaster reimbursement and assistance funds. Before applying, potential grantees should consult:
- State and local emergency managers
- Administration for Community Living regional staff, if available
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Heathy Alaska Natives Foundation grants
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Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
View the Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation funding opportunity
The Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation—the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium’s charitable arm—offers grants for projects that directly impact Alaska Native people, programs, or places. Preference is given to projects focused on:
- Improved access to care
- Rural health care
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NADRC webinar
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June 4 at 2 p.m. Eastern
Register for the NADRC webinar
Join the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) for a virtual panel discussion featuring professionals who develop and implement programs for people with dementia and their caregivers. Panelists will share how their work on such programs is informed by their own experience as family caregivers.
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38th annual NADONA conference
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June 9–12
Jacksonville, Florida
Register for the NADONA conference
“Celebrating the ‘Rock Stars’ of LTC” is the theme of this year’s National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long-Term Care (NADONA) conference. Topic areas include compliance, clinical practice, reimbursement, leadership, and more.
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Compassion in Action 2025
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June 24–25
Washington, DC
Register by May 31 for Compassion in Action 2025
The Jewish Federations of North America’s Center on Aging, Trauma, and Holocaust Survivor Care will host Compassion in Action 2025, a workshop highlighting person-centered, trauma-informed care for elders. General registration ends May 31.
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50th annual USAging Conference and Tradeshow
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July 20–23
Chicago, Illinois
Register for the USAging event
Make plans now to attend this summer’s USAging Conference and Tradeshow. Sessions, workshops, and roundtables will cover topics such as:
- Best practices for engaging with tribes
- Elder justice
- Transportation access in rural and tribal communities
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Send us your news
Do you have news to share about LTSS in Indian Country? Send it to ltssinfo@kauffmaninc.com for possible inclusion in an upcoming newsletter. Contact us with other comments or feedback, too.
About the newsletter
American Indian/Alaska Native Long-Term Services and Supports Solutions is published monthly by the CMS Division of Tribal Affairs to share information, funding opportunities, and resources with LTSS planners, tribal leaders, and supporters.
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