Continuum of Care News

A new era of quality management is showing remarkable potential to enhance the outcomes and increase the efficiency of human services. Medicaid waiting lists and IDD — what states, providers and clients need to know Tuesday, October 23 at 2pm ET / 11am PT In the face of Federal Medicaid policy changes, shrinking budgets, tighter reimbursements and increasing requirements, your agency may be looking for new solutions to shrink your wait list and extend services to more clients.    Register now  Register now to learn more This webinar will examine the various ways states are addressing their Medicaid challenges, and how potential Medicaid changes could impact you in 2019. You will learn: The ramifications of waiting lists that keep clients off of ser...

Qlik Sense Update We are pleased to announce a Qlik Sense Update is scheduled for the evening of Monday, October 8 th , 2018. This update includes new age variables for ages as of Entry, Exit and last build date. Please review the "Qlik Sense Release Notes - 2018-10" document available in the "HACS" Customer Community library for more details. Please contact your CCA if you have further questions. Copyright © 2018 Wellsky. All Rights Reserved. 11711 W. 79th St, Lenexa, KS 66214

SSA Updates the Online Disability Benefit Application As you may have noticed, SSA recently updated the list of options on the  Adult Online Disability Benefit Application  to indicate who is completing the application. While "I am helping someone who wants to apply and is with me" is no longer a separate option, SSA  continues to encourage advocates to assist individuals with the Online Disability Benefit Application. Moving forward, the Online Disability Benefit Application will begin with agreeing to a Benefits Application Terms of Service. Then: If you are assisting with the application and the applicant is with you, choose "I am applying for myself" and answer the questions as the applicant would answer them. 1. The applicant will be asked if h...

HUD has released Notice CPD-18-12: Commitment and Expenditure Deadline Requirements for the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Program . This notice provides guidance to Housing Trust Fund (HTF) grantees on the commitment and expenditure requirements applicable to HTF funds and explains how HUD determines compliance with these requirements. View the Commitment and Expenditure Deadline Requirements for the HTF Program .             Visit the HUD Exchange at https://www.hudexchange.info

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been stressing the importance of using data to inform local decision making and to make changes to local systems of care. However, to understand the full scope of what is going on in each community we need to use traditional Continuum of Care (CoC) data in concert with other homeless data sources. People experiencing homelessness often touch several public systems and a subset continuously cycle through a variety of costly emergency interventions (i.e. shelters, emergency room visits, hospitalizations, arrests, etc.). These different systems often lack effective methods for identifying persons who are homeless and connecting them to the most appropriate services and housing. Integrating data across these sectors helps target and coordinate care for vulnerable populations and allows communities to better track outcomes to answer key policy questions and inform practice. As you look at these broader data sources, ...

The State of Homelessness in America sheds light on the homeless population, the homeless system's response, and what's changing over time. On any given night, more than 550,000 Americans are without a home. The Alliance's State of Homelessness in America report sheds light on the population experiencing homelessness, the homeless system's response, and how both are changing over time. What the interactive report finds:   While the vast majority of people experiencing homelessness live in some form of shelter or transitional housing, 34 percent live "unsheltered" in a place not meant for human habitation. Individuals comprise 67 percent of the homeless population and people in families make up the remaining 33 percent. ...

HUD is now posting the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Deadline Compliance Status Reports. These monthly reports assist grantees and HUD Field Offices in monitoring compliance with the 2-year commitment requirement of the HTF statute and the 5-year expenditure requirement of the HTF regulations. The current report is now posted on the HUD Exchange at the link below. You may also access it from the Housing Trust Fund Page under "HTF Program Reports." HTF Monthly Report as of 10/1/2018 Now Available: HTF Deadline Compliance Status Reports             ...

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