Our focus topic of the day is CAREGIVING and resources for mobilizing change in state and federal programs providing (or not, as the case may be) "in-home supportive services" in the county of Lake. The latest report from the Fire Adapted Communities Network local liaison (Magdalena Valderrama) and a new NASA firewatch resource listed following these windows on the real world of disabled citizens in the Golden State:
In-Home Supportive Services and the state’s governance program limitations:
Opportunity for advocacy, November 30, 2023, interactive workgroup sponsored by the Department of Health Care Services:
CalAIM Explained: Overview of New Programs and Key Changes - California Health Care Foundation
California Health Care Foundation:
https://www.chcf.org/resource/calaim-in-focus/seniors-people-with-disabilities/
Lake County In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee:
https://www.lakecountyca.gov/1173/Lake-County-In-Home-Supportive-Services-
Consumer Virtual Education Session on Medi-Cal Eligibility and Updates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ga5xsL8GpA&t=1s
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR):
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Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network -- "A Community Radio Network that CAN" by Magdalena Valderrama:
https://fireadaptednetwork.org/a-community-volunteer-radio-network-that-can/
NASA's new planetary observation website, "FireSense":