Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates

Week of July 16, 2024

This weekly digest is a method to communicate updates, initiatives and policy changes from the Aging and Adult Services Division (AASD) and Disability Services Division (DSD) in a simplified way. We send this announcement every week on Tuesdays.

In this edition

Joint AASD/DSD messages

• Reminder: Opportunities to give feedback on crisis, positive support, respite and specialist services
• Recent Community-Based Services Manual (CBSM) updates
• Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Workforce Development Grant update

Joint AASD/DSD messages

Reminder: Opportunities to give feedback on crisis, positive support, respite and specialist services

• Audience: People who are familiar with crisis, positive support, respite or specialist waiver services
• Deadline: July 31, 2024
• Summary: DHS, the University of Minnesota and other state agencies seek feedback on ways to improve intervention and respite services.

Recent CBSM updates

• Audience: Lead agency staff and all interested parties
• Summary: This announcement provides a summary of updates DHS made to the CBSM in June 2024.

HCBS Workforce Development Grant update

• Audience: HCBS direct care professionals, traditional personal care assistance (PCA) professionals, service providers, lead agency staff, people who receive services and other interested parties
• Summary: Although the HCBS Workforce Development Grant ended on June 30, 2024, people can still participate in related opportunities.

AASD ARCHIVE | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE

Visit CBSM – What’s new often for a list of policies/pages we’ve recently updated in the Community-Based Services Manual.