Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates

Week of Feb. 18, 2025

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

• Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) implementation updates
• Recent Community-Based Services Manual (CBSM) updates

Training and event information

• 2025 Odyssey webinar series

Joint AASD/DSD messages

CFSS implementation updates

• Audience: People who receive personal care assistance (PCA), Consumer Support Grant (CSG) and CFSS services, families, providers, lead agencies and other interested parties
• Summary: DHS began the transition from PCA and CSG to CFSS on Oct. 1, 2024. We will provide regular updates early in the transition.

Recent CBSM updates

• Audience: Lead agencies and all interested parties
• Summary: This announcement provides a summary of updates DHS made to the CBSM in January 2025.

Training and event information

2025 Odyssey webinar series

• Audience: Lead agencies, providers and other interested parties
• Summary: The 2025 Odyssey webinar series will include three webinars that address the challenges and opportunities of aging and disability services by bringing possibilities to life.

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.