Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates

Week of Sept. 2, 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

Training and event information

• Reminder: Register for Odyssey webinar "Exploring the Impact of Aging with HIV: Resources, Insights and Lifespan Considerations"
• Webinar announcement: Family Adult Foster Care (AFC) and Life Sharing Support Tiers Overview and Q&A
• DirectCourse employment services training

Training and event information

Reminder: Register for Odyssey webinar “Exploring the Impact of Aging with HIV: Resources, Insights and Lifespan Considerations”

• Audience: Lead agencies, providers and other interested parties
• Event date: Sept. 18, 2025
• Summary: Registration for the Odyssey webinar, “Exploring the Impact of Aging with HIV: Resources, Insights and Lifespan Considerations” closes on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

Webinar announcement: Family AFC and Life Sharing Support Tiers Overview and Q&A

• Audience: 245A licensed family AFC providers, lead agency staff, case managers, including contracted case managers, and other interested parties
• Event date: Oct. 21, 2025
• Summary: This webinar will cover legislative changes to the family residential services (FRS) rate setting methodology for disability waivers.

DirectCourse employment services training

• Audience: Employment and day services providers
• Summary: DHS encourages employment and day services providers to review the training on Minnesota’s employment services available through DirectCourse.

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.