Why Are Monitoring Tools Even There? What’s Their Importance?
Caring for patients while also completing forms and entering numbers can seem overwhelming. Which is why the use of Monitoring Tools may appear burdensome, requiring monthly data entry and precise paperwork completion. You may …
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The Why & What of Changes in Monitoring Tools by the NJ DDD
Are you looking for information about the new changes in the Support Coordinator Monitoring Tool for individuals with developmental disabilities? Look no further! We’re here to provide you with all the details. Firstly, the …
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New Legislation to Address the Care Provider Crisis
In the wake of the pandemic, the healthcare industry around the world was put to the test. One of the biggest challenges faced in the United States was the shortage of care providers, which …
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Access to Healthcare: A Concern for People with Developmental Disabilities
“I Am Sam”, a popular movie about the protagonist with intellectual disabilities, showed how the ability to love is not limited by one’s physical and mental abilities. But what the movie also showed, like …
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Why Effective Tracking of Outcomes is Important for Your Nonprofit?
As a nonprofit, your organization is doing the right thing for multiple causes, making the world better and enabling a better social structure. But how do you measure all this? Are all outcomes for …
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Debunking Medicaid Fraud: How EVV can help avoid fraudulent behavior
Imagine that you’re anticipating an important meeting at work that’ll determine your raises for the upcoming fiscal year. You have arranged for a carer for your loved one at home and are expecting his …
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Caregiver crisis in the US – The clock is ticking, act before it’s too late!
The hardest decision for anyone would be choosing between a career and caring for elderly parents. Although greater salary and work security are the main reasons people leave their employment, many do so for …
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6 ways to Achieve Your Neurodiversity-inclusive Employment Goals
Every brain is unique. Every individual’s capacity and uniqueness of thinking, learning, and processing information is different. We have wiring in the brain that differs naturally, resulting in several neurological variances. The term “neurodiversity” …
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Did you know social workers get minimal training in dealing with IDD individuals?
Intellectual disabilities are impairments that start developing during infancy or childhood. These are marked by severe restrictions in cognitive ability and adaptive behavior. People with intellectual disabilities may struggle with social skills like interpersonal …
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How can social workers play a role in helping neurodiverse children in a neurotypical world?
The pandemic has had an impact on people physically as well as mentally. In the past two years in the US, most of a child’s education has consisted of video conferencing and emails rather …
Why This Needs to Stop: Widespread Abuse of IDD individuals in Hospitals
It’s a tough topic to divulge but one cannot turn their head away and ignore it. Deny it or not, abuse and neglect can manifest themselves in various ways, ranging from overt physical and/or …
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Traumatizing Effects of Covid-19 on IDD individuals
The infamous COVID caused quite a stir in the world. Unfortunately, IDD individuals were not an exception. In recent studies, COVID was found to be the main culprit for fatalities in people with intellectual …
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How can IDD Representation in movies break long-standing stereotypes?
We do not see many movies in which disabled actors play disabled protagonists. It is even more unusual for such films to be critically acclaimed. It was almost unheard of for typically developed actors …
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Best practices for fair long-term care distribution to the poor
When people cannot carry out daily tasks alone, long-term care services help them live as freely and safely as possible. The following three types of long-term care are the most typical: People frequently require …
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Here’s what you need to know about New Jersey’s 1 January 2023 EVV Deadline
All Home Health Care Services (HHCS) need to be EVV compliant by Jan 1 2023 – are you prepared? Which agencies does this apply to? This table contains all the procedure codes for while …
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How can we promote mental health awareness for IDD individuals?
Mental distress is much worse for people with Intellectual Developmental disabilities, and most health professionals don’t know how to help. People with Intellectual developmental disabilities have the same aspirations, ambitions, and apprehensions as everyone …
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Understanding the homeless crisis in the US
Homelessness in the US is not a new issue, but recently it has grown at an alarming rate. October 10th is marked as ‘World Homeless Day’ to draw the attention of people and the …
What We Got Wrong About Roe vs Wade and Developmental Disabilities
The 1973 decision of the landmark Roe vs. Wade case, which had made abortion legal nationally has been reversed by the Supreme Court. Due to this reversal, people with marginalized identities will be particularly …
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