Please be cautious of the imposter phone and email scams. With the US census starting, the political season heating up, and well, just methods of scamming are becoming more refined, government imposter phone and email scams have increased. Here is…
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Don’t forget to submit your input
Don’t forget to submit your input by February 7, 2020, for the RAISE Family Caregivers Act and/or the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Both of these councils are requesting your input to help them develop goals, objectives, best practices, and recommendations for…
Idaho Medicaid Plus Information
Do you live in a county that only offers one Health Plan (at this time, Blue Cross)? If so, you will want to become aware of a small amendment that will provide authority to the Idaho Department of Health and…
Interested in Messaging and Advocacy Training?
A helpful training is being offered on February 1st. This training focuses on advocacy and messaging. Specifically, to focus on ensuring all supporters of early education are equipped to talk about the importance of high-quality early learning in Idaho. The…
ICA to host To Err is Human
The Idaho Caregiver Alliance, in partnership with the Center for the Study of Aging, invites you to join us for a premiere showing of To Err Is Human in Boise. The event aligns with Patient Safety Awareness Week and will…
The Caregiver Tech Tool Finder
Caregiving takes up a lot of our time, checking out the Caregiver Tech Tool Finder might be able to save us a few minutes or hours. This tool, created by the VirginiaNavigator and The Lindsay Institute for Innovations in Caregiving,…
Questions about Medicaid waivers?
Are you familiar with the Medicaid waivers provided for respite support in Idaho? Here is the State-by-State Summary prepared by the ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center. The information for Idaho’s respite support starts on page 85. I find it always…
We need your voice for mental health
We need your voice for mental health in Idaho. Federal comment period is open for Idaho’s Institutions of Mental Disease waiver (1115 IMD waiver). Now is the time to show your support for the use of Medicaid reimbursements for mental…
Advocate at the Capitol for Alzheimer’s
Are you interested in being an advocate at the Idaho State Capitol for Alzheimer’s and other dementias? The Idaho Alzheimer’s Association can help you out with training and even the logding if you are traveling from outside the Treasure Valley.…
Some caregiver tools for hard times.
There are times as a caregiver our hearts smile, but then there are times we can feel sad, isolated, and depressed. Being a caregiver tends to inspire ingenuity for finding ways to get through the hard times. In the article,…