| LTSS Technical Assistance Center |
Visit the online LTSS TA Center for videos, best practices, toolkits, a resource library, and a step-by-step planning roadmap.
|
|
|
Tribal leader support for caregivers
|
|
Tribal leaders have many options when it comes to supporting elders and their caregivers. Based on findings from a focus group of Native American caregivers by the Diverse Elders Coalition, in consultation with National Indian Council on Aging, tribal leaders can provide support through programs that provide flexible scheduling, financial assistance, and legal matters. For example, they can:
|
- ensure programs have flexible schedules to accommodate caregivers’ jobs
- establish or partner with programs to provide free or low-cost financial help to aid caregivers, such as with paying bills and money management
- help caregivers find qualified, free or low-cost help for legal matters
|
 |
|
|
|
| |
|
Resources for tribal leaders |
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
There are many steps involved in setting up and growing sustainable long-term services and supports (LTSS).
The CMS LTSS Technical Assistance (TA) Center’s Tribal Leader’s Community Toolkit provides resources to help tribal leaders start the conversation.
The toolkit includes a brochure that defines LTSS, LTSS program model fact sheets, an LTSS in Indian Country presentation, and an infographic that outlines the need for LTSS in tribal communities.
Find these resources for tribal leaders and more in the LTSS TA Center. Learn how to navigate the LTSS TA Center (PDF, 189 KB, 1 p)
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
|
In observance of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, share resources from the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) to help tribal leaders, health directors, clinicians, and others improve brain health.
NIHB’s resources include:
The training module contains information from the Healthy Brain Initiative’s Road Map for Indian Country (PDF, 11 MB, 44 pp), a public health guide focused on dementia in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
|
Promoting vaccination against flu and COVID-19
This year, National Influenza Vaccination Week is December 5–11. In advance of this health observance, share the I Get It! social media campaign created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote flu vaccination.
December 5 is also the deadline for eligible health care staff at all Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities to receive:
- The first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or
- A single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Answers to frequently asked questions (PDF, 205 KB, 11 pp) about the new regulation requiring facility staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are available online.
Notably, many adults who live or work in long-term care settings and were previously vaccinated against COVID-19 are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Visit CDC’s website to learn more about the eligibility criteria.
|
Indian Country ECHO website
Indian Country ECHO, a project of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, recently launched a new website to help further its goal of expanding access to high-quality specialized care.
Website users now have the option of:
- Using a chat box to ask clinical questions that require rapid responses
- Creating a personalized ECHO account to save useful resources and track upcoming trainings
Additionally, the Indian Country ECHO homepage provides easy access to ECHO programs on behavioral health, COVID-19, dementia, palliative care, and more.
|
|
|
