DCOA E*News At-A-Glance
You
are invited to become a member of our newly created taskforce to
address and overhaul our current grantee reimbursement model.
The new model will include the resetting of our grantee reimbursement
rates, and move DCOA from a unit based reimbursement system, that will
transition the agency to a new performance-driven model, by October
1, 2014. We welcome the knowledge and feedback from our senior
advocates and experts in this field to help us analyze and revise our
current grantee reimbursement system. Please come out and share your
thoughts and ideas.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 10 am - 12 pm
District of Columbia’s Office on Aging Headquarters
500 K Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002.
Please RSVP to Garret King at garret.king@dc.gov or
call at 202-727-0467
 Seniors at Edgewood's "The
View" prepare for emergencies by setting up their online safety profile
through Smart911. Smart911 is the online profile which provides first
responders with information of registered users who call 9-1-1 during
emergencies. What information is provided is determined by registered participants and is available
to 9-1-1 dispatchers when a call is placed, free of charge.
Visit Smart911.com to register or call 202-724-5626 for assistance. You
may also contact darlene.nowlin@dc.gov
to schedule a presentation for your group or organization.
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The D.C. Health
Benefit Exchange Authority announced today that it will continue DC Health Link
enrollment past the March 31st deadline for individual and family
coverage. Residents who need in-person or telephone help will now have
through April 15th to enroll. People with an on-line account
with DC Health Link who have not yet selected a health plan also will have
through April 15th to enroll in a private health plan.
Staff has
been monitoring the call center, in person assistance, and enrollment volume on
a daily basis for the last several weeks. Although DC Health Link staff
has taken steps to minimize potentially long hold times at the call center and
have opened additional enrollment locations around the city, the demand for
in-person and telephone assistance is very high.
Read more here.
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) in their Legislative Update has provided information on the progress of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization. Read the Legislative Update to follow the progress here.
Caring for a loved one with Parkinson's Disease and need assistance. Log onto the next D.C. Caregivers Online Chat at Noon on Tuesday, April 1, 12 p.m. at www.dcoa.dc.gov/page/caregiver-chat. Log on for advice, resources and tips to assist you with your caregiving. If you are not available at 12 p.m., check back at your convenience and hit replay to see the entire chat.
For more information, contact Linda Irizarry at 202-535-1442 or linda.irizarry@dc.gov.
D.C. Hunger Solutions is pleased to announce the
availability of Walmart Foundation Funding to provide five senior serving
non-profits with $2,000 in funding to better connect older residents to the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/Food Stamps).
Whether your organization already provides SNAP outreach and application
assistance or wants to learn the basics of SNAP outreach and application
assistance, this grant opportunity is for you.
To apply, visit www.dchunger.org under “What’s Happening
Now.”
 DCOA continues its efforts in the community to provide
health screenings, information on programs and services and resources
for
persons living with disabilities and residents age 60 and older. Check
the community calendar to find out where the next fair will be held.
If you
are interested in hosting a Community Health and Wellness Fair big or small
contact Alice Thompson at 202-535-1321 or alice.thompson@dc.gov
for more information.
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March is National Kidney Month and the CDC has released a new National Chronic Kidney Disease Fact Sheet for 2014. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition in which your kidneys are
damaged and cannot filter blood as well as healthy kidneys. Because of
this, wastes from the blood remain in the body and may cause other
health problems.
Read the fact sheet and learn about the risk factors for Chronic Kidney Diseases and steps you can take to reduce your risk at http://go.usa.gov/Kfpd
Are you wondering how you can benefit from being online? Connect.DC of the Office of the Chief Technology Officer has
released the guide 12 Ways Being Online Can Improve Your Life-The Connect.DC
Guide to Digital Citizenship. Find out how being online can help you
in your daily life by clicking here.
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