 Governor Steve Beshear announced that he
has signed an emergency regulation requiring certain health care providers to
obtain national criminal background checks on new employees and other
individuals who provide direct one-on-one care to elderly residents or patients
in order to obtain or renew the facility’s license to operate in the
Commonwealth.
Effective Jan. 1, 2016, approximately 1,300 providers will be required to
obtain national background checks for all new employees. These providers
include nursing homes, intermediate care facilities and Intermediate Care
Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID); adult day
health care programs; assisted living communities; home health agencies;
hospice; personal services agencies; providers of home and community-based
services; personal care homes; and staffing agencies, including nursing pools
that have contracts to provide staff to one or more of the listed employer
types.
Prior to utilizing this federal law, state law required only name-based,
Kentucky-specific background checks, creating a loophole that allowed
applicants seeking employment in these long-term care and other settings to
hide criminal actions committed in other states. Meanwhile, the prevalence of
alleged abuse or exploitation of seniors in these settings remained
significant. Since May 2014, more than 2,600 total complaints have been lodged
against long-term care providers, nearly 30 percent of which were directly
related to suspected abuse or exploitation of residents.
By requiring fingerprint-supported background checks that search for both
state and federal FBI criminal records, applicants will not be able to hide
criminal actions committed in other states. National background checks are a
critical initiative that dramatically improve the ability of long-term care and
other providers to timely and accurately research the backgrounds of potential
employees, ruling out individuals with histories of violence, abuse or
exploitation that occurred in other states.
Since receiving an initial federal grant in 2011 from the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Office of Inspector General
implemented the Kentucky Applicant Registry and Employment Screening background
check program, also known as KARES, and offered the statewide program on a
voluntary basis with 35 fingerprint scanners located in Kentucky.
KARES was recently awarded an additional $689,000 in CMS grant funding to add
35 more fingerprint scanners throughout Kentucky, bringing the total number of
scanner locations to 70.
In signing the regulation, Gov. Beshear noted the success of KARES has significantly
reduces the time required to complete a background check, and in most cases
returns results in 24 to 72 hours, compared to three or more weeks using the
traditional paper-based background check process.
Since its launch, the program has performed more than 2,200 background checks
and has screened out applicants who had been convicted of serious violent
offenses in other states but had no criminal history in Kentucky.
The program’s website is found at http://chfs.ky.gov/os/oig/kares/
and contains provider enrollment information, general information for both
providers and the public, frequently asked questions and links to related
programs and content. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the
program’s help service via email, KARES.Helpdesk@ky.gov<mailto:KARES.Helpdesk@ky.gov> or by
telephone at 502-564-2159.
 The Holidays have arrived and we know that everyone is not fortunate to have family to share the holidays with, or even to have a holiday meal at all.
So this year the Salvation Army welcomes you to celebrate this Thanksgiving Holiday with their family.
There will be a Thanksgiving lunch served on Thanksgiving day, from 11:30am to 1:00pm and
Thanksgiving dinner will be served from 4:45pm - 6:30pm.
The Salvation Army is located at 911 South Brook Street.
All are welcome to attend both events. And we encourage you to spread the word to any how may find this information helpful.
Happy Thanksgiving District 6!
 Below is the Revised
Old Louisville Street Sweeping Schedule!
November 24th-Sweeping Area 6 Routes 7
15th St- Oak St to
Hill St
13th St- Oak St to
Algonquin Pkwy
12th St- Oak St to
11th St
11th St- Oak St to 7th
St
10th St- Oak St to
Ormsby Ave
7th St- Oak St to
Algonquin Pkwy
10th St- St. Louis Ave
to Lee St
9th St- Magnolia St to
7th St
8th St- Oakland Ave to
West Burnett Ave
Garvin Pl- Zane St to
Ormsby Ave
Levering St- Magnolia
St to End South
November 24th- Sweeping
Area 6 Route 8
3rd St- Broadway to
Oak St
2nd St- Hill St to Oak
St
Preston St- Burnett
Ave to Oak St
St. James CT- Magnolia
Ave to Hill St
4th St- Hill St to Oak
St
1st St- Broadway to
Oak St
Brook St- Hill St to
Oak St
Floyd St- Broadway to
Oak St
Garvin Pl- Oak St to
Ormsby Ave
November 25th-Sweeping
Area 5 Routes 3
Floyd St- Hill St to Eastern Pkwy
Brook St- Hill St to Eastern Pkwy
1st St- Hill St to Brook St
November 25th- Sweeping Area 5 Route 4
Starting
Point is 3rd St. (Hill St. to Collins)
3rd St- Collins Ct to Hill St
5th St- Blook St to Hill St
6th St- Hill St to Gaulbert Ave
**November 28th
(Saturday) Signing
Area 6 Routes 9 & 10**
November 30th-Sweeping Area 6 Routes 9
Starting
Point is Breckenridge St. (Logan St. to 9th St.)
Lydia St- Clarks LN to
Eastern Pkwy
Ash St- Shelby St to E.
Pkwy
Mulberry Ave-Shelby St
to Texas Ave
Lydia St- Shelby St to
Eastern Pkwy
Milton- Shelby St to
Texas Ave
Burnett Ave- Shelby St
to Eastern Pkwy
Sylvia Ave- Shelby St
to Texas Ave
Morgan St- Hickory St
to Shelby St
Forrest Ave- Shelby St
to Texas Ave
Delor Ave- Shelby St
to Eastern Pkwy
Keswick Blvd- Texas
Ave to Eastern Pkwy
Pindell Ave- Eastern
Pkwy to Texas Ave
Alexander Ave- Clarks
Ln to Delor Ave
Fleet St- Clarks Ln to
Minoma Ave
Dorma Ave- Clarks Ln
to Minoma Ave
Landsdowne
Ave- Clarks Ln to Minoma Ave
Delor Ave- Clarks Ln
to Eastern Pkwy
Keswick
Blvd- Clarks Ln to Eastern Pkwy
Burnett Ave- Clarks Ln
to Eastern Pkwy
November 30th-Sweeping
Area 6 Route 10
Jacob St- Preston St
to Brook St
Jacob St- 2nd St to
1st St
York St- 9th St to 2nd
St
Coke St- Clay St to
End East
Speckert Ct- Clay St
to End East
Caldwell St- Logan St
to Floyd St
College St- 2nd St to
Preston
Caldwell St- 1st St to
brook St
Garland Ave- 6th St to
5th St
Garland Ave- 8th St to
7th St
Breckinridge St- 9th
St to Logan St
Cawthon St- 9th St to
7th St
Garland Ave- 12th St
to 11th St
Breckinridge St- 12th
St to 11th St
December 1st-Sweeping Area 6 Routes 11
St. Catherine St-12th
St to End East of 11th St
Zane St- 12th St
to End East of 11th St
Kentucky St- 12th St to
End East of 11th St
Kentucky St- 9th
St to Logan St
St. Catherine St-
9th St to Logan St
Zane St- 8th ST
to 5th St
Roland St- Floyd St to
Preston St
December 1st-Sweeping
Area 6 Route 12
Ormsby Ave- 15th
St to Railroad
Dumenil St- 12th
St to End East
Oldham St- 12th St to
End East
Oldham St- 7th St to
End West
Dumenil St- 7th
St to End West
Ormsby Ave- 7th
St to Shelby St
Park Ave- 7th St
to 3rd St
St. Joseph-
Brook St to End East
Gwendolyn-
Preston St to Jackson St
Shelby Pkwy- Preston
to Jackson St
Shelby Pkwy-
Clay St to Shelby St
Gwendolyn- Clay St to
Shelby St
Baroness St- Clay St
to Logan St
December 2nd-Sweeping Area 6 Routes 1
Starting
Point is 5th St. (Broadway to St. Catherine St.)
12th St- Broadway to
Oak St
11th St- Broadway to
Kentucky St
9th St- Broadway to
Kentucky St
8th St- Broadway to
Oak St
7th St- Broadway to
Oak St
6th St- Broadway to
Oak St
5th- Broadway to St.
Catherine St
Garvin Place- Zane St
to Oak St
 Makenzie's Coat Closet will give away warm winter coats to people in need. Open to the public. If picking up coats for children, bring proof of I.D.
 You are invited to attend a review of a proposal for a Condition Use Permit to permit a non accessory alternative energy generator (Anaerobic Digester Facility). Waivers and Variances are also proposed.
Subject Property: 821 South 17th Street
Case Number: 15CUP1023
Case Manager: Chris Brown ( christopher.brown@louisvilleky.gov )
Meeting Type: Board Of Zoning Adjustment
Date: Monday, December 7, 2015
Time: Meeting will begin at 6:00pm and continue until all cases are heard
Location: 514 West Liberty Street Louisville, KY 40202
Please visit their website at www.louisvilleky.gov/PlanningDesign for:
1. Meeting Agenda and Staff Report
2. Public Comment opportunities.
 The
country’s most extensive collection of Victorian mansions and picturesque homes
will be on display at the 39th Annual Old Louisville Holiday Home
Tour. In keeping with the rich tradition of Southern
hospitality, homeowners in the nation’s premier Victorian neighborhood invite
you and yours inside their charming residences to get a unique glimpse of how
they’ve transformed their more than 100-year old homes into modern-day marvels. It’s
what the neighborhood likes to call “appropriate voyeurism.” This
year’s event will be on December 5 and 6, 2015, from noon to 6:00 pm both
days, and includes homes on Ormsby Avenue, First Street, Saint James Court and
Fourth Street.
This
event is an absolute must for architecture buffs and holiday enthusiasts
alike. Along with the private
residences, the tour begins at the Woman’s Club of Louisville and also stops at
the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum on Saint James Court. The Old Louisville
Neighborhood Council is also excited to include Christmas carolers, food
vendors and shuttle buses for easier travel between the residences on the tour.
Holiday Home Tour
tickets are $25 in advance if purchased before 5 p.m. on Friday,
December 4th. Ticket prices increase to $30.00 the day of the tour
and can be purchased at the Woman’s Club of Old Louisville on South Fourth
Street. Tickets can also be purchased at any time at oldlouisville.org.
The Holiday Home Tour
is a primary fundraiser for the Old Louisville Neighborhood Council. Proceeds
directly and supports its mission of promoting and improving the Old Louisville
neighborhood. Visit oldlouisville.org
for more information on other events in the neighborhood, current improvement
initiatives and to learn how to get involved.
 On December 5th & 6th, 2015, the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum will host it’s 9th Annual Victorian Tea concurrent with the Old Louisville Holiday Homes Tour.
Set within the Conrad-Caldwell House, decked out in holiday decor, this traditional Victorian Tea will feature sweet and savory treats as well as a selection of teas. All proceeds from this tea will benefit the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum. For more information, contact the museum office at 502-636-5023. Space is limited so make sure to place your reservations early.
Tickets are $30 person and can be purchased at http://conrad-caldwell.org/victorian-tea/
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Visit http://mapit.louisvilleky.gov/ and type in your address to find out when your junk pick-up date is as well as street cleanings and additional information.
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