Training on Aging and Dementia in Adults with IDD LIFEPlan Care Managers and Supervisors participated in the first of a four-part training series on Aging and Dementia in Adults with IDD. This series is offered in partnership with the Kennedy Willis…
Continue ReadingYour Advocacy Saved CCO Services! On behalf of all of us at LIFEPlan, thank you for all of your critical advocacy efforts during the last few months to save CCO services. Whether you sent an email, made a phone call or…
Continue ReadingCentral New York Members Get Vaccinated Thanks to a collaboration between LIFEPlan and AccessCNY, Central New York members are getting vaccinated! A vaccination clinic was set up on Wednesday, April 7th at the AccessCNY Syracuse office. Senator John Mannion came…
Continue ReadingLIFEPlan 2020 Impact: Annual Report March marked a grim milestone for all of us. A full year had passed since the COVID-19 shutdown started in New York State. Without a doubt, 2020 was a year none of us expected. It…
Continue ReadingDDPC Quick Guides: Tools for Independence Looking for tools to help you gain independence? If you would like to learn more about self-determination, empowerment, and independence for you or someone you know with an intellectual and/or developmental disability? Please continue…
Continue ReadingPartnering with Providers to Vaccinate Members On March 4, LIFEPlan CCO and Utica-based Upstate Family Health Center held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic where 80 vaccines were administered to members. LIFEPlan employees Fran Burnham, Greater Mohawk Valley Regional VP, Carrie Loubier…
Continue ReadingIDD Services Threatened IDD Services threatened by New York State budget cuts. Unfortunately, OPWDD once again targets New Yorkers with disabilities which has major implications for all 110,000 members and families of the seven Care Coordination Organizations, including the 18,500…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has caused this year’s return to the classroom to look much different from years past. There is no one size fits all, no matter how your district has decided to approach safely re-opening. Districts around the state have generally…
Continue ReadingThe SUNY Empire State College recently announced its plans for a statewide Center for Autism Inclusivity. The first of its kind, fully autism supportive college, is a collaborative effort between SUNY Empire State College and the Anderson Center for Autism.…
Continue ReadingDay Service Retainer Program- Last Eligible Day for Claiming is July 21, 2020 To: Day Habilitation, Prevocational Services and Community Habilitation Providers that have opted to participate in the OPWDD Day Service Retainer Program Please note: this guidance does not…
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