What is the DC Coalition on Long Term Care?
The DC Coalition brings together consumers, advocates and health care providers to work with the District government to create a range of quality long-term care services available to low-income District adults with chronic care needs through Medicaid. The members have worked together since 1996 to help the District government develop diverse services for persons needing long-term care.
What are the Coalition’s Current Goals?
- Increase in the wages of home care workers to overcome shortage
- Implementation of consumer-directed personal care attendant program
- Implementation of Assisted Living Residence Regulatory Act of 2000
- Increase in the District's contribution to SSI recipients living in group homes that will become assisted living residences
- Establishment of rent subsidy for residents of Assisted Living Residences
- Work with Board of Nursing to unify training and credential requirements for personal care workers across the long-term care settings
- Work with the Board of Nursing to review and clarify delegation by registered nurses of nursing functions to personal care aides.
- Establishment of a Resource Center as a single point of entry for long-term care services, providing information, counseling, and access to the Medicaid application process and other funding.
How does the Coalition Plan to Complete its Work?
- Gather experiences of persons in need of long-term care services through responses to this web site
- Encourage more meetings of community members with District decision makers to discuss their long-term care needs
- Encourage more community participation in testifying before the Council, participating in rule making procedures, meeting with decision makers, writing to officials and the media.
- Work with the District budget process for adequate funding of all aspects of long-term care.
How Can You Help?
