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Click here to download Training Downloads • ABI Employer Manual-Appendix.pdf • Appointment Weekly Schedule.pdf • DSS Provider Information Manual - Acknowledgement Form.pdf • DSS Provider Information Manual.pdf • Employee Training Documentation Form-Spanish.pdf • Employee Training Documentation Form.pdf • Employer OPT-OUT Form .pdf • Employer Orientation Certification.pdf • Job Description -Chore Services.pdf • Job Description -Companion Services.pdf • Job Description -Homemaker Services.pdf • Job Description -Personal Care Assistance Services.pdf • Weekly Schedule (large format).pdf • ABI Service Description for Manual.pdf • DSS Provider Information Manual-Spanish translation.pdf Employment Downloads • ABI Employment Packet Sample.pdf • DSS Provider Directory Application.pdf • Transportation Application Packet.pdf • Transportation Services Application Supplement.pdf • ILST Application Packet.pdf • Rapid Paycard FAQs.pdf • DSS Employment Application checklist.pdf • Employment Packet Checklist.pdf • Employment Status Form.pdf • DSS Provider Agreement.pdf • Form I-9.pdf • DSS Employment Packet.pdf • 2023 CT W-4.pdf • 2023 W-4.pdf • Employment Forms Packet.pdf General Information Downloads • Agency-Vendor Information Update.pdf • Discrimination is Illegal Poster (distributed to Employer at the time of home visit).pdf • Discrimination is Illegal Poster-Spanish (distributed to Employer at the time of home visit).pdf • Emergency Contact & Medical Information Form.pdf • Participant-Employer WC Information Booklet (for distribution at the home visit or by mail upon request to DSS program participants).pdf • Sexual Harassment is Illegal Poster (distributed to Employer at time of home visit).pdf • Spanish Signature Verification Form Sample.pdf • Web B Poster to Work English Version.pdf • ACR Consent and Acknowledgement Form.pdf • Sample Signature Verification Form-Spanish.pdf • Sample Signature Verification Form.pdf • Grievance Form.pdf • Authorized Representative Documentation Packet.pdf • Signature Verification Packet.pdf • Authorized Representative Document.pdf • Authorized Representative Document Instructions with Sample.pdf • Participant-Representative Personal Information Update Packet.pdf • Personal Information Update Form.pdf Payroll Downloads • CT Universal Time Sheet Sample.pdf • DSS Vendor Billing Invoice Form (Sample).pdf • MFP Realtor Billing Invoice Form.pdf • Billing Form for Pre-Approved Services.pdf • Pre-Approved Service Payment Authorization.pdf • Billing Form for Pre-Approved Services-Sample.pdf • CT DSS Universal Time Sheet.pdf • Payroll Notice.pdf • Direct Deposit Authorization.pdf • EVV Telephony Instructions English.pdf • EVV Telephony Instructions Spanish.pdf • DSS Pay Schedule v2023.pdf Form Links • Employee termination Form • Non-Payment Inquiry Form • Personal Information Update Form • Request for Information Form   ABI Basic Information Sessions ABI Basic Informational Session Quiz – Handouts – Here Spanish (Española): Informacion Basica De La Prueba De Las Sesiones – Handouts – Here There are two Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Waivers, known as ABI Waiver I and ABI Waiver II, which are administered by the Department of Social Services (DSS). These waivers provide a person-centered plan of care for an array of non-medical, home and community-based services to individuals with an acquired brain injury who currently receive or would otherwise require services in an institutional setting. Both waivers are functionally similar, however ABI Waiver II includes new services, has a lower cost cap and does not have Transitional Living Services. Note: ABI Waiver I is currently closed to new participants. Eligibility Criteria To be eligible for the ABI Waiver II, individuals must be: • Eligible for Medicaid • Between ages 18 and 64 with an acquired brain injury • Meet the DSS “Level of Care Requirement” which means that without the waiver services the individual would otherwise receive services in an institutional setting • Able to participate in the development of a service plan in partnership with a DSS social worker or have a conservator to do so. An ABI is an injury to the brain that has occurred after birth which results in improper brain function. The condition cannot be congenital, developmental, or degenerative to be considered for the ABI Waiver II. Med-Connect applicants may also meet the financial eligibility rules for the program through the Medicaid for Employed Disabled coverage group. Under the program, working individuals can have income up to $75,000 per year, $10,000 in assets and receive Medicaid subject to payment of a monthly premium. Individuals who cannot afford the cost of care, but are over Medicaid’s limits may still qualify. The state has a spend down program that evaluates an individual’s care costs and their income. If it is calculated that an individual cannot meet their care costs, they can qualify for Medicaid by spending-down their income over the limit on their medically-necessary care costs. Types of Services & Supports that can be used for Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Waiver Services may include assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as eating, bathing, dressing, transferring and toileting. Other supports include, but are not limited to: • Case management (care plan development and monitoring) • Transportation • Vocational support • Independent Living Skills training • Personal Care Assistance (PCA) Services • Homemaker-Companion Services • Respite Services • Home Delivered Meals • Assistive Technology • Home Modifications • Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) Connecticut Waiver Factsheet CT ABI Waiver II (1085.R01.00) Provides ABI group day, adult day health, homemaker, personal care, prevocational services, respite, supported employment, ABI recovery assistant II, ABI recovery assistant, assistive technology, chore, cognitive behavioral programs, community living support services, companion, consultation services, environmental accessibility modifications, home delivered meals, independent living skills training, personal emergency response systems, substance abuse programs, transportation, and vehicle modification services to individuals with brain injury ages 18 or older who meet a hospital, nursing facility, or ICF/IID level of care. CT Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Waiver (0302.R05.00) Provides homemaker, pre-vocational service, respite, supported employment, ABI group day, assistive technology, chore, cognitive behavioral programs, community living support services, companion, environmental accessibility adaptation, home-delivered meals, independent living skills training, personal emergency response systems, substance abuse programs, transitional living services, transportation, and vehicle modification services to individuals with brain injury ages 18 or older who meet a hospital, nursing facility, or ICF/IID level of care. CT Comprehensive Supports Waiver (0437.R03.00) Provides adult day health, blended supports, group day supports, group supported employment, live-in caregiver, prevocational services, respite, independent support broker, assisted living, assistive technology, behavioral support services, community companion homes, community living arrangements, companion supports aka as adult companion, continuous residential supports, customized employment supports, employment transitional services, environmental modifications, health care coordination, home delivered meals, individual directed goods and services, individual supported employment, individualized day supports, individualized home supports, interpreter, nutrition, parenting support, peer support, personal emergency response system, personal support, remote supports service, senior supports, shared living, specialized medical equipment and supplies, training/counseling/support services for unpaid caregivers, transportation, and vehicle modification services to individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18 or older and individuals with intellectual disabilities ages 3 or older who meet an ICF/IID level of care. CT Employment and Day Supports Waiver (0881.R02.00) Provides adult day health, blended supports, group day supports aka community based day support options, individual supported employment, prevocational services, respite, independent support broker, peer support, assistive technology, behavioral support services, customized employment supports, employment transitional services, environmental modifications, group supported employment, home delivered meals, individual direct goods and services, individualized day support, interpreter, personal emergency response system, remote supports, specialized medical equipment and supplies, training/counseling/support services for unpaid caregivers, transportation, and vehicle modification services to individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18 or older and individuals with intellectual disabilities ages 3 or older who meet an ICF/IID level of care. CT HCBS for Elders Waiver (0140.R07.00) Provides adult day health, care management, homemaker, personal care assistant, respite, adult family living, assisted living, assistive technology, bill payer, care transitions, chore, chronic disease self-management program, companion, environmental accessibility adaptations, home delivered meals, mental health counseling, personal emergency response systems, recovery assistant, and transportation services to individuals ages 65 or older who meet a nursing facility level of care. This waiver operates with a concurrent 1915(b)(4) authority. CT Home and Community Supports Waiver for Persons with Autism (0993.R02.00) Provides live-in companion, respite, assistive technology, clinical behavioral support services, community mentor, individual goods and services, interpreter, job coaching, life skills coach, non-medical transportation, personal emergency response system, social skills group, and specialized driving assessment services to individuals with autism ages 3 or older who meet an ICF/IID level of care. CT Individual and Family Support Waiver (0426.R04.00) Provides adult day health, blended supports, community companion homes, group day supports, individual supported employment, live-in companion, prevocational services, respite, independent support broker, assistive technology, behavioral support services, companion supports aka adult companion, continuous residential supports, customized employment supports, employment transitional services, environmental modifications, group supported employment, health care coordination, home delivered meals, individualized day supports, individualized home supports, individually directed goods and services, interpreter, nutrition, parenting support, peer support, personal emergency response system, personal support, remote supports services, senior supports, shared living, specialized medical equipment and supplies, training/counseling/support services for unpaid caregivers, transportation, and vehicle modification services to individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18 or older, and individuals with intellectual disabilities ages 3 or older who meet an ICF/IID level of care. CT Katie Beckett Waiver (4110.R08.00) Provides case management services to individuals with physical disabilities ages 0-22 years who meet a hospital, nursing facility, or ICF/IID level of care. CT Mental Health Waiver (0653.R03.00) Provides adult day health, community support program, supported employment, assisted living, assistive technology, brief episode stabilization, chore services, home accessibility adaptations, home delivered meals, interpreter, mental health counseling, non-medical transportation, overnight recovery assistant, peer supports, personal emergency response systems, recovery assistant, specialized medical equipment, and transitional case management services to individuals with mental illness ages 22 or older who meet a nursing facility level of care. CT Personal Care Assistance Waiver (0301.R05.00) Provides adult day health, agency-based personal care assistant, care management, meals on wheels, adult family living, mental health counseling, and personal emergency response system services to individuals with physical disabilities ages 18-64 years who meet a nursing facility level of care. This waiver operates with a concurrent 1915(b)(4) authority.

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Medicaid kickbacks refer to the illegal practice of offering or providing incentives to care managers or other healthcare providers in exchange for referring Medicaid patients to specific programs or services. This is a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and is illegal. These practices can lead to increased healthcare costs and potential harm to patients, as the referrals may be based on something other than the patient's best interests. It is essential for healthcare providers and care managers to be vigilant in identifying and preventing these types of kickbacks in order to protect the well-being of people and Medicaid programs. It is possible that some providers may refer Medicaid consumers to specific providers or programs that will make their job easier or save them time rather than what is in the best interest of the consumer. This could be considered a form of kickback, as the provider may be receiving some benefit or incentive for making these referrals. It is important to note that this kind of referral would or may be considered a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and is illegal. Providers should always prioritize the well-being of the individual they serve and make referrals based on their needs rather than their convenience. You have the right to select your Medicaid providers. To file a complaint or report a concern, call 1-800-447-8477 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OPEN POSITIONS APPLY HERE Unlock Your Potential with ABI Resources Embrace Growth: Are you eager to advance your career in a field where learning and development are at the forefront? At ABI Resources, we offer a dynamic environment where growth is not just encouraged—it’s guaranteed. Join us and gain unparalleled expertise in disability support, benefiting from our commitment to professional development and continuous education. Start your journey with ABI Resources and grow not just professionally but personally. Make a Real Difference : At ABI Resources, your work directly contributes to enhancing the lives of individuals with acquired brain injuries. We're looking for passionate, driven individuals who want to make a significant impact in their community. With us, your efforts help provide essential support and advocacy, offering a new lease on life to those in need. If you're ready to contribute to a cause that changes lives, apply today and be a part of our mission to support and uplift. Join ABI Resources where your career development and passion for helping others can flourish. Apply now and be part of a team that values growth and contribution! Focusing on health care roles such as Home Health Aide, Companion, Caregiver, ILST (Independent Living Skills Trainer) , RA (Recovery Assistant) , and more. These positions are available in various cities and states, indicating a wide range of opportunities within the health care and support sector. The roles listed are diverse, catering to different aspects of care and support for individuals requiring assistance, including those with brain injuries or needing home health care. Here are a few key points from the job listings: Positions are available in multiple locations, including Connecticut (CT), New York (NY), Rhode Island (RI), and Vermont (VT). The jobs cater to various needs, such as companion care, direct care, home health aide services, and skills training. There's an emphasis on providing support for individuals with brain injuries, indicating specialized care requirements. For those interested in careers in health care, especially in supportive roles, this page offers numerous opportunities to make a difference in individuals' lives. Whether you're looking to work as a caregiver, a home health aide, or in a more specialized role like an ILST, there appears to be a range of options to explore. ABI Resources professional supported living and community care for people living with brain injury and receiving social services. CT ABI Waiver

安全第一 Brain Injury and Maintaining Home Safety Challenges: Difficulty with balance and coordination, which can increase the risk of falls Changes in cognitive function, such as memory loss or confusion, which can make it difficult to navigate the home or complete tasks Changes in sensation, such as numbness or tingling, which can make it difficult to sense potential hazards or understand one's surroundings Changes in behavior or mood, such as impulsivity or aggression, which can make it difficult to control one's actions and maintain a safe home environment Preventing Home Fires: Cognitive impairment, such as memory loss or confusion, which can make it difficult for the individual to remember to turn off appliances or properly handle flammable materials Physical impairment, such as difficulty with fine motor skills or balance, which can make it difficult to maneuver around the home and use equipment safely Behavioral changes, such as impulsivity or aggression, which can lead to reckless or dangerous actions that increase the risk of fire. Solutions: Installing smoke alarms and fire extinguishers Creating and practicing an emergency evacuation plan Providing training on fire safety Supervising the individual with brain injury when they're handling fire, cooking or using any equipment that could cause a fire. Having a professional assess the home for fire hazards and make recommendations for safety improvements. Home modifications such as handrails, stairlifts, and ramps to assist with mobility Assistive technology such as alarms and reminder systems to help with daily tasks and managing the environment Support system with family members, caregivers, and professionals to help with the identification and management of these challenges.

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What are the Signs and Symptoms of Concussion? Most people with a concussion recover well from symptoms experienced at the time of the injury. But for some people, symptoms can last for days, weeks, or longer. In general, recovery may be slower among older adults, young children, and teens. Those who have had a concussion in the past are also at risk of having another one. Some people may also find that it takes longer to recover if they have another concussion. Symptoms of concussion usually fall into four categories: Thinking/ Remembering Physical Emotional / Mood Sleep Difficulty thinking clear headache Fuzzy or blurry vision Irritability Sleeping more than usual Feeling slowed down nausea or vomiting (early on) Dizziness Sadness Sleep less than usual Difficulty concentrating Sensitivity to noise or light Balance problems More emotional Trouble falling asleep Difficulty remembering new information Feeling tired, having no energy Nervousness or anxiety Some of these symptoms may appear right away. Others may not be noticed for days or months after the injury, or until the person resumes their everyday life. Sometimes, people do not recognize or admit that they are having problems. Others may not understand their problems and how the symptoms they are experiencing impact their daily activities. The signs and symptoms of a concussion can be difficult to sort out. Early on, problems may be overlooked by the person with the concussion, family members, or doctors. People may look fine even though they are acting or feeling differently. See Getting Better , for tips to help aid your recovery after a concussion. When to Seek Immediate Medical Attention Danger Signs in Adults In rare cases, a person with a concussion may form a dangerous blood clot that crowds the brain against the skull. Contact your health care professional or emergency department right away if you experience these danger signs after a bump, blow, or jolt to your head or body: Headache that gets worse and does not go away. Weakness, numbness or decreased coordination. Repeated vomiting or nausea. Slurred speech. The people checking on you should take you to an emergency department right away if you: Look very drowsy or cannot wake up. Have one pupil (the black part in the middle of the eye) larger than the other. Have convulsions or seizures. Cannot recognize people or places. Are getting more and more confused, restless, or agitated. Have unusual behavior. Lose consciousness. Danger Signs in Children Take your child to the emergency department right away if they received a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body, and: Have any of the danger signs for adults listed above. Will not stop crying and are inconsolable. Will not nurse or eat. Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention References Taylor CA, Bell JM, Breiding MJ, Xu L. Traumatic Brain Injury–Related Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths — United States, 2007 and 2013 . MMWR Surveill Summ 2017;66(No. SS-9):1–16. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6609a1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Report to Congress on mild traumatic brain injury in the United States: steps to prevent a serious public health problem. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2003. Coronado VG, Haileyesus T, Cheng TA, Bell JM, Haarbauer-Krupa J, Lionbarger MR, Flores-Herrera J, McGuire LC, Gilchrist J. Trends in sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries treated in US emergency departments: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP) 2001-2012 . J Head Trauma Rehabil 2015; 30 (3): 185–197.