Boots on the Ground Roundtable Meeting

LiveOn NY’s Boots on the Ground Roundtable (BOTGR) is a virtual, supportive, solution-driven space for direct aging service professionals and others to obtain and share resources, information, innovative ideas, and network with other professionals in an effort to stay connected and work collaboratively to continue serving older New Yorkers. Learn more here.

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Time: 11:00am-12:30pm

Topic 1: Meet Our Member: VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Speaker: Cathleen McGuire, CVRT, Senior Director of Rehab & Outreach, VISIONS

Description: Learn about our member, VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and how they can help people of all ages who are blind and visually impaired lead independent lives through rehabilitation services, social services, employment training and job development, and group and community education and activites.

Topic 2: Planning for Home Care Medicaid: A Deep Dive

Speaker: Jaime D. Lewis, Partner, Birnbaum Lewis, PLLC

Description:  Most of us who work with older adults know that accessing home care through Medicaid can be a complicated and sometimes overwhelming process. Join us for a deep dive into how clients who need home care can plan and prepare to apply for Medicaid. This session will include a review of the eligibility requirements for Medicaid, discuss excess resource and income strategies through the lens of two sample client case studies and cover the importance of considering estate recovery when planning to apply for Medicaid.