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Enrollment Made Easy
Palco is proud to unveil an updated version of our Intake Enrollment portal! New Enhancements Include: This revolutionary approach to further digitizing the self-directed enrollment willprovide end users with a faster and simpler experience. By eliminating waste anddelays often experienced by printing forms, gathering multiple signatures, andsending in documents manually, Palco has made a historically…
Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals, and the Differences Between Them
What is a Service Dog? Service dogs, also known as service animals, are dogs that receive specialized training to a perform a task directly related to a person’s disability. They are recognized by – and protected under – the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In some instances, miniature horses can also be service animals. However,…
Self-Direction in the Hispanic Community
The overall goal for self-direction in general is to give the elderly and individuals with disabilities their independence, thus creating a naturally inclusive model that strives to serve all populations. While this is true, there are still various populations that go underserved, and that includes the Hispanic population. Below, we discuss the challenges this population…
Uber and Self-Direction: Driving Employment, Community Living, and Social Connection
Recently, Palco collaborated with several influential partners for a speaking session at the HCBS Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. This session united these key stakeholders to tackle transportation challenges in self-directed care. Together, we explored innovative solutions for accessibility and independence. Watch a recording of this powerful conversation below. Or, keep scrolling to read more about…
Employer Responsibilities In Self-Direction
Self-Direction: A Medicaid Long-Term Care Model Self-direction is a Medicaid long-term care model that supports the chronically ill, older adults, and those with a disability at any age to remain at home and in their community. It empowers individuals to live the lives they want to live. To stay safe in your home, you or…
What is Self-Direction?
Self-direction is a model of long-term care that helps people—of all ages with varying disabilities—live independent lives in their own homes. Self-direction began in the 1980’s during a movement to de-institutionalize people with disabilities from settings like nursing homes and hospitals and get them back into the community receiving their care. According to the AARP…