Ask the Experts! Office Hours and Discussion with Experienced Mentors. Experienced Respite Voucher Learning Collaborative members from the Lifespan Respite network gathered with newer members and grantees to share respite…

Reimbursement Strategies for Voucher Programs: Boon or Barrier for Family Caregivers This meeting focuses on how reimbursing family caregivers, rather than paying them upfront or paying the providers directly, may…

Stretching Your Voucher Dollars to Serve More Caregivers: Cost-Sharing and other Strategies Aleatha Dickerson, Network Manager, Community Living, and Lifespan Respite grantee manager, Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging, and…

Scaling Up: Caregiver-Directed Respite Care in New York State Building on their Lifespan Respite caregiver-directed respite voucher services administered by the NY State Caregiving and Respite Coalition, presenters Deana Prest…

Laura Mauldin with Applied-Self-Direction presented the final Readiness Assessment Tool for Self-Directed Respite Voucher Programs and responded to questions from Lifespan Respite grantees and partners seeking clarification on using the…

Topical Issues in Self-Directed Respite Voucher Programs The October 20, 2022 meeting of the Respite Voucher Learning Collaborative focused on Topical Issues in Self-Directed Respite Voucher Programs, using the Self-Directed…

Vouchers for Emergency Respite The July 14th meeting of the ARCH Respite Voucher Learning Collaborative focused on the implementation of respite vouchers for emergency respite. We heard from colleagues in…

Exploring Administrative and Outreach Issues in Respite Voucher Programs The Collaborative broke up into three discussion groups and utilized a discussion guide to facilitate conversations related to voucher program implementation…

Overview of Self-Direction and Update of Participant-Directed Respite Guidebook Presentation of Molly Morris, Kate Murray, and Merle Edwards Orr, Applied Self-Direction Molly Morris and Merle Edwards-Orr with Applied Self-Direction provided…