Respite Vouchers 101: Getting Back to Basics This topic should be especially useful to states that are still new to, or considering starting, respite voucher programs.  State presenters will focus…

Consumer Directed Respite: Decades of Experience from the Family Caregiver Alliance and California Caregiver Resource Centers Kathy Kelly, Executive Director, and Christina Irving, Clinical Services Director at the Family Caregiver…

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…