CLASS State of Senior Services with Ramsey County Feb 11 2026

Описание: Grab your lunch and join the Consortium of Lake Area Senior Services from the comfort and ease of your own office for a State of Senior Services panel discussion with policy and industry insiders.

Panelists:
Ramsey County Commissioner, Kelly Miller
Ramsey County Commissioner, Tara Jebens-Singh
Amanda Nickerson with Trellis

Panel Topics:
(Note: CLASS members come from a variety of professional backgrounds and some people will be very familiar with the fine details of all of the topics below, and some may not have as much background, all are welcome!)

Older Americans Act: brief background of what the Act is and what it funds; more detailed information about current funding opportunities, changes people might need to know about, etc.

Financial Fraud Laws – protection for vulnerable adults – what is include in the new law, what tools are available for prevention and reporting?

MnCHOICES
• Members are seeing over a 9 month wait for HBCS (home and community-based services) – is there anything being considered to reduce the wait?
• There was a statute change in MnCHOICES stating that assessments must be started within 20 days (rather than completed by 20 days). Was this approved by CMS (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)?

Additional Topics
• Programs the panel think service providers in Ramsey County or the surrounding metro area should know about.