20250 FM619
Elgin
TX 78621
LIVE IN-PERSON 2-DAY TRAINING
“HCS Care Coordination/Case Management Training”
All HCS providers are welcome, and there will be an opportunity to book your lodging on-site in some of the DHR cabins, if any attendees are interested. Hotels are also available in Elgin.
“Quick Tab Payment”
Important: We do offer group rates. Please contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
You must contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com to complete your registration, even if you use the “Quick Tab Payment” option above!
Date: October 5th and 6th, 2026
Times: Day 1 (9:30 AM-4:30 PM) Day 2 (9:00 AM-4:00 PM)
* Note: Day 2 offers two separate tracks to choose from in the morning, and after lunch, please see the AGENDA below
Location: Down Home Ranch (20250 FM619, Elgin, TX 78621) About 1 hr from Austin, Tx
Phone: (512) 856-0128 at the ranch
Cost: $300/person (includes manual)
For: New & Current HCS Providers & Staff- Program Managers, QA Staff, Case Managers, Nurses, Residential or House Managers, Billing Staff, and more
Please email booking@downhomeranch.org to book your stay at DHR
**Note: Information On Nearby Hotels & Restaurants Coming Soon!
Twogether Consulting is pleased to invite you to our live 2-day workshop training session open to all HCS providers, whether you just got your contract or you have been a provider for a long time. We will be presenting this training session at Down Home Ranch (DHR) in beautiful Elgin, Tx. We encourage you to stay at the ranch if you can reserve one of the limited lodging spaces and visit the grounds. Please email booking@downhomeranch.org to book your stay at DHR. For more information about the ranch, please click here. “Down Home Ranch is a 410-acre ranch, residential community, and camp that empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live meaningful, purpose-driven lives.”
DHR is a beautiful ranch with flowers and other plants grown by the “ranchers” who live on the grounds as well as farm animals raised by some of these same individuals. The ranch also sells these plants, chicken eggs, and other items created by individuals on the ranch to the public. DHR offers residency for individuals with IDD as well as vocational training and employment and a chance to integrate with their local community.
All HCS/TxHmL Providers now have the chance for Case Managers, Program Managers, Nurses, and/or QA staff to attend this important live session. Please contact us ASAP if you are interested in having any of your staff attend, as this session has very limited space! Whether you are brand new to the program, need a refresher, or have just never received much-needed training, we hope this course will be extremely helpful to providers. We will provide certificates of completion of the course for your employee training records.
We will address program managers, case managers/care coordinators, and nursing staff specifically about what the provider is responsible for at both enrollment and/or transfer in the admission process and their responsibilities to serve these individuals in their program after an individual is admitted, and how to go about coordinating services.
This will include a discussion of provider responsibilities vs. LIDDA (Local Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Authority), such as implementing and monitoring services of the individuals in the program, and documentation of those services, as well as ways to ensure both waiver and non-waiver services are being received. We will review primarily the case management/ coordination side of enrollment by the provider, which may include some things to be done by both case management and the nursing staff, including special needs training, staff training, and other expectations to meet compliance.
You must contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com to complete your registration or request an invoice!
Presenters:
Sheila Hanson/HCS Waiver Consultant
Sheila has been the owner of her own HCS program in San Antonio, Texas (Shine On Group Homes LLC) for 15 years. She has also been a consultant for Twogether Consulting for the past 3 years. Sheila brings invaluable experience to the team at Twogether Consulting, as someone who started their own HCS program, with absolutely no help, and had to learn how to navigate the HCS system the hard way. She is “self-taught,” as they say. Sheila was in the hotel management industry for many years prior, and her experience in that industry has served her extremely well, in particular with managing budgeting and financial parts of the HCS program, onboarding new employees as well as employee management overall, and lastly, dealing with change, which is always constant with HCS. Sheila’s “Shine On” HCS waiver program provides a supportive environment for individuals needing specialized care and assistance, focusing on maintaining independence and quality of life. They offer support and personalized care to seniors and individuals with disabilities. They aim to help residents maintain their independence and quality of life in a comfortable setting. Shine On is a family business as both her husband and now her daughter also work for the company, and the individuals are truly an extended part of her own family.
Julie Blacklock/IDD Waiver & ISS Consultant
Julie Blacklock is the owner of Twogether Consulting. She is a graduate of Southwestern University with a bachelor’s in psychology (specializing in Child Life & Development and Crisis Intervention). She first began her career in mental health during her college years. In 1992, she began working with Austin Travis County MHMR, where her interest in the field of developmental disabilities began. She has been working with both the IDD waiver services and the ICF program ever since. She has been a consultant in the state of Texas (as well as some other states) for over 28 years. She works with providers in the community, as well as LIDDA’s, state agencies, and currently also serves as an expert witness for cases when requested.
AGENDA
Day 1 (9:30 AM- 12 noon)
–The IPC (Individual Plan of Care) and completing the IPC ( Form 3608),
-Roles, Responsibilities, & Communications at Enrollment, Transfer, and Post-Admission: Provider Vs. The LIDDA,
Presenter: Julie Blacklock
LUNCH
Day 1 (1:30 PM -4:30 PM)
-Continue with Roles & Responsibilities at Enrollment, Transfer, and Post-Admission: Provider Vs. The LIDDA,
-Best Practices on Basic Pre- Admission & Admission Activities (Short Version)
–Pre-Admission (Items to request, the information needed prior to admission or pre-visit, and Set Up of Client Chart/Record, Verifying Medicaid Eligibility)
-Admission (Client Profile/ Demographic, Special Needs, Consents and Receipt of Information, GH Vs. HH/CC set up)
-Other Documentation & Necessary Activities At Admission (Schedule upcoming, follow-up or initial Appts., Progress Notes/Service Delivery Logs, F/F Focused Nursing Assessment, and more)
Presenter: Sheila Hanson
AGENDA
Day 2 (9 am-12 noon)
Track 1: Defining Levels of Needs. We will also discuss the following: Completing The ICAP-Who Completes it & When? Review of The ICAP Service Scoring Sheet & How It Relates To The IDRC. Completing The IDRC– When is This Done, By Who & Why? Basics on Requesting a LON Increase
Presenter: Julie Blacklock
OR
Track 2: Billable Services In The HCS Program (Definitions of each service, basic justifications, and how to request each service)
Presenter: Sheila Hanson
*(Does not include AA/MHM/DE)
LUNCH
Day 2 (1:30 PM-4:00 PM),
Track 1 “Developing the Implementation Plan Using Person-Centered Practices”
Presenter: Julie Blacklock
OR
Track 2-The rest of Billable Services “Adaptive Aids/Minor Home Modifications/Dental: Best Practices For Requesting & Monitoring Services”
Presenter: Sheila Hanson
Snacks, water, and coffee will be provided. Feel free to go to lunch or bring something back to eat. We will have 1.5 hr for lunch. I believe DHR also offers lunch from the cafeteria.
Payment Options:
We would be glad to invoice you if you prefer. Please indicate how you will pay when you register with Meghan Jones.
Option #1:
Requested invoice: We will send you an invoice from Paypal and then you can make a payment directly through the invoice- using a credit card, debit card, PayPal account, or payment by check.
Option #2:
Online Payment: You may pay directly through your PayPal invoice or you may also choose to click on the “Quick Tab Payment” button below:
“Quick Tab Payment
Option #3:
You may pay on the Twogether Consulting website. Here is the direct link to the “Payment” page
If you have any problems, please ask Meghan Jones to walk you through it, when you call to register. Please contact us directly about group rates. Remember for this option, you will need to enter in total $ amount for # of attendees. Ex: 2 people want to attend x $125 =$250 total.
Option #4: NEW!
We now take Zelle payments through our Twogether Consulting Zelle account: Please contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com for directions to make payment.
Registration:
To complete registration and for any additional information or to arrange payment by check you must contact:
Meghan Jones at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
You may contact Meghan by phone at: (361) 649-5104
Mailing address for checks: Twogether Consulting P.O. Box 90426 Austin, TX 78709
