June 2nd, 2025

From Twogether Consulting!

Hello Everyone!

June is here, and it is already incredibly hot these days, so remember to keep cool and hydrated!  It is also the start of hurricane season.  Those of you in areas affected by hurricanes, remember to be prepared.  HHSC is having several sessions to assist HCS/TxHmL/ISS/ICF providers.  Be sure to update your emergency preparedness plans for your facility.  There are currently no live webinars or training for June and most of July 2025.  We may decide to add 1 live HCS care coordination/case management training in San Antonio, Tx for late June or early July. Twogether Consulting will keep you posted, or you can check out our home page on the website for current calendar events.  We are still available for facility and 1 on 1 requests for webinars and live training in June and July.  Postings for end-of-July sessions should be available by 1st week in June at the latest, on our Twogether Consulting website. 

 

We had an excellent live 2-day Case Management training session in Dallas.    Dallas Metro Care hosted our location on May 20th & 21st, 2025.  Twogether Consulting sends out a big thank you to Dallas Metro Care, and we also would like to thank everyone who took the time out of their busy schedules to come to Dallas for the training.  For those of you who attended the training and anyone else who wants to join us, we will be providing 2 webinars at the end of July to “round out” the HCS case management training.  The first session will be “Completing ICAPs & IDRCs & Understanding LONs”.  The 2nd webinar is: “Adaptive Aids, Minor Home Modifications & Dental Services”.  For more information and registration, check out our calendars when these sessions are posted later this week on the website: https://twogetherconsulting.com/

We do have a variety of pre-recorded webinar trainings for program managers, case managers and nurses, and direct care,  so feel free to email us at info@twogetherconsulting.com to inquire. Let us know what areas of training you would like, to help us plan future sessions.

Here are just a few of the recent pre-recorded webinar trainings available for purchase:  “Admission, Post-Admission & Other Follow-Up Requirements-HCS Program”, ICAPs/LON’s/IDRC’s-ICF Program” (Also have for HCS program), “Development of The Comprehensive Nursing Assessment & Nursing Service Plan-HCS or ICF”, “Best Practices For HCS Providers: How To Remain In Compliance With TAC Ch 565”, “Role & Responsbilities of The Q”,  “Surrogate Decision Making Process, Rights Restrictions & Immediate Jeopardy-ICF Program”, “Licensed ISS Providers: What You Really Need To Know.”, We also have a ore-recorded 5 part Care Coordination/Case Management series as well for the HCS program. All of these sessions and many more come with handouts as well as the link to the pre-recorded session

Please see our “Updates” section of the website for the latest news for IDD providers.

 Please feel free to e-mail us or contact Meghan Jones to schedule an appointment for consultation.  We have consultants available to provide consultation for HCS, TxHmL, ICF, (some CLASS as well) and we also provide some consultation for AMH-HCBS and YES Waiver.  Please contact us directly for your care coordination, QIDP, direct care, and nursing needs or training at info@twogetherconsulting.com or you may contact our assistant, Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
We are happy to say that we will continue to provide whatever assistance we can with questions you may have, especially concerning HCS/TxHmL Care Coordination, Nursing, or general survey requirements from LTCR department in these programs.  We continue to assist those working with the ICF/IID program as well. We are currently providing both on-site in-person training at this time as well as in-person live training that is open to all providers.
FYI-We do still provide “mentoring” assistance for program managers, case managers, and especially for nurses.  We continue to provide nursing trainings and we can refer you out to our partner RN consultants, Nursing Innovations, who provide IDD nursing consultation, mentoring, and/or training for HCS, TxHmL, and ICF.  If you have new staff or nurses who need training quicker than classes posted on the calendar, please let me know and we do offer some of our previously recorded sessions for a low cost, which includes the handouts.   We are happy to schedule one-on-one training sessions and mentoring with one of our consultants.  We can also refer you to another resource, if more appropriate.  Twogether Consulting also continues to provide assistance with applying to become an HCS/TxHmL waiver provider, and we can assist with applying to become an AMH-HCBS or YES Waiver provider.
For HCS Providers who want to purchase specific services and/or specific forms we have on our website, may go to the following link “purchase services” page. If you are having issues downloading forms, please feel free to contact us at info@twogetherconsulting.com and I will be happy to send them to you.
Thank you,
Julie Blacklock/ Owner & IDD Waiver Consultant