December 2nd, 2025
From Twogether Consulting
Hello Everyone!
Happy Holidays!. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Winter is coming. Temperatures will be pretty low this week in some areas of the state. Some of you may be seeing freezing temperatures. Don’t forget to make sure you and your individuals bundle up when going out, and make sure you spend the time to ensure you have taken precautions for the prevention of frozen pipes in your group homes. You will also need to remember to include “winter freeze” in your Emergency Planning considerations. Be sure to update plans for shelter-in-place and evacuation procedures and ensure that staff are trained.
Many of you are going through HCS or TxHmL survey, so I included some focus areas of surveyors that providers have reported to Twogether Consulting in the past few months on our “Updates” page on the website. Please click on this link for more information: Tips Concerning Survey Expectations For HCS Providers. (We do also discuss some areas that apply to TxHmL providers as well as HCS).
Holiday Season Availability:
We will be closed from December 17th, 2025-January 4th, 2026. (Posted Webinar dates are still applicable)
During our break, email us of course, and we will be checking it periodically, but we will not be taking on any new client projects or assignments these days, as no one will be available in the office. If you already have scheduled dates and projects with us during that time, we will still be providing those services. We do have other consultants that may be available during those times to refer out to, so please email us at info@twogetherconsulting.com or my regular email address for those of you who already have it.
In addition, I will be unavailable from January 6th-January 15th, 2026, but our other consultants will be available. Just contact us by email at info@twogetherconsulting.com if you need assistance during this time or contact Meghan Jones at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
Due to so many people asking for some nurse training sessions we presented our HCS/TxHmL nurses webinar series over the last few weeks. These were presented on Nov 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 11th, 2025. The recordings and handouts are available upon request. This is great training for new and current nurses, new owners, program managers, QA staff, and more. There are 4 total sessions below.
Please contact Meghan Jones at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com. The cost is $65/person. We can provide the handouts as well as a link to the recording, once you have paid. After you have paid, please notify Meghan Jones, so we can send a link to registration for the training on “Gotowebinar” and all handouts. See payment links below
If you missed the webinar, please pay with the payment links below for the class you have chosen. We can then send registrants a link to the recorded session and a copy of the handouts after the session.
Recorded Sessions in Nursing Training Series:
2 hrs Expectations of The Nurse- Part I (HCS/TxHmL) Payment For Registration
2 hrs Expectations of The Nurse-Part II RN Delegation & HH/CC Exemption (HCS/TxHmL) Payment For Registration
2.25 hrs Developing the Comprehensive Nursing Assessment & The Nursing Service Plan (HCS/TxHmL) Payment For Registration
2.5 hrs Nursing Documentation & Billable Services (HCS) Payment For Registration
We are still available for facility and 1 on 1 requests for webinars and live training in November, but we will be taking a break from the live on-site trainings, from December 2025 through January 20th, 2025. We will, however, still be having some webinars in November and December. Remember, for all scheduled webinars and our general live sessions open to the public, you can view all calendar postings on our Twogether Consulting website.
Here are the webinars for December & January. Some are not posted yet
ISS: TAC Changes: Updates, Clarifications, & Survey Expectations – moved to January 28th (10am-12:00pm)
Host Home/Companion Care Service Provider: Job Description– moved to January 19th, 2026 (10am-noon)
Study Prep Session: Provider Applicant Test For HCS/txHmL Programs- moved to December 18th, 2025 (6pm-8:30pm)
Free IDD Provider Resource Webinar: Hosted By Twogether Consulting “Enable Dental On-Site Services” Presented by Lynn Clouser –December 12th, (Noon-1pm)
Please continue to check our website for these sessions. We will post them on the website “calendar” page
We 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.
