March 15th, 2026
From Twogether Consulting
Hello Everyone!
It’s almost time for St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Break, and March Madness college basketball playoffs! Here is hoping for more rain and more bluebonnets across this great state of Texas.
Just a few reminders: Again, please don’t forget that STEPS went live on February 2nd, 2026, and replaced STAIRS. STAIRS historical information for cost reporting will not be available anymore after April 30th, 2026. Please don’t wait til the last minute to download your reports or information for 2025.
In addition, cost reports are due in May as well. All the more reason to download your reports before April 30th, 2026. I know many providers may do their own cost reports, but if you do need help finding someone who can complete your cost report, please contact us (sooner rather than later). We can put you in touch with some great people.
Thanks so much to those of you who attended our RN Delegations, Host Home Exemptions, and Other Determinations Webinar. If you missed this session and would like to see it, we do have the recorded session and handouts available for $65. We would like to apologize for the delay in getting out a recording for our webinar from March 9th, “HCS TAC Ch 263: Tips & Recommended Updates To Policy & Procedure” to the registrants for the session. I think it went really well, but due to technical difficulties, iGoToWebinar did not record the entire session. I will be recording the webinar again and sending it out to those of you who registered and would like a copy, within the next few weeks. It will be available for purchase as well ($75).
We are considering adding a live in-person session in April or May in Dallas. Most likely these sessions will center around care coordination and nursing. If you have any suggestions or questions, please email us at info@twogetherconsulting.com. Here are our April training dates so far.
April 2026 Training Coming! (These classes will be posted on the website by March 23rd, 2026)
Webinar: “Development Of The Comprehensive Nursing Assessment & NSP” (HCS/TxHmL) –April 13th, 2026 (10 am- 12:30 pm)
Webinar: “Nursing Documentation & Billable Services” (HCS/TxHmL) –April 17th, 2026 (1pm-3:30pm)
Live Training: “Admissions & Post Admission Follow-Up: Best Practices” – April 30th & 31st, 2026 Location: Austin, Tx (2 days)
Again, I wanted to invite everyone to attend this year’s American Association of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Texas Chapter’s Annual Convention. This will be our 50th year of the AAIDD Texas Chapter. This year’s convention is “50 Years of Inclusion: Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future.” We are planning to have some amazing presenters, including self-advocates as well as breakout sessions for providers, LIDDA’s, and individuals with IDD, and their families. This year’s convention will take place in Corpus Christi at the Omni Hotel, August 18th-21st, 2026, so please save the date. For a recap of last year’s convention, please click on this link:https://www.aaiddtx.org/2025-convention
Please note that AAIDD members receive a discounted registration rate to the annual AAIDD Texas Chapter convention, so if you would like to join AAIDD, please go to https://www.aaiddtx.org/about for more information and to become a member. This year, we will be giving a free raffle ticket to all newly registered AAIDD members who then register to attend this year’s AAIDD Texas Chapter convention. You will receive your ticket at the registration table at the convention in August. The raffle ticket is good for a free entry into our “New Membership Raffle” to win a fantastic prize worth $250. We will be announcing the prize available to win when the registration for the convention is posted on the AAIDD Texas Chapter website.
For anyone interested in presenting at the convention this year, please contact Pat Holder at: patholder@austin.rr.com. Registration and vendor information will be available in the near future, as well as topics for breakout sessions and keynote speakers. Stay tuned and you may also check the website at: https://www.aaiddtx.org/
Note: As of February 1st, our hourly off-site consultation fee has increased to $90/hr. We have updated the website concerning this rate change. Feel free to contact us at info@twogetherconsulting.com to request an appointment for consultation, or you can email our administrative assistant, Meghan Jones, to make an appointment at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
Please continue to check our website for webinars and live trainings. 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 contact Meghan Jones at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com. Most of these pre-recorded sessions run $65-$75/person. We can provide the handouts as well as a link to the recording, once you have paid. Please notify Meghan Jones, for payment and to receive the link to registration for the training on “Gotowebinar” and handouts for the session.
Please see our “Updates” section of the website for the latest news for IDD providers.
