Letter To Providers From Twogether Consulting: February 16th, 2026

by | Feb 16, 2026

February 16th, 2026

From Twogether Consulting

Hello Everyone!

Happy President’s Day!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s weekend. 

 

 

 

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, so if you would like to join AAIDD, please go to https://www.aaiddtx.org/about for more information and to become a member. For anyone interested in presenting, please contact Pat Holder at: patholder@austin.rr.com. If you have individuals who want to attend the session, there may be some scholarship funds available to help them attend the convention. Feel free to ask Pat Holder about this as well. 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/

Sorry for the delay in posting classes, just had to confirm dates for webinars.  We will have 1 webinar at the end of this month as promised, but we had to move the other 2 sessions to March.  If you have any suggestions, please email us at info@twogetherconsulting.com.  Here are just a few of the sessions we will be providing in the next month or so:

February & March 2026 Training 

(Stay tuned for dates on our website calendar for those not posted below.

Best Practices and Tips for Requesting an LON increase: (HCS/ICF)- February 27th, 2026 – 1 pm-3 pm

Review of Important HCS Rules & Regs in TAC Ch 263: Policies & Procedures Your Program May Want To Update-March 9th, 2026 – 1 pm-3 pm

RN Delegation & Other Determinations–March 11th, 10 am- Noon

Note: As of February 1st, our hourly off-site consultation fee has increased to $90/hr.  We will be updating 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.

 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, and (some CLASS as well).  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.
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