CEO Perspective
It’s About You: Changing the Narrative
by Barbara Merrill, Esq.
2017: a milestone year. But it was a year that had us on the defensive throughout. 2018 promises more defense, but we’re also getting ready to go on the offense...
President’s Corner
Rolling With Political Changes
by Angela King, ANCOR President
Changes in representation are coming, as long-term Senators and Representatives retire and new candidates begin their efforts to secure election. We have to be prepared, ready, and flexible. Here's how...
State Association Corner
Notes from the Foundation
Public Policy
Playing the Long Game: Improving Federal Data on DSP Workforce
by Doris Parfaite-Claude, Federal Advocacy and Research Manager
Currently, when BLS collects wage and occupation data, it does not accurately capture the DSP workforce. In fact, it combines DSP data with that of Personal Care Assistants (PCAs) and Home Health Aides (HHAs). Here's what we're doing about it...
Keeping Busy on Capitol Hill
by Sarah Meek, Director of Legislative Affairs
A brief introduction of legislation ANCOR is working on for 2018...
Featured Content
Conflict-Free Case Management
by Linda Nakagawa, MediSked
Everyone is talking about conflict-free case management and states are taking very different approaches to maintain compliance, here are some resources to help...
OPINION: Ohio Lawsuit Takes Aim at ICFs
by Pete Van Runkle, OHCA
Nearly two years ago, Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) sued the state of Ohio, alleging that ICFs of eight beds or more, sheltered workshops, and day programs are discriminatory. Read more...
Introducing Marsha Colegrove, In Her Own Words!
by André Floyd, Communications Specialist
We continue our series and introduce to you another member of our Board of Representatives: Marsha Colegrove, Regional Director at Danville Services, in Utah!
Members in the News
From Our Partners
CEO: Redefined
by David Hinsley Cheng, Partner at DRG Search
amid the shift to managed care and value-based payments, the world in which organizations operate is changing at a dizzying clip. If today’s agencies are ships, the waters they’re traveling into are uncharted. So what’s the best way to navigate in 2018?
Introducing A New App By Imagine!: 'Imaginect'
by Fred Hobbs, Imagine!
Imagine! has developed an app called “Imaginect”, which takes an Uber-style approach to employee recruiting, engaging a team of on-demand employees pulled from typically underutilized labor pools such as college students or retirees. Check it out!
SRPN
What Members Are Saying...
by Marsha Patrick
The Shared Resources Purchasing Network (SRPN), administered by the ANCOR Services Corporation, partners with national companies to provide significant savings to ANCOR Members and supports ANCOR programs. Members who use the SRPN enjoy savings and leading purchasing practices, and can rededicate their savings to needed programs.