Comments on CDSS Draft ACL on Disaster Preparedness for IHSS Recipients

October 13th, 2020
DREDF and Justice in Aging sent comments to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) on their Draft All County Letter (ACL) entitled Modifications to the Disaster Preparedness Screen in the Case Management, Information and Payrolling System (CMIPS) and the Disaster Preparedness Data Download (DDL) File. Following an unprecedented number of disasters including planned power outages, county program staff, the County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA), and CDSS collaborated to expand the disaster preparedness information collected in the IHSS system and reported to Counties. Our comments made additional recommendations to further assist the counties to effectively identify and respond to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) recipients’ needs in the event of emergencies and disasters.,
October 13th, 2020
DREDF and Justice in Aging sent comments to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) on their Draft All County Letter (ACL) entitled Modifications to the Disaster Preparedness Screen in the Case Management, Information and Payrolling System (CMIPS) and the Disaster Preparedness Data Download (DDL) File. Following an unprecedented number of disasters including planned power outages, county program staff, the County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA), and CDSS collaborated to expand the disaster preparedness information collected in the IHSS system and reported to Counties. Our comments made additional recommendations to further assist the counties to effectively identify and respond to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) recipients’ needs in the event of emergencies and disasters.,