CalAIM for Seniors and People with Disabilities - California Health Care Foundation

CalAIM for Seniors and People with Disabilities
CalAIM, a multiyear initiative to transform the Medi-Cal program, includes a special focus on improving care for seniors and people with disabilities. To make the most of CalAIM, this series elevates experiences and lessons learned from past efforts to integrate and improve care for seniors and people with disabilities in California and other states.

Publication

CalAIM and Institutional Long-Term Care: Lessons for Medi-Cal Managed Care

March 2022

Center for Health Care Strategies, Decipher Health Strategies, Chapman Consulting

Older Adults with Complex Needs

Starting January 1, 2023, California's CalAIM reform initiative will require that care in nursing homes and other institutional settings be provided as a "carve-in" benefit through Medi-Cal managed care plans statewide. This report describes challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned from select California counties and other states where institutional long-term care has already been administered by managed care plans.

Publication

CalAIM Community Supports: Promoting Independent Living Among Older Adults and People with Disabilities

April 2022

ATI Advisory

Older Adults with Complex Needs

Through CalAIM, Medi-Cal managed care plans now have the option to offer any of 14 Community Supports that provide person-centered services. This report provides an overview of and evidence summary for six Community Supports most relevant to supporting independent living for older adults and people with disabilities.