#Donetwork Twitter chat 
California Governor Forum on LTSS (Long Term Services and Supports)

We will first ask the candidates a series of questions to these candidates about LTSS in California and will leave time for any participant to talk to the candidates about their concerns. 
Everyone is welcome to participate but please know the conversation will be focused on California LTSS issues. There are links below on how to participate in a Twitter chat if this is your first time.   
What are Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS)?
According to the the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Long-Term Services and Supports can be described as the following:
●	Care provided in the home, in community-based settings, or in facilities, such as nursing homes
●	Care for older adults and people with disabilities who need support because of age; physical, cognitive, developmental, or chronic health conditions; or other functional limitations that restrict their abilities to care for themselves
●	A wide range of services to help people live more independently by assisting with personal and healthcare needs and activities of daily living, such as:
○	Eating
○	Bathing
○	Managing medication
○	Grooming
○	Walking
○	Getting up and down from a seated position
○	Using the toilet
○	Cooking 
○	Driving 
○	Getting dressed 
○	Managing money
For more about LTSS in California and nationally
●	California Collaborative for Long Term Services and Supports
●	Summary of the Enacted 2018-2019 Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults and People with Disabilities (The SCAN Foundation, July 25, 2018)
●	Justice in Aging’s Statement on California’s Proposed Budget (January 12, 2018)
●	About the Coordinated Care Initiative, CalDuals.org
●	Advocate’s Guide to California’s Coordinated Care Initiative (Justice in Aging, December 2017)
●	UCSF Community Living Policy Center: State Managed LTSS (including California)
●	Long-Term Care Alternatives (Home and Community-Based Service Options) State of California 
●	Community-Based Adult Services (CBAS) State of California
●	Department of Developmental Services, State of California
●	Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports
●	Medicare Long Term Care
●	Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports: A Primer (Kaiser Family Foundation, December 15, 2015, Erica L. Reaves and MaryBeth Musumeci)
About
The California Foundation for Independent Living Center (CFILC) facilitates the Disability Organizing (DO) Network, a statewide disability advocacy network of 28 Independent Living Centers and the communities they serve. In each center there is a full time staff person devoted to increasing civic participation through community organizing, education and advocacy around issues that affect the Disability Communities.
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How to Participate

1.	Follow @DOnetworkorg and @DisVisibility for the latest information about the chat. 
2.	At the time of the chat, click on the ‘Latest’ tab for the hashtag #DOnetwork. This will show you the questions and everyone’s responses in real time.
If you might be overwhelmed by the amount of tweets and only want to see the chat’s questions so you can respond to them, check @DisVisibility’s account.
Another way to participate in the chat is to use this app that allows you to pause the chat if the Tweets are coming at you too fast: http://www.tchat.io/ 
Additional guides
●	New to Twitter? How to start an account and use it:
https://help.twitter.com/en/new-user-faq
●	How to participate in a Twitter chat: https://www.adweek.com/digital/how-to-join-a-twitter-hashtag-chat/
●	Captioned ASL explanation of how to participate in a chat by @behearddc:
https://www.facebook.com/HEARDDC/videos/1181213075257528/
Introductory Tweets and Information
Welcome to the #DOnetwork chat on Long Term Services & Supports with candidates for CA governor! This chat is co-hosted by @DOnetworkorg and @DisVisibility. Full disclosure: @DisVisibility is a paid consultant for this chat.
Remember to use the hashtag when you tweet. If you respond to a question such as Q1, your tweet should follow this format: “A1 [your message] #DOnetwork”
While we have questions candidates for CA gov, this is an opportunity for all of us to share our vision for LTSS in the future and what we want from our elected officials now and after the November election. Feel free to respond to the all Qs! #DOnetwork

Everyone is welcome to participate but please know the conversation will be focused on California-related Long Term Services and Supports. LTSS covers a wide range of services in the community & institutions. For more: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/report/medicaid-and-long-term-services-and-supports-a-primer/  #DOnetwork
FYI on some terms we might use: 
●	Medi-Cal = Medicaid in California
●	IHSS = In Home Supportive Services
●	MSSP = Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP)
●	Dual eligibles = people who have both Medicare & Medi-Cal 
●	CBAS = adult day health care 
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Tweets and Questions for the Chat
Q1 Welcome! Please introduce yourself (candidates and chat participants) and share anything about where you are Tweeting from (not required), what organization you are with (if any), or any links about you, your work, or advocacy  #DOnetwork
Q2 Candidates for CA gov: What is your understanding of the state of LTSS in California and the challenges our state faces in protecting and improving these services & programs for children, adults, & older adults? #DOnetwork
Q3 Candidates for CA gov: As Governor, how will you uphold the Olmstead decision that ruled that people have the right to receive community-based state-funded services rather than institutions? For more on Olmstead: https://www.olmsteadrights.org/about-olmstead/ #DOnetwork
Q4 Candidates for CA gov: What are your priorities as Governor on coordinating, financing, and integrating LTSS, including programs such as IHSS, CBAS, MSSP, etc, with healthcare & other supportive services? #DOnetwork
Q5 Candidates for CA gov: Independent Living Centers have been providing different types of LTSS services to local communities. How will you support the capacity of ILCs to continue this work? #DOnetwork
Q6 Candidates for CA gov: With a growing population of older adults & people with disabilities, what is your plan for the state budget in investing & improving the LTSS system to make sure community living is an option for all Californians? #DOnetwork
At this point we would like to open up the chat to the participants who can ask questions directly to the candidates about LTSS in California. Don’t forget to include @ [twitter handles] and #DOnetwork with your questions!
For everyone on this chat, what are your ideas on how LTSS can be more effective for people with disabilities of all ages, including kids, young people & adults #DOnetwork
This concludes our #DOnetwork chat on Long Term Services and Supports with California gubernatorial candidates. Join us on 11/1 for our next chat on voting rights & accessibility! Details coming soon.
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