Download a PDF of the one-sheet here! There are some changes to Medicaid in light of COVID-19 and Community Solutions has put together a fact sheet taking a look at some of those changes. If you already receive Medicaid Renewals, redeterminations and eligibility hearings have been suspended There is reduced paperwork for coverage, and the...
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April 12, 2020
Survey: How has COVID-19 affected you and the people you serve?
Click Here to Take the Survey The Center for Community Solutions wants to know how the COVID-19 pandemic and Governor DeWine’s stay-at-home order is impacting you, your organization, your clients and your community. Please take a few moments to complete this survey. Building on Community Solutions’ expertise assessing community needs, the data we collect will...
March 31, 2020
Medicaid and COVID19: How to use Home & Community-Based Services waivers
Background Many of the 1.8 million older adults who live in Ohio will require long-term care as they age. The Administration of Community Living estimates 70 percent of those older than age 65 will require some type of long-term care as they age, and about 20 percent will need care for five years or more....
March 16, 2020
Primary races, levies on the ballot March 17
The State of Ohio will hold primary elections on March 17. In addition to primary contests for legislators and the President of the United States, voters in 17 Ohio counties, including Cuyahoga County, will be asked to vote on health and human service related levies. Due to COVID19 some polling locations have changed, the Ohio...
February 24, 2020
Meet our new board members!
Analyzing data to solve social issues, making data accessible to everyone, being a part of solutions that address the region’s greatest challenges. These are just a few of the reasons our four esteemed new board members, Dr. Nazleen Bharmal, Kevin McDaniel, Heather Stoll and Tracy Strobel, said they wanted to join Community Solutions’ Board of...
January 27, 2020
SNAP Benefits: Keeping Track of the Proposed Changes
We at The Center for Community Solutions know that it can be confusing to keep straight the different proposed changes to federal programs that Ohioans depend on, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also called food stamps. Just in 2019 we saw three separate proposed changes to the SNAP program. Each of these proposals...
December 11, 2019
Akron Children’s Hospital: Community Health Needs Assessment
Click here to read the full report! The Center for Community Solutions was pleased to work with Akron Children’s Hospital on its fourth Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The CHNA took a look at the needs of children living in Ashland, Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull and Wayne counties. Take a look...