CalAIM, launched in 2022, is California’s Medicaid transformation initiative designed to provide members with more coordinated, person-centered, equitable care. Community Supports, a foundational feature of CalAIM, includes optional managed care services that address health-related social needs. Yet, while some Community Supports were widely used during CalAIM’s first year, other services received less traction.
This series, made possible by the California Health Care Foundation, seeks to inform the uptake of Community Supports by spotlighting early adopters of less often implemented services, including day habilitation, sobering centers, asthma remediation, respite, personal care, and homemaker services. Webinars and companion fact sheets highlight provider-plan relationships with the aim of amplifying promising practices for increasing Community Supports uptake.
Lessons can inform stakeholders in California and across the country seeking to improve services for people with complex health and social needs through similar in lieu of services.
Webinars
- Expanding Access to Personal Care and Homemaker, Respite, and Asthma Remediation Services in Kern County – Featured a community-based organization, SD Healthcare Consulting, and its partnership with a local managed care plan, Kern Family Health Care.
- Day Habilitation and Sobering Center Services in Orange County – Featured one sobering center, BeWell, and one day habilitation provider, Chrysalis, and their partnerships with a local managed care plan, CalOptima Health.
Fact Sheets
- Day Habilitation – Programs that focus on building the skills necessary to develop and maintain interpersonal relationships, including the abilities to work and keep a job.
- Sobering Centers – Destinations where publicly intoxicated individuals can safely recover and be connected to services, rather than be transported to an emergency department or jail.
- Personal Care, Homemaker, and Respite – Services for people needing help with activities of daily living — such as bathing, dressing, toileting — as well as supports for caregivers in need of relief.
- Asthma Remediation – Modifications to home environment to remove asthma triggers that may lead to urgent care clinic or emergency department visits for treatment.
