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New Grants Will Help Families In 19 States Find Needed Long
Term Care Services
CMS
Administrator Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., and Administration
on Aging Assistant Secretary Josefina Carbonell today announced
$15 million in grants to 19 states to create a single source
of information and assistance for families navigating the
often confusing array of long-term care services available
in their communities.
The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) grants are part
of the New Freedom Initiative, an administration effort to help
overcome barriers to community living for the elderly and disabled. The
ADRC grants are jointly administered by CMS and HHS’ Administration
on Aging.
“Resource centers are a tremendous help to families who
need to find effective long-term care for a loved one, often
with little time to prepare,” said Dr. McClellan. “These
grants will help these states integrate their varied long-term
support programs into a single, coordinated system that will
make it easier for families to get the most effective care for
their loved ones, usually right in their own communities.”
Currently, a broad range of programs and services ranging from
home-and-community based care to institutional support are available
to assist older adults and individuals with disabilities. These
services are sponsored and supported by numerous agencies and
have diverse and sometimes complex eligibility requirements. Individuals
and their families who are seeking support services often have
difficultly sorting through or even locating community-based
services. The result may be unnecessary and costly institutionalization.
The ADRC grants are designed to give states flexibility in the
development and administration of their programs. Some states
may utilize a single agency as the entry point to long-term support
while other states will establish centers with multiple sites
that may work together to ensure uniform access to long-term
care support options.
“Aging and Disability Resource Center grants offer states
the opportunity to create ‘one stop’ entry points
to long-term support services,” said Assistant Secretary
Carbonell. “These centers can serve as visible and
trusted places for information on long-term care options, to
help seniors and people with disabilities get long-term care
where they want it. Our goal is to make ADRCs the foundation
for community-based care.”
States and territories receiving the grants referenced in today’s
announcement are: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia,
Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi,
Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington
and Wyoming. All together, 43 states have received the three-year
grants with awards of up to $800,000.
For more information on the Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Grant program, go to the AoA Website at http://aoa.gov,
the CMS Website at www.cms.hhs.gov/newfreedom/default.asp or
the Aging and Disability Resource Center Technical Assistance
Exchange at www.adrc-tae.org.
Aging and Disability Resource Center Grant Program
Fiscal Year 2005Awards |
| State |
Agency |
Total Award |
| Alabama |
Alabama Department of Senior Services |
$800,000 |
| Arizona |
Arizona Department of Economic Security |
$750,000 |
| Colorado |
Colorado Department of Human Services |
$800,000 |
| District of Columbia |
DC Department of Health, Medical Assistance
Administration |
$629,507 |
| Guam |
Guam Department of Integrated Services
for Individuals with Disabilities |
$800,000 |
| Hawaii |
Hawaii State Executive Office on Aging |
$800,000 |
| Idaho |
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare,
Division of Medicaid |
$800,000 |
| Kansas |
Kansas Department on Aging |
$800,000 |
| Kentucky |
Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services |
$800,000 |
| Michigan |
Michigan Department of Community Health |
$800,000 |
| Mississippi |
Mississippi Department of Human Services,
Division of Aging |
$750,000 |
| Nevada |
Nevada State Department of Health and Human
Services |
$750,000 |
| Ohio |
Ohio Department on Aging |
$800,000 |
| Tennessee |
Tennessee Commission on Aging & Disability |
$800,000 |
| Texas |
Texas Department of Aging & Disability
Services |
$800,000 |
| Vermont |
Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent
Living |
$800,000 |
| Virginia |
Virginia Department for the Aging |
$756,670 |
| Washington |
Washington Department of Social & Health
Services, Aging and Disability |
$800,000 |
| Wyoming |
University of Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
Services |
$800,000 |
| TOTAL |
$14,836,177 |
| Last Modified: 5/12/2010 12:22:20 PM |
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