Aging/Older Adults

This website provides calendar of events, popular state websites, FAQ section, and information on the state government.

This site provides a detailed listing of programs and services offered to children, families, and individuals. New services offered to elders are highlighted.

This state homepage provides online access to the government, links to statewide programs, and helpful information for consumers from how to file taxes to the local traffic patterns.

CDHS oversees the state’s 64 county departments of social/human services, the state’s public mental health system, Colorado’s system of services for people with developmental disabilities, the state’s juvenile corrections system and all state and veterans’ nursing homes, through more than 5,000 employees and thousands of community-based service providers.

This homepage provides general information on the State of Colorado including links to: business, employment, environment, government, law enforcement, and tourism.

CalMedicare.org provides information about Medicare in California. Medicare, the federal health insurance program, covers most people age 65 or older, some people under age 65 with disabilities, and people with end-stage renal disease. Learn about basic Medicare topics, such as eligibility, coverage, Medicare HMOs, Medicare and disabilities, and billing and claims.

Oregon Statute authorizing coordinated home and community based care for seniors and people with disabilities.

This document is the Massachusetts legisation authorizing the provision of coordinated home and community based care through single entry points called aging services access points.

This document describes Legacy Express, a program in Georgia which attempts to improve the quality of services provided to older Americans and their caregivers. Legacy Express provides vouchers to caregivers which may be spent on service options. The objective is to give caregivers the authority and flexibility to select those service options that work best for them. This program’s implementation and impact is explained in the document.

This document is one of many that comprise the Aging and Disability Resource Centers Toolbox developed by the Rutgers/NASHP/ILRU Community Living Exchange Collaborative. The entire toolbox is available online at: http://www.nashp.org/_docdisp_page.cfm?LID=B788F7C5-9C83-432F-93D19930527F356F