Aging/Older Adults

This report describes how the State of Illinois simplifies access to home and community-based services for people with disabilities age 60 and older. Local Case Coordination Units coordinate eligibility determination and case management for Medicaid waiver services, state-funded home and community-based services, and Older Americans Act services. This report explains the implementation and impact of this program.

This presentation provides an overview of Illinois' Supportive Living Program and why has it been such an effective production model. The presentation also includes an explanation of assisted living and long-term care options, information about the financial perspective, and eligibility information.

State homepage with links to: education and training, business, health and safety, consumers and families, labor and employment, history and culture of California, travel, transportation, environment and natural resources, & government.

The District of Columbia, Department of Health, Medical Assistance Administration is undergoing an effort to improve its ability to perform case and care management for the aging and disabled populations within the District. As part of this process, MAA is seeking to implement an information system that can support effective care management assessment and planning.

The District of Columbia is seeking to expand the availability of home and community-based services (HCBS) for the aged and adults with physical disabilities.The Disability and Aging Resource Center will represent a cost to the District in the immediate short-term, however the Center is expected to have cumulative savings by FY 2005. This file is a complete fiscal impact statement for this project.

This report explains the State of New Jersey’s single entry system for long-term supports and other services for older people, including a toll-free telephone number for information and services. The effectiveness of the system in each of New Jersey's 21 counties is evaluated through compliance with state protocols and consumer satisfaction reports. The report provides the intervention, implementation, and impact of the program.

The Department of Health in the District of Columbia used this template to find a contractor to operate a screening and counseling program regarding the long-term care (LTC) and chronic care needs for persons with a physical disability and elderly residents of the District. The operation of this program included developing and managing a centralized Resource Center. The District contemplated award of a cost reimbursable contract.

The official state website offers information and links to government, business, travel, education, environment, and employment. There is current information available on Minnesota social services.

The development of this Best Practices Manual is a pilot project to demonstrate a step-by-step process of re-integrating long term nursing home residents from residential living back into the community. This innovative Project is the result of an initiative made possible under the Passages Program sponsored by the Arkansas Division of Aging and Adult Services, in 2000-2003.

The innovative site is an important component of the ADRC Technical Assistance Exchange, housed at The Lewin Group. ADRCs are designed to overcome barriers to community living for people with disabilities of all ages by streamlining access to long-term support services through \"one-stop\" resource centers. Twenty-three states and one territory have received grants to develop ADRCs. Also included here is a presentation of the major TA activities support for the ADRC grantees.