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Developed by Carla Pope at the Iowa Finance Authority, this document briefly describes several financial resource options to be used for the development of affordable housing.

A compilation of housing and financial terms used by housing finance agencies developed by Carla Pope, Director of Service Enriched Housing at the Iowa Finance Authority.

The Wyoming Department of Health/Aging Division staff who oversee the Nursing Facility Transitions Grant, Dorothy Thomas & Marcia Harvey, who oversees the Ombudsman Program worked in partnership with Jan Stiles, Adult Protective Services/Department of Family Services to develop & implement a standardized Vulnerable Adult Abuse Awareness Kit. They contain a variety of materials to address Adult Abuse & were presented to agencies by trained individual & local Adult Protective Service workers.

Turnover among direct-care workers in long-term care costs U.S. employers about $3,500 per employee, or more than $4 billion a year. This report outlines the known facts about direct-care turnover costs, presents a framework for measuring those costs, and discusses their implications for providers, policymakers, and researchers. The inescapable conclusion is that direct-care turnover is a business problem, a quality of care problem, and a significant public resource problem.

The New Freedom Initiative, announced in February 2001, called for a comprehensive assessment of federal policies, programs, statutes, and regulations to identify barriers that impede community living for disabled individuals—and for recommended solutions. In October 2004 CMS awarded an additional $30 million in Real Choice Systems Change Grants—this money in addition to the 188 grants for over $158 million between fiscal years 2001-03. This report highlights accomplishments of those programs.

Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. The single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies you can search for grants and register for email notification of opportunities . The US Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for this initiative that will have an unparalleled impact on the grant community.

The report contains findings from a 2004 survey of state administrators, an opinion survey, and telephone interviews, and responds to the questions: To what extent have consumer-directed home and community based services for older people taken root across the country? What are the characteristics of these programs and how do state aging administrators view consumer-directed programs working in their state? Report findings document the scope and characteristics of consumer-directed services.

This brief describes currently available opportunities for consumer direction of care in public programs and private insurance plans, including opportunities for family caregivers to take on roles as representative decision-makers and paid caregivers. Includes recent findings from “Cash and Counseling” demonstrations and assesses prospects for expansion of consumer-directed alternatives to traditional modes of financing and service delivery.

This report focuses attention on a growing issue facing the nation: how to support & sustain those who are the cornerstone of our LTC system—the dedicated families & informal caregivers. This national study is the first to examine publicly funded caregiver support programs throughout all 50 states. The report identifies key findings, describes state approaches to providing caregiver support services, offers state-by-state profiles, pinpoints challenges, & expands recognition of caregiver needs.

In March ’01 the Department of Mental Retardation (DMR) began a strategic management planning process to develop a quality management and improvement system. The 2002-03 report derives information from a variety of quality assurance systems and databases. It is intended as starting point in the collective review & analysis of service quality. The data provided should be viewed as an opportunity to point out areas where the program is doing well as well as areas where improvements are needed.