Article Publication Date:
9/25/2017
Summary:
While faced with new challenges, reduced budgets, and growing populations requiring more services, states are stronger than ever, and the work they do is more effective than ever in reaching individuals and addressing their needs. The National Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Conference 2017 highlights these achievements, allowing states to share best practices, present unique partnerships, and recognize the work of their peers.
Topics:
Accessibility; Assistive Technology; Consumer/Participant Direction; Evidence-Based Practice; Financing HCBS; Housing; Long Term Services and Supports; Medicaid; Medicaid Waivers; Quality; Resource Center; Stakeholder Involvement; Transportation
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Advocates; Aging/Older Adults; Caregivers; Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Direct Care Workforce; Dual Eligibles; Physical Disabilities; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness; Veterans (as VD-HCBS)
Sources:
ADvancing States
Programs/Initiatives:
Affordable Care Act (ACA); Aging and Disability Resource Center; Information and Referral; Medicaid Managed Long Term Care; Money Follows the Person; Older Americans Act (OAA); Ombudsman; Person Centered Planning; Respite; VD-HCBS
States:
Keywords:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Eligibility; Enrollment; Expenditures; Human Services; Information Technology; Long-Term Care; Managed Care; Medicaid Integration; Nursing Facility Transition; Self-Determination; Single Point of Entry/No Wrong Door; State/Agency Information; System Transformation; Vocational Rehabilitation
Contact
- ADvancing States
1201 15th Street, NW
Suite 350
Washington, DC 20005
kwalter@advancingstates.org
Phone:
202-898-2578
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/69776