 
Administration on Aging & Veterans Health Administration: Partnerships and Opportunities Meeting
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              The Veterans Health Administration plans to partner with the Aging Network in order to be serving over 109,000 veterans using HCBS by 2011. February 25 and 26, 2009, these organizations met in Boston to develop the partnership, work out next steps, and identify challenges. Presentations provide details on existing infrastructure, Nursing Home Diversion, financial management services, and existing research on HCBS and self-direction.
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      veterans; ; VDHCBS; veterans-directed home and community-based services; Aging Network; National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services; NRCPDS; financial management; FMS; Aging Network; State Units on Aging; AAA; VISN; Older Americans Act; Gerhard; Hornyak; Polansky; Zimmerman; Kellogg; Ditto; Wilson; Brady; Alecxih; Engelhardt; Bowen; Ettner; Thompson; Grotpeter; Options Counseling;
      
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