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New grants will
help families in 19 states
find needed Long Term Care services
CMS Administrator Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., and Administration
on Aging Administrator Josefina Carbonell today announced $15
million in grants to 19 states to create a single source of
information and assistance for families navigating the often
confusing array of long-term care services available in their
communities.
The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) grants are part of
the New Freedom Initiative, an administration effort to help
overcome barriers to community living for the elderly and disabled.
The ADRC grants are jointly administered by CMS and HHS’
Administration on Aging.
“Resource centers are a tremendous help to families who need to
find effective long-term care for a loved one, often with little
time to prepare,” said Dr. McClellan.
“These grants will help these
states integrate their varied long-term support programs into a
single, coordinated system that will make it easier for families to
get the most effective care for their loved ones, usually right in
their own communities.”
Currently, a broad range of programs and services ranging from
home-and-community based care to institutional support are available
to assist older adults and individuals with disabilities. These
services are sponsored and supported by numerous agencies and have
diverse and sometimes complex eligibility requirements. Individuals
and their families who are seeking support services often have
difficultly sorting through or even locating community-based
services. The result may be unnecessary and costly
institutionalization.
The ADRC grants are designed to give states flexibility in the
development and administration of their programs. Some states may
utilize a single agency as the entry point to long-term support
while other states will establish centers with multiple sites that
may work together to ensure uniform access to long-term care support
options.
“Aging
and Disability
Resource Center grants offer states the
opportunity to create ‘one stop’ entry points to long-term support
services,” said Administrator Carbonell. “These centers can serve
as visible and trusted places for information on long-term care
options, to help seniors and people with disabilities get long-term
care where they want it. Our goal is to make ADRCs the foundation
for community-based care.”
States and territories receiving the grants referenced in
today’s announcement are: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, District of
Columbia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,
Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington and Wyoming. All together, 43 states have received the
three-year grants with awards of up to $800,000.
For more information on the Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Grant program, go to the AoA web site at
http://www.aoa.gov, the CMS
web site at
www.cms.hhs.gov/newfreedom/default.asp
or the Aging and Disability Resource Center Technical Assistance
Exchange at
www.adrc-tae.org.
Aging and Disability Resource
Center Grant Program
Fiscal Year 2005Awards
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State
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Agency
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Total Award
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Alabama |
Alabama Department of Senior Services |
$800,000 |
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Arizona |
Arizona Department of Economic Security |
$750,000 |
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Colorado |
Colorado Department of Human Services |
$800,000 |
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District of Columbia |
DC Department of Health, Medical Assistance Administration |
$629,507 |
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Guam |
Guam Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with
Disabilities |
$800,000 |
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Hawaii |
Hawaii
State Executive Office on Aging |
$800,000 |
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Idaho |
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Division of Medicaid |
$800,000 |
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Kansas |
Kansas Department on Aging |
$800,000 |
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Kentucky |
Kentucky
Cabinet for Health & Family Services |
$800,000 |
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Michigan |
Michigan Department of Community Health |
$800,000 |
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Mississippi |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Division of Aging |
$750,000 |
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Nevada |
Nevada State Department of Health and Human Services |
$750,000 |
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Ohio |
Ohio Department on Aging |
$800,000 |
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Tennessee |
Tennessee
Commission on Aging & Disability |
$800,000 |
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Texas |
Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services |
$800,000 |
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Vermont |
Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent
Living |
$800,000 |
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Virginia |
Virginia
Department for the Aging |
$756,670 |
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Washington |
Washington Department of Social & Health Services, Aging and
Disability |
$800,000 |
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Wyoming |
University of Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Services |
$800,000 |
TOTAL
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$14,836,177
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Federal agency dedicated to policy development, planning and the
delivery of supportive home and community-based services to older
persons and their caregivers through the national aging network of
state and local agencies on aging, tribal organizations, service
providers and volunteers.
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