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Home Transition Programs: Perspectives of Medicaid Care Planners

This report draws on interviews with Medicaid care planners for insight into the issues that arise in establishing programs to move individuals with significant long-term care needs from institutional to community settings. The five states that participated in this study—Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio and Washington—each received federal grants for nursing home transition activities and had varied experiences.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50911

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Nursing Home Transition Programs: Perspectives of State Medicaid Officials

This report draws on interviews with state Medicaid program officials for insight into the issues that arise in establishing programs to move individuals with significant long-term care needs from institutional to community settings. The five states that participated in this study—Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio and Washington—each received federal grants for nursing home transition activities and had varied experiences.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50910

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Asset Transfer and Nursing Home Use: Empirical Evidence and Policy Significance

Due to concern that wealthy elderly Americans were transferring assets to gain Medicaid coverage for nursing home care, the Deficit Reduction Act tightened Medicaid eligibility rules. About 43 percent of all nursing home residents eventually become Medicaid eligible. Over the six-year period examined, the authors estimate that, when applying the DRA asset transfer rules, federal savings to Medicaid could amount to $1.87 billion.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50909

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Intake and Referral Information: Bangor ADRC

The Bangor Eastern Agency on Aging ADRC project has shared a number of resources involving the Intake and Referral Process. The first is their policies which provide staff guidelines for consistency. The second resource is their intake questions to help record and collect information. Lastly, they have shared their feedback referral process and how to make this simple and accessible by the consumers.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50908

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Beyond Cash and Counseling: An Inventory of Individual Budget-based Community Long Term Care Programs for the Elderly

Beneficiary-managed individual budget model had its origins in the Cash & Counseling Demonstration. This brief describes the evolution of the model since the original demonstration and provides an overview of state activity. Although Medicaid waivers have been required for individual budget model programs to date, the Deficit Reduction Act gives the option to use this model for an expanded range of home and community based services in the Medicaid plans without having to obtain a waiver.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50903

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Real Choice Systems Change (RCSC) Grants Solicitation FY 2006

With this funding for Systems Transformation, CMS will be awarding several states and non-profit agencies with small supplemental grants. States and other eligible organizations, in partnership with their disability and aging communities, may submit proposals to design and construct systems infrastructure that will result in effective and enduring improvements in community long-term support systems.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50889

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Real Choice Systems Change Grants: Compendium Fifth Edition

The Compendium contains basic information about each of the Real Choice Systems Change Grantees. The Compendium will help you learn more about how these grants will be used to allow more people of all ages with a disability or long term illness to live and participate in their communities. Real Choice Systems Change Grantees will also find the Compendium useful to identify other Grantees with similar goals and activities. The fifth edition of the Compendium replaces all previous editions.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50885

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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities Website

This website is designed to provide information on the latest research, model programs, and policy issues pertaining to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It describes training and technical assistance opportunities, conferences, and available resources. These resources are available in various formats (written products, videotapes, CDs) and many can be downloaded at no cost. Register for their ADDVantage Newsletter.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50876

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