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Nursing Home Diversion Modernization Grants Program – Press Release
09/26/2007 | Requests *Summary
HHS announced an $8.8 million investment to help states provide more affordable choices to individuals struggling to remain in their homes and communities as they age. A total of $5.7 million in federal funding was awarded to 12 states for grants for this nursing home diversion program that will improve state efforts to assist individuals avoid unnecessary nursing home placement, impoverishment and spend-down to Medicaid.
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Available Files
- Press Release Word (65K, 2 pages)
- Press Release Off-site link
Keywords
Nursing Facility Transition; Cash and Counseling; Nursing Home Diversion Modernization Grants Program
Topic
Aging Issues, Consumer Direction, Financing HCBS, Money Follows the Person, Transition/Diversion from Institutions
Type/Tool
Announcement/Press Release
Source
Administration on Aging, HHS
State
Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Vermont, West Virginia, All States/Territories
Date Created
09/26/2007
Contact
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging
202-401-4541
202-401-4541
Short URL
Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.
* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)
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