What Happens to Developmentally Disabled as Parents Age, Die?
<!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- Ever since she was 4, when a caregiver force-fed her with a spoon, Caroline Munro has not let anyone feed her but her…
Experimental Program Helps Seniors Move out of the Nursing Home
Giron, 65, is looking to rent a small house in the industrial town in the Cleveland suburbs where she grew up. Using federal funds from a special project, thousands of…
How Mainstreet Health Aims to Reinvent Long-Term Care
The U.S. long-term care industry as we know it is on its last legs, and innovative new communities are about to redefine extended-stay, residential senior living. So say two high-profile…
Making Sure There is Life Beyond the Nursing Home for those who are Ready
Steve Sarton and Donna Collins met while living in a nursing home in Maple Shade. They became friends, then married. But as long as they lived in the home they…
Lessons Learned from the Money Follows the Person Demonstration
For the last eight years, states have been helping Medicaid beneficiaries move from institutions to the community through the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration. MFP is aimed at reducing…
2015 State Survey on Transitions
There are currently 44 states, including the District of Columbia, participating in the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration. MFP provides states with enhanced federal Medicaid matching funds for 12…
There’s No Place Like Home – But How Do You Define It?
How would you describe what “home” means to you? When do you feel most engaged in a “community”? If you struggle to answer those questions, imagine a federal agency trying…
Serving Low-Income Seniors Where They Live: Medicaid’s Role in Providing Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports
The Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation- Rachel Garfield, Katherine Young, MaryBeth Musumeci, Erica L. Reaves, and Judy Kasper Seniors managing chronic health conditions or experiencing an age-related decline in physical…
U.S. Court of Appeals Unanimously Upholds DOL Rule
The Department of Labor issued the Home Care Final Rule to extend minimum wage and overtime protections to almost 2 million home care workers. We believe the Rule is the…