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Senior Citizen Homes & Communities
HHS Gives 12 States $5.7 to Help Senior Citizens
Maintain Independence
Grants authorizedn by the Older Americans Act in
2006
Sept. 25, 2007 Twelve states were awarded $5.7
million yesterday by Health and Human Services to help provide more
affordable choices to senior citizens struggling to remain in their
homes and communities as they age.
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A total of $5.7 million in federal funding was
awarded for grants that will improve state efforts to assist individuals
avoid unnecessary nursing home placement, impoverishment and spend-down
to Medicaid. The states will contribute more than $3 million to support
the effort.
We know that the vast majority of older people as
well as younger people with disabilities want to remain in their homes
and communities, said Assistant Secretary for Aging Josefina G.
Carbonell.
We want to help them spend their own resources
more wisely. By giving people affordable choices and greater control
over the services they receive, we know they will select options that
will better respond to their particular needs, and they will be able to
stay at home longer. This is a win-win for everyone consumers, their
families, and the public.
Congress included authority for these nursing home
diversion grants in the most recent reauthorization of the Older
Americans Act (OAA) signed into law by President Bush in October 2006.
These new provisions in the OAA complement the
changes occurring in Medicare and Medicaid, including the provisions in
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 reflecting seniors desire to receive
and direct their personal care at home.
The Nursing Home Diversion Modernization Grants
Program will help enable states to use existing OAA and state revenue
funds in a more flexible manner so that a greater range of support
options can be made available to individuals who are at high risk of
nursing home placement. These grants will also enable states to give
consumers a greater role in determining the types of services and the
manner in which they receive them.
Funding for the grants program for 2007 is as
follows:
|
State |
Federal
Share |
State
Share |
Project
Total |
|
Arkansas |
$500,000 |
$166,667 |
$666,667 |
|
Connecticut |
$500,000 |
$166,667 |
$666,667 |
|
Georgia |
$500,000 |
$166,666 |
$666,666 |
|
Illinois |
$491,760 |
$1,234,209 |
$1,725,969 |
|
Kentucky |
$333,485 |
$136,891 |
$470,376 |
|
Maryland |
$500,000 |
$166,710 |
$666,710 |
|
Michigan |
$500,000 |
$282,564 |
$782,564 |
|
Minnesota |
$500,000 |
$166,667 |
$666,667 |
|
New
Hampshire |
$500,000 |
$166,667 |
$666,667 |
|
New
Jersey |
$500,000 |
$169,860 |
$669,860 |
|
Vermont |
$500,000 |
$168,831 |
$668,831 |
|
West
Virginia |
$400,000 |
$133,634 |
$533,634 |
|
Grand
Total |
$5,725,245 |
$3,126,033 |
$8,851,278 |
These grants support the Presidents New Freedom Initiative and
complement the Administrations Money Follows the Person Initiative by
strengthening the capacity of states to provide more choices for
high-risk individuals before they enter a nursing home, HHS Secretary
Mike Leavitt said.
This is a prevention strategy that will provide
the states with an additional tool to modernize their long-term care
systems and conserve stretched Medicaid dollars.
Additional information about AoA and its programs
can be found at
http://www.aoa.gov
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