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HHS Offers States Flexibility to Better Address Medicaid Enrollees’ Needs
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, January, 4, 2023 In early January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance for states to address health-related social needs for people…
Recruiting, Selecting, and Retaining Direct Service Workers to Provide Self-directed Home and Community-Based Services
from the The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an online training course and a series of resources that offer strategies…
RRF Foundation for Aging
This ongoing funding opportunity from the RRF Foundation supports projects that have a significant focus on older adults ages 65 and over. The types of grants they fund include: Priority…
FY 2023 OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS BILL RELEASED
In December, the Senate and House Appropriations Committees released the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 consisting of all 12 fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills. This government funding package also includes emergency…
VA Expands Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers to Veterans of All Service Eras
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is expanding the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to include eligible Veterans and their family caregivers of all eras. VA’s…
First-ever National Strategy on Family Caregiving Released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a broad national strategy that provides the roadmap needed for federal, state, and local governments, as well as businesses and…
A University-Wide Survey of Caregiving Students in the US: Individual Differences and Associations with Emotional and Academic Adjustment
The United States does not track or support students in higher education who are caregivers. This study presents results from one of the first university-wide surveys of caregiving undergraduate and…
National Respite Coalition Alert: House Committee Approves FY 2023 Funding Bill with $14.2 million for the Lifespan Respite Care Program and increases for NFCSP
On Thursday, June 30, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2023 Labor-HHS- Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill on a 32 to 24 vote. The bill includes $14.2 million for…
Cost-effectiveness of an in-home respite care program to support informal caregivers of persons with dementia: A model-based analysis
A previous comparative analysis of a respite intervention, in which caregivers were given a break from caregiving for at least five days while a trained professional cared for the person…
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