In September, the United States Administration on Aging, Department of Health and Human
Services announced 12 States which were awarded Nursing Home Diversion Modernization Grants. These 12 States received a combined federal and non-federal funded grants totaling
approximately $8.8 million. The states awarded the grants are:

* Arkansas
* Connecticut
* Georgia
* Illinois
* Kentucky
* Maryland
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* Vermont
* West Virginia


The program is administered through State Units on Aging (SUAs), in partnership with Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and in collaboration with community aging service providers and other key long-term care stakeholders.

To be awarded this Grants, a state had to describe how it planned to assist individuals at risk of
nursing home placement and to spend down to Medicaid to receive home and community-based services that enable them to continue to live in the community. The program also encourages the Aging Services Network to modernize and transform the funding they receive under the Older Americans Act, or other non-Medicaid sources, into flexible, consumer-directed service dollars.

By the end of the 18-month project period, the state's project must be effectively targeting flexible services to individuals who are at risk of nursing home placement and spend down to Medicaid.

To learn more about the grants awarded use the link below.