Community Living

Disability: Part of the Equity Equation

By: Clare Rauch, Assistant Project Manager - Communications 

 

The Importance and Contribution of Volunteers in the National Aging Services Network

By: Anne Leopold, Senior Project Manager

During this month’s National Volunteer Month, we recognize the important contributions of volunteers by providing key highlights from a study, funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and conducted by New Editions Consulting, that assessed the role and economic value of volunteers in home- and community-based and long-term care programs for older adults.

National Senior Independence Month: A Spotlight on Self-Neglect

By: Robert Bartolotta

February is National Senior Independence Month. According to the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living  -

Celebrating the 31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

By: Amy Coey, Senior Policy Analyst

 

Celebration of ACL’s Older Americans Month

By: Kaitlin Murphy

 

NIDILRR Grantees Highlighted at ACL National Disability Employment Awareness Month Event

By: Anna Lenhart

 

Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety (ChORUS) Support

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Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is dedicated to promoting safe behaviors of older road users to include individuals age 65 and over who are drivers, passengers, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists.  New Editions provides content management and outreach support to NHTSA for the Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety (ChORUS).

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDILRR's) Annual Performance Report

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Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research

New Editions analyzes the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDILRR's) Annual Performance Report (APR) data through a subcontract with RTI International. The purpose of the APR is to collect data from NIDILRR’s grantees concerning their project foci, activities and progress, and contributions to society’s capacity to provide opportunities and accommodations to citizens with disabilities.

Call to Reauthorize Money Follows the Person

By Jane Rath, New Editions Vice President 

 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration Program provides funding and support for 44 state grantees to design and develop services and supports to assist individuals move from institutional to home and community-based settings. Additionally, MFP provides the foundation and framework for states to transform their systems to be more focused on home and community-based systems. 

Technical Assistance to States for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

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Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

New Editions assists the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the national implementation of regulations, particularly in regards to ensuring that beneficiaries receiving home and community-based services (HCBS) live and work in settings that are home and community-based and are integrated into the community. In March 2014, CMS published regulations to improve Medicaid HCBS by providing increased guidance on person-centered planning and by clarifying what protections must be in place when restrictions are imposed on individual rights.