The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced $36 million in new grant programs to 28 states to help older Americans and veterans remain independent and to support people with Alzheimer's disease to remain in their homes and communities. Just over $19 million of this funding involves a new collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt and VA Secretary James Peake, M.D., announced the joint effort to provide essential consumer-directed home and community-based services to older Americans and veterans of all ages, as part of a Nursing Home Diversion (NHD) grants program. The new initiative builds on the similar missions of HHS and the VA with regard to caring for the populations they serve. In addition, Secretary Leavitt announced a $17 million investment to improve the delivery of home and community-based services to people with Alzheimer's disease and their family caregivers.
In announcing the collaboration, Secretary Leavitt said, "This historic HHS-VA initiative combines the expertise of the HHS' national network of aging services providers with the resources of the Veterans Health Administration to provide more people, including our nation's veterans, with improved long-term care options. This unique effort supports the President's New Freedom Initiative which calls upon all federal agencies to help people who need long-term care and prefer to live in their own homes and communities to do so. Through this joint program, many people who would have previously been placed in nursing homes will be able to remain at home."
"Our mission is to honor and support America's veterans, and this collaboration provides an additional opportunity to do that by offering more services, choices and control over decisions to veterans in the least restrictive environment consistent with their needs and preferences," Secretary Peake said.
The new program will be administered by HHS' Administration on Aging (AoA) in collaboration with the Veterans Health Administration. Under the program, $10.5 million is being provided by HHS through AoA, and $5.7 million by the states. VA estimates purchasing at least $3 million in veteran-directed home and community-based services for older veterans and for recently returned veterans with long-term care needs. The number of veterans over age 85 has tripled during the past decade, creating a significant expansion in the need for long term care.
"The HHS funding is specifically designed to reach people who are not eligible for Medicaid, but who are at high risk of nursing home placement and spend-down to Medicaid -which often occurs when private pay individuals enter a nursing home," said Assistant Secretary for Aging Josefina G. Carbonell. "The program will also offer consumers more control over their long-term care, including the ability to determine the types of services they receive and the manner in which they receive them, including the option of hiring their own care workers."
The $17 million for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers involves grants to 22 states under AoA's Alzheimer's disease demonstration programs. States were able to apply for two types of grants: Innovation Grants and Evidence-Based Program Grants. Innovation Grants will demonstrate new approaches to delivering services and supports, and the Evidence-Based Grants will support the replication of science-based interventions that have already proven to be effective at helping people with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders to continue to live in the community.
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#1 I'm a vet and tired of the run around you get from the Gov.
(A complete ripoff of our tax dollars.)
The dollar is worth 4 cents compared to what it used to be worth back in 1913.
What happened in 1913? The Federal Reserve (The central bank of the U.S.) was created.
A central bank is not needed. Before 1913, banks used to compete with each other and were forced to be responsible or they would go bankrupt. The federal reserve removed this competition by uniting all the banks; kind of like when two companies get together and do price-fixing instead of competing. This is illegal if any other company does it.
History shows that money HAS to be something of value for an economy to prosper. That is why the Constitution says only Gold or Silver should be used as money. Before 1913, dollars represented actual Gold or Silver that were stored in banks. A dollar was really a receipt that you could use to get the actual gold.
Inflation (higher prices) is caused when more money is put into circulation. In a monopoly game, if you use twice the amount of money for every one, all the property prices will probably double because there is more money in circulation (everyone's money is now worth less).
When dollars are backed by gold, it prevents high inflation because in order to introduce more money into the economy gold has to be mined, which is not an easy or free process. So having a gold-backed currency protects us from inflation. Inflation causes the value of your saved money to go down (think of a pie that has to be split).
A gold-backed dollar keeps the politicians in check by limiting their power to spend and cause inflation. Without this power they would have to tell the people that they plan to directly raise taxes. The people would not be happy and they would be out of office.
The federal reserve eventually removed the requirement that the US dollar had to represent something of value (gold). It is now just a piece of paper.
Since it is a piece of paper, it can be printed in a printing press without the need to mine gold or anything else. Money can be created by just printing it!!!!
The Federal Reserve is a private organization. It doesn't belong to the government (it's not really federal).
When the federal reserve prints money and gives it to the government (to finance a war, for example), the Federal Reserve charges the government interest. They charge them interest for money that COST THEM NOTHING TO CREATE!! If the government were the one creating the money, they would not have to owe interest!!!
Where does the government get the money to pay the interest to the Federal Reserve?? From our taxes. So not only are we paying for interest for that money, but because inflation is created when the money is printed, we are also paying in higher prices.
How do the bankers benefit?.
- They charge the government (really, it's the taxpayer) interest on created money.
- Also, the Federal Reserve serves as a safety net for all the U.S. banks. When there is a safety net, it encourages banks to be very irresponsible by lending too much money. By taking risks they make more money. If an irresponsible bank is about to go bankrupt, the Federal Reserve bails it out by creating more money.
- So basically, bankers can do whatever they want and the taxpayer pays for their mistakes. It's a perfect system for them.
- An example is the FDIC. The FDIC NEVER has enough money to insure all the deposits in all the banks. When it's time for the FDIC to help and they don't have enough money, more money is printed by the Fed Reserve. So as taxpayers we are paying for a bank's mistake, instead for the irresponsible bank to be allowed to close for being irresponsible.
How do politicians benefit?- Politicians are afraid to tell people they will raise their taxes. But since people don't know how inflation works, it is very easy for them to go to the Federal Reserve and ask for a loan. The politicians get to spend as much as they want for whatever they want, without the people finding out that they have been taxed. They are taxed because the money that they have is now WORTH LESS and LESS everyday.
How special interest groups benefit? Corporations close to the government who are paid directly by it will get the newly created money first. When they get it, inflation hasn't happened yet because it hasn't had enough time to circulate through the entire country. When all that money starts circulating, our saved money will be worth less. So they get to receive the money before the inflation happens. We, who are not close to the government, get nothing. We get robbed.
Also, the special interest groups lobby (bribe) congress people to pass laws that will benefit them, like subsidize their industry by helping them out with money.
If you read "The Creature From Jekyll Island" by Edward Griffin, you will see that this system was not a mistake. It was a calculated plan to protect the bankers at the expense of the taxpayer. Jekyll Island is a place in Georgia where these group of people met secretly to come up with this plan.
Woodrow Wilson (then president) who went along with it, even regretted it and said that he gave a group of elites the power to control the country.
Time and time again the government tries to fix problems that they actually created by getting involved. Free markets work. Government doesn't.
Since the FED loans the money to the government at interest and they have a monopoly on creating our money, where does the government get the money to pay the interest? Answer....by borrowing more money from the FED which sinks us deeper and deeper in debt as a nation, we can never get out of and that's why our dollar is worth nothing. Since 1913 they have had to print more and more money just to cover the interest on money borrowed.
The FED system does not need to exist AND the government can manage and print money interest free....the treasury is responsible for our money not a private bank.
#2 help from the new program
Tell us how to get help for a couple in VA Beach VA that is in need. Howard m. Williams ,Col. (ret) h.m.williams@cox.net
#3 Q?. How do you get more information on getting access to this ne
The new program is help that's needed by a vet. couple that I know. How do they get more information? Is VA. one of the 28 states receiving the Grants? My e-mail address is h.m.williams@cox.net. Please rush. Thanks. Col, (ret) Howard m. Williams
#4 Q?. How do you get more information on getting access to this ne
The new program is help that's needed by a vet. couple that I know. How do they get more information? Is VA. one of the 28 states receiving the Grants? My e-mail address is h.m.williams@cox.net. Please rush. Thanks. Col, (ret) Howard m. Williams
#5 Assistance for aging Vererans
My father-in -law is suffering from some form of dementia (alzheimers). Home care is out of the question because he often becomes irrational and even mildly violent and his wife is unable to defend herself. The only option is to institutionalize him and the costs will at the going rate, cause them to loose their home, their savings, everything and leave her without any of the means of financially caring for herself. He served honorable in the Navy during the entire Second World War. Their whole life savings and home will be gone within 18 months to 2 years and this little allowance is being hailed as new help. It is little more than another way of creating a much ado about nothing. If help is to be made available, then assist in the cost that they are encumbered with. Otherwise, stop your self agrandizing and admit your failing of the Heros of America.
#6 Retired Veterans age seventy and above
How do we apply, directly thru our local VA facility?
#7 Veterans Living
Are there moneys available, such as grants and or low interest loans, for the purchase of housing where vets could live and share companionship. I am a retired military vet and have a farm in northeast Georgia and am looking ways and means to bring vets together for living and wellbeing for myself as well as others. Would much appreciate advice/help in accomplishing this project. Thank you. Walter W. Brown.
#8 Home Based Service For Older Vets
Is there a specific form to apply for assistance for independent living. assistance What is it.?
Who is it sent to?
I am 84 going on 85 age, my wife is 83 and tryig to help remain here, carrying most of the load. but weakening.
I am WW11 Noremany/Bulge vet with 100% Pemanent Disability.
Trying to remain in own home and
Rudolph Traupman EMail RTNormandy 1944@aol
#9 Rehabiltation of my house
I need a gran or small loan to fix my house in Cheraw, South Carolina. I am disable living with friends and family in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I was receiving $98. 00 VA. Com, then $108.00 now I receive $398.00 VA. comp and $275.00 SSI. I am unemployed but looking for a job so I can fix my house and move back into it. My mother gave this house to me, now she is desceased. Please send info on how I can a grant or a small loan of about $3 or $4,000. It can be taken out of my check a little at a time. I now owe $300.00 in back property taxes.
Thank you in advance. C3 30-322-017 SS# 4156
Temporary Addresses
James Madison Malloy
940 Manly St. Apt # 54
Winston-Salem, Nc. 27105
336-727-2711
james.malloy@att.net
#10 VFW WITH ALZHEIMERS, LEWY BODY SYNDROME AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE
MY HUSBAND IS A VFW KOREAN WAR VETERAN, WITH ALZHEIMERS DISEASE, LEWY BODY SYNDROME,AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE. HE HAS HAD THIS FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE VA, AND THEY HAVE GOTTEN HIM 60% DISABILITY. WE HAVE APPLIED FOR MORE, SO HE CAN GO TO THE VA NURSING HOME, AND HAVE OTHER BENEFITS.
I WORK FULL TIME, AND ALSO TAKE CARE OF MY HUSBAND. IT IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT DAY BY DAY, BUT HE IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I CAN TO HELP HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR US.
PLEASE GIVE ME SOME GUIDANCE. i WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE, EVEN JUST AN EMAIL.
GOD BLESS YOU, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
SINCERELY,
MARIE L. HARBERS
314-882-2083
mdharbers8500@sbcglobal.net
#11 source
Where did this information come from? It appears there is no such offer.
#12 Grants for Altzheimers affected older veterans
Is Mississippi one of the 22 states mentioned in the article?
#13 HHS
WHAT SHOULD OLD AMERICAN VETERANS ( U.S.A. CITIZENS) RESIDING IN THE COLONY OF PUERTO RICO EXPECT FROM THIS HSS HELP? WE ALL WERE ALSO AVAILABLE TO OFFER OUR LIVES IN THE NAME OF OUR USA COUNTRY AT WAR TIMES. DON'T WE HAVE THE RIGHTS TO RECEIVE THESE HELPS ALSO? ALL THIS GOOD NEWS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED DIRECTLY TO EACH INDIVIDUAL VETERAN LIVING IN THE ISLAND. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPRESSIG MY COMMENTS.PEDRO BATISTA pjbatan@yahoo.com
#14 How do you apply?
Very nice article, but HOW DO YOU APPLY? This "article" reads like a press release, to promote some department, but no link or information as to how to apply for a grant.
#15 housing for veterans age 62 and older
What can be done for veterans 62 years of age and older? who cannot afford to live in the cities of their birth any longer? Do to rising cost of rents? I am from New York City and would like to return to New York, but cannot. I live on fixed income, and cannot afford the high prices of rent. I live in texas at this time and miss my home,children and my friends.
#16 sinking house
i have a home that is sinking and will cost 10,000 to fix,i am a widow of vet. and have health problems but want to stay independent. i do not have enough income to fix house. is there anywhere i can go for help?
#17 Home care for Vets
What states are included in this plan?
#18 which 28 states
which 28 states are receiving this va grant money?
#19 Grants for older veterans
Do you have any idea how a veteran will go about appling for a grant??
#20 HHS
I am interested in ELDER CARE
#21 Regarding Older Vets that has no retirement and cannot find work
I am a Viet Nam Vet and have sold Real Estate for over 25 yrs. full time. I was a secondary school teacher and counselor for 10 yrs. . I chose to do what I loved and got behind on payments and now no one will hire me because of my age. I am in good health except for a bad back which was caused by an auto accident , but I can get by. I am not looking for a hand out , I need a decent job. I have a Master's Degree in Education and a Bachlor's degree in Agriculture. I am about to lose my home because the Real Estate Industry has slumped. I feel like I am a man without a country. Please advise.
Sincerely,
Robert Manley
10704 Red Cedar Dr.
Frisco, Tx.75035
972-768-3702
#22 HHS Grant
I looked, but can't find this information anywhere on their site-
http://www.hhs.gov/
#23 Rental Aid to keep me in my own apartment
I live in Burbank CA and the rents here are very high. I live on a set income of $1300.00 per month and my rent is $900.00 per month. Utilities are over $100.00 and I pay about $200.00 on prescription drugs. I'm running out of my savings and need help badly. I don't want to end up on the street or in a cheap hotel in a dangerous neighborhood.
Can you help?
Charles Ostergrant
621 E San Jose Ave - #B
Burbank CA 91501
Tel: 818 557 0529
e-mail: tonymidnight@sbcglobal.net
#24 VA Home
It would be nice if a veteran could live in a VA Home and have his devoted pet with him.
I am very lonely and I cannot part with my small dog, a King Charles Cavalier. I live in
California but would prefer to go to a home in Arizona.
I was widowed last year.
#25 Grant Money for the Aging Veteran
There are a lot of words in this article, but what is being said? Which states of the 27 mentioned are included? What if you don't live in one of the states? How do you qualify for this help when it is needed?
#26 Stay-at-Home Grant Programs
It would be helpful to know the names of the 28 states eligible for these grants.
#27 hearing
Older vets need assistance with hearing aids. The amount available now are too little.
#28 Alzheimer's
My father is a WWII Veteran and has been diagnosed with Alzheimers Disease. He is 88 years old
and lives in Virginia with his 84 Year old girlfriend. They have been together for over 10 years but his
health has been declining over the past couple of years. This puts a strain on her.
Is there any assistance that they might be entitled to?
Daniel T. Gilmartin
Past State Commander
Disabled American Veterans
Department of California
#29 Widows
Are there any programs listed for the long term care of military widows? Also, are there any retirement complexes for seniors 65 and older? I would appreciate some help in this matter.
Thank you,
P.G. Tinsley.
#30 HHS Helps Older Americans, Veterans Remain Independent
This has to be a joke, that's only about $1,290,000 per state. Administrative costs will eat that up in less than a month.
Jim MacDonald
Maumelle, ARKANSAS
USN 1954-1964