The Patrick Administration today released $2.5 million in state funding to expand a provision of the 2006 Equal Choice law for the eldelry and disabled which had not been implemented.
According to Mass Home Care, which has been pushing for the release of this funding, this program represents 'smart money' because it helps guide elders away from nursing homes into less costly forms of community care.
The 2006 law requires people who are seeking nursing home admission to have a free counseling session to talk about their options to remain living in the community. Despite legislative efforts to fund this program, is has only been available in three pilot sites.
But because of today's announcement, the Long Term Care Options program will be spread statewide---more than two and a half years after the mandate was created.
"This is a win for the Governor," said Al Norman, who helped write the 2006 law that created the Options counseling program. "It will give seniors a better chance to live at home, and save taxpayers millions of dollars in the process."
"We applaud the Governor for putting this money out into circulation," Norman said. "It gives families hope that they can find an alternative to institutional life."
The funding for this program will be administered by 11 Aging & Disability Resource Consortia (ADRC).
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