State Profile: North Dakota

Welcome to the North Dakota State Profile Page! This page features a sample of survey and research results from a comprehensive review of state and local home modification activities across the country. It has a special focus on the aging population and the efforts of State Units on Aging, Area Agencies on Aging, and Native American aging service programs that are funded by the Older Americans Act Title VI Grants for Indian Tribal Organizations.

Check back as new updates will be posted periodically! Have any changes or additions? Please contact homemods@usc.edu

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SPOTLIGHT ON STATE LEVEL HOME MODIFICATION ACTIVITIES

This section shares information that demonstrates the need for home modification in this state and highlights some of the state's important home modification efforts, policies, and funding sources.

Home Modification and Repairs for Older Adults: Challenges and Opportunities for State Units on Aging

This report by the USC Fall Prevention Center of Excellence and ADvancing States reports on a national survey
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NORTH DAKOTA ADULTS AND AGING SERVICES (State Unit on Aging)

State Units on Aging (SUAs) are designated state-level agencies that develop and administer state plans that advocate for and provide assistance, including home modifications or repairs, to older residents, their families, and adults with physical disabilities. SUAs administer funds, including Older Americans Act funds, which may be used to support home modification or repair services through local Area Agencies on Aging and other state and local entities.
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Expanded Service Payments for the Elderly and Disabled (Ex-SPED) Program

This program pays for in-home and community-based services for people who would otherwise receive care in a licensed basic care facility. The program covers environmental modification services. It is limited to modifying the home to enhance client independence.
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Service Payments for the Elderly and Disabled (SPED) Program

The SPED program provides limited environmental modifications that enhance independence for people who are older or physically disabled and who have difficulty completing tasks that enable them to live independently at home.
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Medicaid Waiver for Home and Community-Based Services

This waiver helps eligible individuals who would otherwise require nursing home services to remain in their homes or communities. Environmental modification services are available to modify the recipient’s home to enhance their ability to function as independently as possible in the home.
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North Dakota’s current Medicaid 1915(c) Waivers

This waiver provides eligible individuals with environmental modifications, equipment and supplies, in-home supports, and other services.
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SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL HOME MODIFICATION EFFORTS

This section shares information that demonstrates the need for home modification in this state and highlights some of the state's important home modification efforts, policies, and funding sources.

Building Community Capacity to Serve Older Adults: The Role of Area Agencies on Aging in Home Modifications and Repairs

This Data Brief highlights key findings from the 2019 National Survey of Area Agencies on Aging on how Area Agencies on Aging are providing and funding home modification and repair activities. It was developed by the USC Fall Prevention Center of Excellence in partnership with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging as part of the Administration for Community Living project, “Promoting Aging in Place by Enhancing Access to Home Modifications.”
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Rebuilding Together

Rebuilding Together offers free home repairs and renovation services to low income families in Cass and Clay County with a focus on assisting older adults, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Rebuilding Together includes several programs: 1) the Green Program which provides eco-friendly repairs and restorations to decrease energy spending; 2) a Handyman Program to provide a variety of repairs; 3) a Roof Program to provide roof repairs and replacements; and 4) the Safe at Home program to provide fall prevention and entrance access modifications for older adults and people with disabilities.
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