State Profile: Louisiana

Welcome to the Louisiana 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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GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF ELDERLY AFFAIRS STATE OF LOUISIANA (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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Restore Louisiana

It provides federal grant assistance to homeowners impacted by 2020-2021 disasters and Hurricane Francine.
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Children’s Choice (CC) Waiver

This Medicaid Waiver provides supplemental support services, including environmental accessibility adaptations, in an annual package to children from 0-20 years of age with developmental disabilities who currently live at home with their families or with a foster family.
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Community Choices Waiver

This waiver program provides environmental accessibility adaptations (home modifications to aid in self-care) in the home and community to older adults or adults with disabilities who qualify.
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New Opportunities Waiver

This Medicaid Waiver program provides services, including environmental accessibility modifications, designed to assist people with living as independently as possible.
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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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Minor Home Repairs

COAST (Council on Aging St. Tammany) provides minor home repair services to seniors with no other options for having the work completed.
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Senior Home Repair

The program performs safety reviews relative to the need for home repairs and modifications and provides education on home safety. Minor home repairs, small modifications, and wheelchair-accessible ramps are available for no charge.
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