State Profile: Oklahoma
Welcome to the Oklahoma 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.
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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.
This report by the USC Fall Prevention Center of Excellence and ADvancing States reports on a national survey
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES – DIVISION OF 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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ADvantage Program: Medicaid Waiver
The ADvantage home-and community-based services Medicaid waiver program provides services to help people stay at home and in the community instead of going to a nursing home. Services include environmental modifications.
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Medically Fragile Waiver
The Medically Fragile Waiver program is a home and community-based alternative to placement in a hospital and/or skilled nursing unit of a nursing facility to receive Medicaid-funded assistance for care. This program allows Medicaid eligible persons who meet institutional level of care requirements to remain at home or in the residential setting of their choosing while receiving the necessary care.
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Living Choice Program
Oklahoma’s Living Choice program gives eligible Oklahomans the opportunity to live in their own homes in a community setting while receiving the necessary services and support to meet their needs. The Medicaid program is designed to transform the current long-term care system by promoting home and community-based care instead of institutional care.Services provided include environmental modifications.
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In-Home Supports Waiver for Adults
In-Home Supports for Adults serves the needs of individuals 18 years of age and help individuals and families to select services necessary for each individual to remain in his or her own home. It provides environmental accessibility adaptations and architectural modification.
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.
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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Housing Emergency Repair Program
The Delaware Nation (DN) Housing Emergency Repair Program of the Delaware Tribe of Western is available to all eligible low-income DN elders or individuals with disabilities within the DN jurisdiction. Examples of medical emergency repairs may include, but are not limited to, providing accessibility such as ramps, grab bars, and accessible toilets.
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AOA Elder Program
The Kiowa Tribe Administration on Aging in Carnegie, Oklahoma, loans assistive devices such as portable ramps, grab bars, and shower chairs to elders and individuals with disabilities. Tribal elders may also receive referrals for related service providers (e.g., home modification programs, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources) as needed.