The Home & Community-Based Options and Person Centered Excellence (HOPE) Medicaid Waiver is administered by the Division of Long Term Services and Supports to provide home and community-based services to individuals that are at-risk for institutionalization. Environmental accessibility adaptations are a covered service.
The State Assistive Technology Grant Program, funded under the Assistive Technology Act of 2004, supports comprehensive, statewide programs in each state that improve the provision of assistive technology (often home modification-related) to individuals with disabilities of all ages.
CHOICES assists adults age 21 and older with a physical disability and adults age 65 and older to live independently in their community. Home and community-based services provided in the home include minor home modifications that support safer and easier functioning such as grab bars and wheelchair ramps.
The Emergency Repair Program allocates funds to make essential home repairs for elderly or disabled homeowners. The purpose of this program is to correct, repair, or replace an essential system and/or critical structural problem for low-income homeowners who are elderly (60+) or disabled. The aim of the ERP is to stabilize the homeowner’s residence by […]
Funding for the Tennessee Housing Trust Fund is generated from revenue earned by the agency’s Great Choice mortgage program. When funding allows, the Tennessee Housing Trust Fund supports the following initiatives: The Emergency Repair Program allocates funds to make essential home repairs for homeowners who are elderly or have a disability.
The Tennessee Technology Access Program (TTAP) is a statewide program designed to increase access to, and acquisition of, assistive technology devices and services. Through its four core programs: Funding Assistance, Device Demonstration, Device Loan and Device Reutilization, TTAP and a network of assistive technology centers help people with disabilities and their families find and get […]
The DBMD Program provides home and community-based services to people who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities to support living in the community. It includes minor home modifications.
STAR PLUS is a Medicaid managed care program for people who have disabilities or are age 65 or older. It offers minor home modifications to members who are enrolled in the STAR+PLUS Home and Community-based Services Program. It includes minor home modifications.
The TxHmL Medicaid Waiver Program provides supplemental essential services and supports not provided by other programs to individuals with an intellectual disability or a related condition so that they can continue to live in the community. Services include minor home modifications with a $7,500 lifetime limit plus $300 per yearly Individualized Plan of Care for […]
The Amy Young Barrier Removal (AYBR) Program provides one-time grants of up to $22,500 for qualified households with Persons with Disabilities who need modifications to increase accessibility and eliminate hazardous conditions in their home.