The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) waiver provides home- and community-based services (HCBS) to individuals who would require institutional care without such services. Through the use of the TBI waiver, the Indiana Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) and the Bureau of Better Aging (BBA), formerly known as the Division of Aging, seek to increase […]
The Indiana Falls Prevention Coalition provides information to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries among older adults in Illinois.
The Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging has two home modification related services: 1) environmental modifications that are necessary to ensure the health, welfare and safety of the individual and enable functioning with greater independence in the home, and without which the individual would require institutionalization; and 2) “Handy Chore” services are minor home maintenance […]
A volunteer team provides no cost labor and information on the cost of materials. The resident pays with their own private funds, grants, or loans. REPAIRS also provides an annual Safe at Home Fair as part of Fall Prevention Awareness Week.
This extensive home modification program of the CICOA Aging and In-Home Solutions Area Agency on Aging focuses on safety and fall prevention for low-income older adults and people with disabilities in Central Indiana. It includes a home assessment process and creative funding sources to address residents’ needs. CICOA case managers refer clients who need home […]
The mission of the Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition is to facilitate collaboration between state, community and health care system partners to reduce falls by building awareness, providing education, and supporting implementation of fall prevention efforts.
Rebuilding Together Greater Des Moines is a non-profit affiliate of Rebuilding Together National. It relies on grants and fundraising for funding to support services that revitalize housing. The Safe and Healthy Housing Program of Rebuilding Together Des Moines serves low-income families that live in the Des Moines Metro Area. Services provided include minor and major […]
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services(KDADS) (State Unit on Aging) 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 […]
The Kansas Falls Prevention Coalition provides information to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries among older adults in Kansas.
The Connecticut State Department of Aging and Disability Services maintains a resource page on fall prevention. To help reduce falls in older adults, the Bureau of Aging leads Falls Free CT, a falls prevention coalition. It also provides falls prevention programs to older adults across the state.