Creating and Sustaining Dementia-Capable Service Systems for People with Dementia and their Family Caregivers

Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-DS-0055 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social ServicesCFDA Number: 93.051Eligible Applicants State governmentsAgency Name: HHS-ACLClosing Date: Jul 17, 2013Award Ceiling: $820,000Expected Number of Awards: 6Creation Date: Jun 11, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: Cooperative agreements under this FOA are designed to ensure that people with dementia and their family caregivers have access to a sustainable home and community-based services (HCBS) system that is dementia capable. Such a system meets the unique needs of each person with dementia by 1) identifying those with a possible dementia and recommending follow up with a physician, 2) ensuring that the staff they encounter have appropriate training, understand the unique needs/services available and knowing how to communicate with them, and 3) providing quality, person-centered services that help them remain independent and safe in their communities. A dementia-capable HCBS system also involves family caregivers when they are available and it is appropriate. Grantees must specify a lead state agency for dementia capability and have working relationships with their state Medicaid agencies that enable creating and sustaining a dementia-capable HCBS system that meets two key objectives: Objective 1. Create and sustain a dementia-capable HCB...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Income Security and Social Services Source Type: funding