"Money Follows the Person" Looking For People in Shared Living Arrangements in the Aging Waiver

July 27th, 2009

Hi All,

Through Money Follows the Person we are looking at ways to bring individuals from the State Hospital into the community. I am looking for information to help the Area Agency on Aging and the MH/MR agencies think outside the box.

The goal is for individuals being discharged to use Aging Waiver Services. Ideally, these individuals would go into shared living arrangements (because that has been their request). Does anyone have an example of a shared living arrangement in the Aging Waiver that they could tell me about? Specifically, we are looking at how the individuals could pool their resources to increase staff hours - thus having more staff present.

I have already outreached to one person and outreached to the nursing home transition team. I am also looking for some others. I know creative things have been done elsewhere, and I am trying to bring that creativity into this situation.

Thanks everyone!

Jamie

Jamie Buchenauer | Executive Policy Specialist
Money Follows the Person
Office of Policy Development
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
7th & Forster Streets | Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717.772.2288| Fax: 717.772.2062
www.dpw.state.pa.us

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