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We have Certified Information & Referral Specialist- Aging (CIRS-A) standing by to assist you in all your aging needs. The certification awards professional credentials to employees who successfully complete the appropriate AIRS Certification Program for information and referral practitioners. It is an acknowledgment of demonstrated competence in the field of information and referral.
Information and Referral (I&R) brings people and services together. When people don't know where to turn, I&R is there for them. Our trained staff is ready to assist you. Click the link below or call us at 1-800-945-4250.
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Assisted Living Program Information
Ohio's Assisted Living Waiver Program pays the costs of care in an Assisted Living facility for certain people with Medicaid, allowing the consumer to use his or her resources to cover "room and board" expenses. In the budget bill for the 2006-2007 biennium, the Ohio General Assembly authorized the creation of a Medicaid-funded assisted living waiver. The legislation authorizes funding beginning July 1, 2006. The waiver program provides services in certified residential facilities to delay or prevent nursing facility placement. Assisted Living promotes aging in place by supporting consumer desire for independence, choice and privacy.
You may be eligible if?
Eligible participants must be current nursing facility residents or existing Medicaid waiver (PASSPORT, Ohio Home Care, Choices) participants, be age 21 or older, needs hands on assistance with dressing, bathing, toileting, grooming, eating or mobility and have unpredictable needs for assistance with activities of daily living. There are also financial criteria for Medicaid eligibility and they must be able to pay room and board.
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