The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued updated guidance to State Medicaid Directors on implementing activities associated with the home and community-based services (HCBS) regulation. This guidance, issued as a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs), provides clarification on the “heightened scrutiny” process, which allows states to provide evidence to CMS demonstrating that a setting does not have the qualities of an institution, but does have the qualities of a home and community-based setting. View the guidance and see more information:

ACL recently released a new funding opportunity for the aging services network.  This opportunity supports systematic testing and

A new issue brief from the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnerships at the George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health describes the pressing legal needs facing older adults, and ways that partnerships between clinical settings and legal assistance providers can address social determinants of health, preserve independen

During the week of March 25-29, 2019, ACL is encouraging senior community locations/meal sites funded by Title IIIC of Older Americans’ Act to showcase your best looking plate. The Twitter Hashtag to use is #bestlookingplate. 

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Researc

Learn more and apply for this grant. ACL’s new Legal Assistance Enhancement Program (LAEP) will support legal assistance enhancements and innovations in four key areas:

Led by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition Month® focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.

On January 10, 2019, the NIDILRR-funded Family Support Research and Training Center (FSRTC) held a special webinar hosted by Easter Seals on the Strategic Plan for Family Support Research, which was released last year in November. Dr. Sandra Magaña of University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Brian Grossman of University of Illinois at Chicago and Randa Abdelrahim, graduate student at University of Illinois at Chicago, presented on the years long process of developing the strategic plan and highlights of the plan.

A new grant opportunity from the Administration for Community Living has been announced for the Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI).