Community Living

The Acquired Brain Injury Long Term Care Waiver program provides an alternative to institutional care for individuals who have reached a plateau in their rehabilitation level and require maintenance services to avoid institutionalization and to live safely in the community. Services include case management, community living supports, respite care, adult day health care, adult day training, environmental modifications, behavior programming, counseling, group counseling, specialized medical equipment and supplies, supported employment, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing supports, family training, physical therapy, assessment and reassessment, and supervised residential care.

This program is designed to provide intensive services and supports to adults with acquired brain injuries as they work to re-enter community life. Services include case management, personal care, companion services, respite care, environmental modifications, behavior programming, counseling and training, structured day programs, specialized medical equipment and supplies, prevocational services, supported employment, occupational therapy, community residential services, and speech and language services. Services can only be provided in community settings.

CILs are non-residential, private, non-profit, consumer-controlled, community-based organizations providing services and advocacy by and for persons with all types of disabilities. CILs are unique as they provide peer based services, where the staff and board of directors are made of at least 51% people with disabilities. CILs believe that people with disabilities know what is best for people with disabilities. The goal is to assist individuals with disabilities achieve their maximum potential.

The Hart-Supported Living program is for Kentuckians with disabilities to request grants so they can live in, contribute to and participate in their communities. Any Kentuckian with a disability recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is eligible to apply for a Hart-Supported Living grant. The program is administered through the Department for Aging and Independent Living (DAIL). Supported Living allows people with all disabilities to request funds for a broad category of highly flexible, individualized services, combined with natural unpaid or other eligible paid supports. Funded grants may include, but are not limited to, homemaker services, personal care services, in home training and home management support, start-up grants, transportation, home modifications, adaptive and therapeutic equipment. Grants may be one-time, i.e., bathroom modification or ongoing or both. The Funding Teams will look at other sources you have applied to for possible assistance.

The Home and Community-Based Waiver program provides Medicaid coverage to eligible persons who are aged or disabled, who would otherwise require nursing facility level of care. Services include but are not limited to the following: assessment and reassessment, case management, homemaker services, personal care services, respite care, minor home adaptations, attendant care, and adult day health care.

The Homecare Program helps older adults who are at risk of institutional care to remain in their own homes by providing supports and services to ensure daily needs are provided. This is accomplished primarily by coordinating the help of caregivers and provider agencies. Assessment and case management, home management and personal care, home delivered meals, chore services, home repair, respite for family caregivers, and home health aide service are among the assistance provided. The program is offered statewide through the Area Agencies on Aging and Independent Living. Some areas may have waiting lists and not all services are provided in all areas.

More Information: Kentucky Housing Corporation Home loans are made to low- to moderate-income households wanting to purchase a singlefamily dwelling located within the state of Kentucky. (800) 633-8896 TTY: 711 www.kentuckyhousing.org

At Independence Place we have one goal—empowering people with disabilities to live life to the fullest. We are advocates, partners, and facilitators. We come alongside individuals of all ages and disabilities to teach skills that build toward self-directed achievement of independence and community inclusion. As a consumer-driven, community-based Center for Independent Living (CIL), our non-residential organization provides the following independent living services: information and referral systems and individual advocacy, peer support and mentoring, independent living skills training, and transition and diversion services. We believe equal opportunities and rights are for everyone.

Kentucky Transitions helps people move out of nursing facilities or institutions and into their own homes. The Department for Medicaid Services developed the program in 2008 with a Money Follows the Person demonstration grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Kentucky Transitions has helped more than 750 people leave institutional care.

The Michelle P. Waiver is a home- and community-based waiver program of the Kentucky Medicaid program. The Michelle P. Waiver program is designed as an alternative to institutional care for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The services available through the wavier support individuals to remain in their homes and local communities.