During the past several decades, state Medicaid programs have expanded the use of home and community-based services, particularly through Section 1915(c) waivers and Section 1115 demonstration waivers ...

A consequence of a complete spinal cord injury (SCI) is the loss of gait capacity. Wearable exoskeletons for the lower extremity enable household and community ambulation in people with SCI. This ...

Home health and personal care aides are one of the largest groups of health care workers in the US, with nearly three million people providing direct care for people with serious illness living in the ...

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US lawmakers should prioritize support for home and community-based services for older people as part of the negotiations on infrastructure bills under way in Congress, Human Rights Watch said today.

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As the United States navigates the uncertainties of Covid-19 and begins a long-overdue process of confronting systemic racism, the communities most affected by poverty, racism, and language barriers ...

The overwhelming majority of older people and people with disabilities in the United States, no matter how they vote, prefer to live at home rather than in a residential institution like a nursing ...

Medicaid waivers are for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. They allow healthcare professionals to provide care in a person’s home or community instead of a long-term care ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the growing need for home care workers, who support their elderly and disabled clients in their homes with activities of daily living, and on the challenges of ...

Medicaid waiver programs may allow you to get long-term medical care at home or in a community facility. Medicare usually limits the amount of these services you can receive. If you or a loved one has ...

Alexi and Lorra Jorden love the personal care attendants who come to their home to assist Alexi with a range of daily activities. Many mornings, one of Alexi’s PCAs helps him brush and floss his teeth ...