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Long term care is an array of medical and social services which support elders who are frail or need help with their daily activities. Families provide most of the care elders need as they age in their communities. Formal long term care services help families as they care for their elders.

The Indian Health Service is working to support the development of long term care systems and services in American Indian and Alaska Native communities

Plan now to attend the 3rd annual American Indian and Alaska Native Long Term Care Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from September 5-6, 2007.

For more information, visit http://www.aianlongtermcare.org

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Grants for the Development of Long Term Care Services Awarded

In September 2006 the Indian Health Service awarded 12 grants to tribes, tribal consortia, and urban programs for the development of reimbursement-based or otherwise sustainable long term care services for the elderly. Assessment and Planning grants. 10 grants of up to $50,000 per year for two years were awarded for assessment and planning and 2 grants of up to $75,000 per year for two years were awarded for program implementation.

The next grant cycle is scheduled for fiscal year 2008 and we expect publication of the announcement in Spring of 2008.

Grants were awarded to the following tribes, tribal consortia, and urban programs in Spetember 2006.

Aleutian / Pribiloff Islands Assocation, Inc.
Cherokee Nation
Ho Chunk Nation
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
Kenaitze Tribe
Mt. Sanford Trial Consortium
Native American Community Health Center, Inc.
San Carlos Apache Tribe
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Tucson Indian Center
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
Yurok Tribe

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Medicaid Home Care for Tribal Health Services: A Tool Kit for Developing New Programs

20 guides that include a general overview of Medicaid in-home care programs as well as state-specific Medicaid home care details, such as services reimbursed by home and community based care programs and key contact information. These tool kits provide a road map for tribal health programs that are considering long-term care services, with a focus on personal care services for the elderly and disabled people that can be funded by Medicaid.

• Why Provide Medicaid Personal Care Services
• What Are Personal Care and other non-medical in-home services
• Medicaid Programs that Provide In-home Services
• How Personal Care and other in-home Services are Provided
• Tips for Developing a Plan for Delivering Medicaid Home Care Services

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2002 American Indian and Alaska Native Roundtable on Long Term Care

In April of 2002, the IHS, in collaboration with the Administration on Aging and the National Indian Council on Aging, sponsored a Roundtable on American Indian and Alaska Native Long Term Care.

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