MFP News
September 2009
- Going Home Plus Project in August 2009 issue of Hawaii Medical Journal Learn more...
- Money Follows the Person in the New York Times Read the Story
- Australia faces challenges in providing community-based options for persons with disabilities and elderly Learn more...
August 2009
- New Assistant Secretary on Aging is passionate about keeping seniors in their homes and communities Learn more...
- The latest technologies such as remote patient monitoring can help older adults age in place. Learn more | Center on Technology and Aging
- A survey of of 29 states receiving MFP grants reveals early implementation successes and failures. Learn more...
June 2009
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today joined President Obama’s commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision by announcing rental assistance to 4,000 non-elderly families with disabilities, including 1,000 vouchers specifically targeted to those transitioning out of nursing homes and other facilities.
- Announcement on housing funding to help the persons on MFP: http://www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr09-095.cfm
- HUD Director-MFP Newsletter to the Public Housing Agencies http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/am/newsletter/doc015.pdf
