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October 8, 2009 | Video/Story
David Carey is being honored for his work to help people with disabilities direct and control their own health care services, and for his activism to ensure safe public transportation options for them.
January 25, 2007 | Program Result
From 1993 to 1995, Nevins Family of Services expanded its existing adult day health services by opening an Alzheimer's Adult Day Care Center in Methuen, Mass. It center also achieved financial self-sufficiency.
September 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Kennebec Health System's Alzheimer's Care Center expanded its program of adult day services, nearly tripled its average daily attendance, and achieved financial self-sufficiency.
January 1, 2000 | Book
Since 1987, RWJF has supported a series of programs to test the usefulness of adult day care and then to promote its replication. This chapter presents a history of the three distinct investments made by the Foundation on this topic.
June 18, 2003 | Story
Disparate local, state and federal agencies with public and private developers create affordable, assisted living residences for low-income tenants.
September 1, 2000 | Program Result
Respite and Research for Alzheimer's Disease sought to train new staff, and to initiate marketing and program management for its prospective 12-bed residential care home for dementia sufferers.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies studied the housing arrangements nationally of disabled people living in the community.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Center for Architecture and Building Science Research at the New Jersey Institute of Technology produced both a book and a video to help parents of children with a physical disability create a supportive home environment.
December 7, 2011 | Story
Easter Seals of New Hampshire led a community-based partnership called Seniors Count! in projects to address the nonmedical factors that put frail older adults at risk for serious medical issues and limit their ability to live independently.
December 7, 2011 | Story
The San Francisco partnership created the first-ever plan to improve community-based aging services. A coordinating council reporting to the mayor guided implementation, including bringing aging services into public housing and influencing policy.