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  • Aging in Place

    PATH was key to securing an additional $13 Million in the 2013 Maryland State Budget to expand the Medicaid Waiver for Older Adults. Now, at least 300 additional seniors a year will receive the care they need at home rather than in nursing homes. The revenues will decrease the enormous backlog of people waiting for service, expand services, and increase home care workers' pay. Home and community based care provides better health outcomes, saves the state money in the long-term, and is what most seniors prefer. Thanks to our efforts, everyone wins.

Victories

Aging in Place



PATH wins home care subsidies for 300 Maryland seniors.

Thanks to the organizing work of religious leaders in Howard County, the Maryland General Assembly's budget for 2013 includes $13 Million additional dollars to expand the Medicaid Waiver for Older Adults by 300 slots, as well as improve the program, expand services, and increase home care workers' pay. This is a start to shifting Maryland's budget from institutionalized to home and community based care. PATH worked closely with AARP, AFSCME and Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, Josh Sharfstein, to win on this issue. Dozens and dozens of PATH leaders came to and testified at hearings and small group meetings with key legislators.