Purpose of This Site
The Greater Lowell Elder Mental Health Collaborative developed this elder mental health resource guide on a web site in order to provide information which is accessible and current.
The information in this guide is available to anyone (except the section on agencies and services about the Lowell area).
It is our hope that this guide will help you to make referrals or to obtain services more easily. It will not help you to make diagnoses or assessments for yourself or for others.
We encourage you to let us know if you have suggestions about information or what could be added to any section.
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Federal Health Care Law
Massachusetts
Public Policy
Issues
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Nutrition Program Cut in Governor's 2013 Budget
Gov. Patrick's budget cuts the elder nutrition prog. by $1.5 million-from the FY 2012 level of $6.325 million, to $4.81 million...FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Jan 27, 2012 1:03 PM by Frank Baskin
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Gov's Budget for F'Y 2013
Governor Patrick submitted his budget proposal to the legislature. It includes the elimination of the bed hold for nursing and rest home residents and..a way ...FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Jan 26, 2012 1:36 PM by Frank Baskin
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Supplemental Budget in the Senate
On Thursday 1/19 the Mass Senate passed a supplemental budget (the same as in the House for this 2012 fiscal year))which did not include ...CLICK TITLE FOR MORE ...
Posted Jan 21, 2012 12:51 PM by Frank Baskin
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Mass Supplemental Budget
The Mass House passed another supplemental budget(on January 18) for fiscal year 2012. It provides more funding for Adult Day Care.It did not add...FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Jan 21, 2012 12:46 PM by Frank Baskin
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Home Care Waiting List
As of 12/15/2011 there were 905 people waiting for home care on the Extended Option Care Program(ECOP). This is a service for those.. .FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Dec 23, 2011 6:53 AM by Frank Baskin
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Federal Budget
1.Administration of Aging(AOA) which funds the Area Agencies on Aging(AAA) was funded by Congress for this current fiscal year. It was late but . ..FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Dec 22, 2011 6:25 AM by Frank Baskin
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LOSS OF SHINE FUNDING
The Federal Govermnent is reducing SHINE funding by almost 50%. This program has trained volunteers to inform seniors about social security, medicare including the prescription. medication. ..FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Dec 8, 2011 8:26 AM by Frank Baskin
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F Y 2013 Budget Hearings by Executive Office of Health & Human Services
EOHHS will hold hearings on Friday 12/2(Springfield) and 12/9(Boston) on the F'Y fiscal year budget. They are limiting public testimony to ....FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Nov 30, 2011 1:44 PM by Frank Baskin
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BED HOLD FUNDED
The Governor signed a supplemental budget which includes funding for the nursing home bed hold. It is safe for the rest of thi. fiscal year(until...FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Nov 15, 2011 12:37 PM by Frank Baskin
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Federal
Public Policy Issues
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Health Care Law in 2012
Each year until 2014 parts of the Health Care Law goes into effect. The donut hole for seniors who purchase prescription medications has decreased, free preventive...CLICK TITLE FOR MORE ...
Posted Jan 6, 2012 12:52 PM by Frank Baskin
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Social Security and Payroll Tax
The Senate has and now the House will pass a bill which will continue the decrease in the payroll tax for social security. Payments for physicians ...FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Dec 23, 2011 6:59 AM by Frank Baskin
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Posted Dec 23, 2011 6:30 AM by Frank Baskin
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Federal Hearings on Anti-Psychotic Meds for Elders
The Senate Special Committee on Aging convened a hearing entitled "Overprescribed: The Human and Taxpayers' Costs of Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes." The hearing examined the increased...FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Dec 13, 2011 11:45 AM by Frank Baskin
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SUPER COMM DEFAULTS
The Congressional Super Committee could develop an agreement on how to addressf the Federal Deficit. If this does not change by 11/23 then there are.. ..FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Nov 22, 2011 12:27 PM by Frank Baskin
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RALLY FOR MEDICARE, SOCIAL SECURITY,MEDICAID
Thousands attended a rally yesterday, Nov. 9, at the Wang Center in Boston to support Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid.The raucous crowd of seniors,unions,..FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Nov 10, 2011 7:23 AM by Frank Baskin
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RALLY FOR MEDICARE,SOCIALSECURITY,MEDICARE
There will be a rally on Wednesday 11/9 at the Wang Center in Boston at 11:00 AM
to convince the Super Congressional Committee to....CLICK TITLE FOR MORE ...
Posted Oct 31, 2011 7:33 AM by Frank Baskin
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CLASS ACT REPEAL?
Some members of congress want to repeal the CLASS ACT. The Obama administration previously announced that it would not implement this part of the Health ...CLICK TITLE FOR MORE ...
Posted Oct 31, 2011 6:46 AM by Frank Baskin
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Federal Regulations re:Community Care
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, 500 community health centers in 44
States across the country will receive approximately $42 million over
three years to improve....FOR MORE CLICK TITLE ...
Posted Oct 24, 2011 1:42 PM by Frank Baskin
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