Adults and Aging Services
The Department of Human Services administers programs and services that help older adults and adults with physical disabilities to live safely and productively in the least restrictive, appropriate setting.
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- Pocket Card: Abuse HURTS at Any Age...recognize it and report it (May 2015)
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Services
- Assisted Living Services
- Family Caregiver Support Program
- Federally funded under the Older Americans Act, this program offers help to caregivers.
- Home and Community-Based Care
- North Dakota provides home and community-based services through several programs that each serve different needs.
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- Service Payments for the Elderly and Disabled Program
- Expanded Service Payments for the Elderly and Disabled Program (Ex-SPED)
- Medicaid Waiver for Home and Community Based Services
- Older Americans Act Services
- MDS 3.0 SECTION Q - Local Contact Agency Referral and Discharge Planning Process
- Information for people living in nursing homes who want to transition to community living
- Training for providers and the general public about local contact agency services, including resident visits, information about available community living settings and services, and help with transition planning, and MDS Section Q requirements
- Information and Assistance - Aging and Disability Resource-LINK
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
- People living in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, basic care homes, or hospital swing bed, transitional and sub-acute settings may have concerns about their care. This program helps resolve concerns.
- Qualified Service Providers - Independent contractors who care for people in their homes and communities
- Find a Qualified Service Provider (database) to help care for you or a loved one.
- PRESENTATION: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) System Public Input Meetings 2018 (Spring 2018)
- Vulnerable Adult Protective Services
- The North Dakota Legislature passed the Vulnerable Adult Protective Service Law in 1989. The law authorized the Department of Human Services to develop, administer, and implement a program of protective services for vulnerable adults.
Information about how an agency or individual can enroll as a Qualified Service Provider (QSP) to provide personal or attendant care services, homemaker services and other approved services to eligible individuals.
Electronic Visit Verification System:
Other Resources:
Aging Services Division Contact Information:
Aging Services Division
N.D. Department of Human Services
1237 W. Divide Ave., Suite 6
Bismarck N.D. 58501
Aging and Disability Resource-LINK (toll free) 1.855.GO2LINK (1-855-462-5465) for information on available services.
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TTY: (800) 366-6888
Fax: (701) 328-8744
E-mail: carechoice@nd.gov
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