SHIP 2004 Supplemental Long Term Care Grants

The summary for the SHIP 2004 Supplemental Long Term Care Grants grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

SHIP 2004 Supplemental Long Term Care Grants: The purpose of the supplemental grant is to develop an enhanced capacity to provide information and assistance on the various financing options for long-term care services. In addition, the supplemental grant will also enable several SHIPs to support state-led pilot awareness campaigns in their States. These awareness campaigns will pilot test possible implementation strategies for creating awareness on the need for long-term care financial planning. By definition, a SHIP counselor assesses a client?s need for information and/or assistance on a wide spectrum of topics, including Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare supplemental insurance and long-term care insurance. The LTC Initiative is intended to increase awareness of the need to plan for long-term care, including the various long-term care financing options available for long-term care services. Consequently, the Initiative will require an enhanced capacity to provide extensive information and assistance on these options, including long-term care insurance and other private financing options. While CMS does not expect every SHIP counselor to have the same in-depth knowledge on this topic, the SHIP should have the capacity to provide this service to clients by instructing a certain set of staff and select volunteers to be able to apply assessment skills in helping clients who seek more in-depth information and assistance with long-term care questions and problems.