The TN state legislature passes a bill for an Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia advisory council attached to the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD). This council will work to create an Alzheimer’s disease state plan, identifying barriers to care and providing best practices to address these gaps.
Read MoreTennessee School for the Deaf to establish a school for the Deaf in Middle Tennessee and a Deaf mentor pilot project in Knoxville. A CAPS consultant can help deaf individuals with mobility issues in the home.
Read MoreThe Department of Veterans' Affairs provides three types of grants for veterans to enable them to make home modifications to accommodate for disabilities connected to their military service or for disabilities resulting from aging. A CAPS home modification consultant can help coordinate this process.
Read MoreWhen private insurance does not cover all of the specialists and services, such as physical, occupational, and speech therapy, that a child needs, Medicaid fills these gaps and supplements private insurance by covering those services as wrap-around services.
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