Public Comment Period on PASSPORT and Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver Amendments

Ohio will post for public comment proposed amendments to the PASSPORT Medicaid Waiver and to the Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver, which will be submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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Governor's Nursing Home Task Force Report

Governor's Nursing Home Task Force Report   [Excerpt] America’s aging population is larger than ever before and growing faster than ever before. Here in Ohio, the number of people ages 60 and…
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Akron Zoo to celebrate Akron-Summit Age-Friendly Seal of Approval designation by BBB

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 5, 2023 Contact:              Elena Bell; Senior Marketing & PR Manager, Akron Zoo (e.…
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Getting Wiser Magazine

We have exciting news... the pilot edition of our first Getting Wiser magazine publication is available now! Catch us at health and wellness events in Summit County to secure a copy of your own, or…
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Urgent- For Transportation Providers

The PASSPORT waiver renewal application proposes to remove Non-Emergency Medical Transportation from the PASSPORT waiver program. We know as well as you do how detrimental that would be to…
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3/7/23 Internet Outage- Phones Affected (Resolved)

UPDATE 2:30PM: Direction Home Internet and Phone systems have been restored at this time. Thank you for your patience!    Direction Home is experiencing an internet outage that is…
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Listening Sessions for Governor's Nursing Home Task Force

Consumers, families and advocates- there is an opportunity to participate in state-wide listening events through the Governor's Nursing Home Task Force. The listening sessions are focused on the…
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Building Collaborative Contracts with Health Care: Direction Home Akron Canton and Medical Mutual of Ohio

Each year, The John A. Hartford Foundation and USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute honor exemplary models of effective contracting partnerships between community-based organizations (…
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