Investor Presentaiton
THE VIRGINIA AGING NETWORK
OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND AGING INITIATIVES (cont.)
Virginia
Department of
Housing and
Community
Development
(DHCD)
The Virginia Livable Home Tax Credit program is designed to improve acces-
sibility and universal visitability in Virginia's residential units through state
tax credits for the purchase of new units or the retrofitting of existing hous-
ing units. The Affordable and Special Needs Housing program combines fed-
eral and state funds to assist in the rehabilitation and construction of afford-
able rental housing. The Weatherization Assistance Program provides assis-
tance to assist in energy efficiency measures for homeowners at or below
certain income levels.
Since 2013, the Virginia Housing Trust Fund has been used to create or re-
habilitate 593 affordable housing units for the senior population.
Virginia Department of
Medical Assistance
Services
(DMAS)
Over 100,000 older Virginians who qualify and who cannot afford the cost of
care, most commonly receive Medicaid medical services (acute and primary
care) and LTSS, with the latter either in nursing facilities or in the community
under a "home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver" that provides
community-based LTSS as an alternative to institutionalization.
Virginia Medicaid supports three out of five nursing facility residents. Since
the roll out of Commonwealth Coordinated Care (CCC) Plus managed care
program in 2017, these Medicaid services are provided through a managed
care organization or health plan.
DMAS also oversees PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Pro-
grams and distribution of civil monetary penalties to improve the quality of
care in nursing facilities.
Virginia Department of
Professional and
Occupational
Regulation
(DPOR)
DPOR currently offers senior-oriented consumer guides. DPOR partners with
law enforcement, state agencies, and advocates to promote consumer pro-
tection initiatives and adult abuse prevention, primarily in the area of home
repair/contractor scams.
DPOR administers and enforces the Virginia Fair Housing Law, which prohib-
its housing discrimination on the basis of “elderliness," defined as age 55
and older, as well as for the protected class covering disability for reasona-
ble accommodations and modifications.
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