HCBS Conference 2008 – Archived Agenda and Presentations

The 24th Annual Home and Community Based Services Conference was held in Boston in October, 2008. Administrators, researchers, educators and providers met to learn about policies, research, and new waiver and technical assistance and training opportunities. The full range of HCBS issues was covered including Medicaid basics, creativity in wavier design, balancing long term services, nursing home diversion issues and quality management strategies. Topic(s): Accessibility, Aging Issues, Consumer Direction, Deficit Reduction Act, Financing HCBS, Housing, Long-Term Care, Mental Health, Money Follows the Person, Physical Disabilities, Quality, State/Agency Information, Transition/Diversion from Institutions, Waiver, Workforce/Direct Care