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Officials tell appropriations panel they need new funds to meet DOJ settlement, expand home‑and‑community supports
Summary
Department of Human Services officials asked the Senate Appropriations Committee for funding to meet Department of Justice settlement benchmarks and expand services that keep older North Dakotans in the community, including rental assistance, transition/diversion supports and funding for adult protective services.
Nancy Nicholas Meyer, director of Adult and Aging Services in the North Dakota Department of Human Services, told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Oct. 12 that the division needs additional money to meet benchmarks set in a Department of Justice settlement and to expand home‑and‑community‑based services that keep older people out of institutions.
Meyer summarized several specific requests and program details, saying the division serves about 3,500 people in state or federally funded home‑and‑community‑based services and that the Older Americans Act programs reached roughly 35,000 recipients last year. “The Aging and Disability Resource Link is really the place to start,” Meyer said, describing ADRL as the single intake and referral point for aging services.
Why it matters: aging officials said community‑based care is less expensive than institutional care and is central to complying with the DOJ settlement aimed at expanding integrated community options. Committee members were also asked to approve ongoing and…
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