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PositionTrends And Transitions - Brief Article

Finding the services that allow elderly people or those with disabilities to live on their own can be a frustrating experience of red tape and hassles from various agencies.

But states have come up with an answer: a one-stop center that cuts through the bureaucratic tangle. Federal money will help 10 states make it easy and convenient to contact different public programs for long-term care.

Grants averaging about $800,000 under President Bush's New Freedom Initiative have been awarded to Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and West Virginia.

The states will create Aging and Disability Resource Centers that will offer long-term support resources from a "single, coordinated system," according to Tommy Thompson, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

"States use a variety of approaches to meet the...

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