State wins grant to help people choose services
The state has won a three-year, $500,000 federal grants to help the elderly and people with disabilities or long-term illnesses choose their own care in the community, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services said.
Five agencies will work with individuals and their families to connect with services: the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, the Department of Mental Retardation, the Department of Mental Health, the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
The state will also include more programs serving various cultural and ethnic populations in the Massachusetts Aging and Disability Information Locator.
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