Program Name: Flexible Choices

Goals: To further shift the balance to home and community-based services, and advance current trends in consumer direction

Target population: Elders, adults with disabilities, children participating in the Children’s Creative Connection program

Area Served: Statewide

Waiver used: 1115 (part of a larger demonstration)

Lead agency: Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Website: http://dail.vermont.gov/

Questions and enrollment:

Merle Edwards-Orr
Project Director
Department of Aging and Independent Living
Weeks Hall 103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05676

(p) 802-241-4496
(f) 802-241-3359
merle.edwards-orr@ahs.state.vt.us

Flexible Choices, Vermont's Cash & Counseling Program is an option within the state’s Choices for Care 1115 long-term care waiver for the aged and adults with disabilities. Flexible Choices makes the receipt of home and community based services an equally accessible option as nursing home care for eligible consumers. Flexible Choices seeks to expand the flexibility home based options by developing an allowance for consumers to budget for their care which is based on the value of all allowed home-based services. These services include personal care, respite, companion, home modifications, adult day, equipment, and case management services. Program enrollment began during Summer 2006. Vermont has also added an option to serve children participating in the Children’s Creative Connection, or C3, program.