Objective: To investigate the impact of a 7-week home-program of balance exercises on functional balance in visually impaired seniors. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Day center for the visually impaired. Participants: Partially sighted and legally blind seniors (N=32; average age, ...
is for individuals with more severe needs, theMSSP Waiverif for persons with lower levels of impairment. There is also the popularIn Home Supportive Servicesprogram, and finally, theCBAS Programprovides for adult day care (which is not home care but can help seniors remain living at home). ...
The original Social Security Act's grants to states for cash aid to needy blind and aged individuals were expanded over time to include people with disabilities. However, in contrast to cash aid and related programs for needy families with children, which remain state-administered, Congress "feder...