LTSS Roadmap Resources Overview
Guidance for the LTSS roadmap planning model providing community officials an overview of available resources.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 03, 2016
LTSS Resource Library
Choose a topic to learn more. This library is updated on an ongoing basis.
LTSS Models
- What types of care make up long-term services and supports (LTSS)?
- What kinds of tribal involvement are required?
- Are other tribes providing LTSS care?
- Home- and community-based services (HCBS)
- PACE: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
- MFP: Money Follows the Person
- Facility-based care
- Tribal involvement
- Successful tribal LTSS programs
- Video documentaries
Find LTSS Programs
- Which federally recognized tribes have LTSS programs right now?
- What types of services do these programs offer?
- How can I get in touch with tribally operated programs?
- Tribal programs for home- and community-based services
- Tribally operated nursing homes
- Indian Health Service LTSS programs
- Urban LTSS programs
- Partner programs and other nonprofits
LTSS Research
- How is aging affecting AI/AN people and communities?
- What programs and funding sources are available?
- What do current programs have in common?
- What information is available about disability in Indian Country?
- How are tribes providing hospice care in Indian Country?
- Numbers, statistics, and background information for the AI/AN population as a whole
- Research papers analyzing trends and successes
- Literature reviews
- Program profiles
- New and updated LTSS research
LTSS Financing
- Who/what funds LTSS programs?
- How can tribal programs access these funds?
- How can my tribe and the state work together to fund LTSS programs?
- Steps for LTSS programs
- Working with your state
- Learn about FMAP
- Understand the reimbursement process
LTSS Webinars
- Where can I find more information on LTSS programs and resources?
- How can I learn about other tribally operated LTSS programs?
- Recordings and transcripts of monthly LTSS webinars
- Webinars are presented by tribal and IHS program staff
- Webinars address many aspects of providing LTSS in tribal communities
State Resources
What LTSS resources and agencies are available in my state?
- Detailed information for each state with federally recognized tribes
- Contacts for the LTSS agencies and organizations in your state
State Medicaid Plans and Waivers
- Which LTSS services does my state's Medicaid Plan cover?
- Are additional LTSS services covered through Medicaid waivers?
- What waiver types are available?
- State resources available to support LTSS in your community
- List of relevant Medicaid waivers for each state
National LTSS Resources
- What LTSS resources are available at the national level?
- Which organizations can help me learn about different aspects of LTSS care?
- Where can I find more information and data about community needs?
- Federal agencies
- National organizations
- University resource centers
- State and tribal epicenters
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