Department of Health, Department of Health Facilities, and Department of Human Services

Who:                    Bill J. Crouch, Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR)
                                     
What:                   Press Conference highlighting alternative cuts to the Governor's plan and the Aged and Disabled Waiver Program
                   
When:                  Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Time:                    10:00 a.m.
                                     
Location:              Raleigh County Commission on Aging
                            1614 South Kanawha Street
                             Beckley, WV 25801


As part of Gov. Jim Justice’s Save Our State (SOS) tour, DHHR Cabinet Secretary Bill J. Crouch will head to the Raleigh County Commission on Aging to discuss potential cuts to the Aged and Disabled (AD) Waiver Program.

Joining Secretary Crouch will be Jack Tanner, director of the Raleigh County Commission on Aging, and clients served by the AD Waiver Program.

More than 6,000 senior West Virginians receive services through the AD Waiver Program.  Aged and Disabled Waiver services enable recipients to remain at home or return home from a nursing home with personal attendant services that provide direct care assistance with daily living, essential errands and community activities. All of these services allow the person to remain as independent as possible in the community near family members and friends.