West Virginia was awarded a Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration grant by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2011. West Virginia's MFP program, which is administered by the West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services (BMS), is called Take Me Home (TMH), West Virginia. The purpose of MFP is to support state Medicaid programs such as the BMS in providing people with long-term care that needs a greater choice of where to live and receive needed services and support. Each state MFP program consists of two parts:
- A transition program to identify Medicaid members living in long-term care facilities (such as nursing homes) who wish to live in the community and help them do so; and
- A rebalancing program through which states make system-wide changes to their State's long-term care systems to enhance home and community-based service options for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Since the inception of the MFP demonstration, forty-five states and the District of Columbia and two territories, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, have been awarded grant funding to plan and implement MFP demonstrations. For more information about the Money Follows the Person demonstration, please visit Money Follows The Person - CMS.
The Take Me Home (TMH) Transition Program
The purpose of the TMH Transition Program is to identify qualifying residents of long-term care facilities in West Virginia who wish to return to their own homes and apartments in the community and provide them with the services and support they need to do so. A network of TMH field staff located throughout the state work one on one with qualifying residents of long-term care facilities and hospital patients to identify what is needed to safely and successfully transition to the community and to develop a comprehensive, person-centered Transition Plan. More information about who qualifies for TMH the services the TMH Transition Program can provide to help individuals transition to the community can be found by clicking here.
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Contact Us for More Information:
Toll Free Number: 1-855-519-7557
304-352-4281
Mailing Address:
Take Me Home, West Virginia
Bureau for Medical Services
350 Capitol St., Room 251
Charleston, WV 25301-3702
Brian Holstine LSW, Director
Phone: 304-352-4305
Brian.L.Holstine@wv.gov
Sara Martin, Assistant Director
Phone: 304-352-4239
Sara.K.Martin@wv.gov
Nia Jackson, Housing Coordinator
Phone: 304-352-4310
Nia.R.Jackson@wv.gov
Jennifer Ferrell, Transition Manager
Phone: 304-352-4228
Jennifer.Ferrell@wv.gov
Mandy Filippelli, Data & Quality Analyst
Phone: 304-906-6002
Amanda.C.Filippelli@wv.gov
Nicole Lightner, Outreach Coordinator
Phone: 304-352-4227
Nicole.D.Lightner@wv.gov
Sabrina K. Harper, Finance Data Analyst
Phone: 304-352-5979
Sabrina.K.Harper@wv.gov
Michelle Billanti, Administrative Assistant
Phone: 304-352-4281
Michelle.L.Billanti@wv.gov
Brittany Mancari, Waiver Eligibility Administrator
Phone: 304-352-4278
Brittany.M.Mancari@wv.gov
Referrals
Referrals to the Take Me Home (TMH) Transition Program can be made by calling the statewide Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) toll-free number at 1(866)-981-2372 or by contacting the TMH Main Office at (855)-519-7557 or (304) 352-4281.
Take Me Home Transition Program Brochure
This website is supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial
assistance award beginning totaling $41,339,444 with 99 percentage funded by CMS/HHS and $240,177 amount with one (1) percentage funded by the State of West Virginia. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the officials view of, nor an endorsement, by the CMS/HHS, or the U.S. government.