In addition to never adopting an official nickname, Alabama has not adopted full Medicaid expansion, which naturally affects the benefits seniors can access as they strive to live independently as long as possible. However, there is some help out there for Alabamans who qualify under the state’s Medicaid waiver programs.

One of America’s most unique states, Alaska is an interesting and often challenging place to grow old, but its traditionally young demographics are changing rapidly. Here’s a look at how Alaska is meeting the needs of its senior residents as they seek to age in place.

A 2019 study of 157 Australian care recipients who had received home modifications within the past six months revealed that home modifications reduced hours of care provided by 42% per week—and the benefits didn’t end there.

A 2019 Australian study provides not only a look at the need for “aging in place” strategies across the world, but also measures the effectiveness of home modifications in improving function, health, quality of life, and possibly even longevity.

In a state in which it’s illegal to refuse to give a person a glass of water, Arizona offers a multitude of options for its many senior residents to access programs that boost independent living and help them age in place.

The numbers are in! We’ve been looking over the data from Evolve’s work across the nation in 2022, and we’ve seen some interesting and positive trends that we hope to build on in 2023.

Evolve has joined the Managed Care Resource Alliance. According to its website, the Managed Care Resource Alliance (MCRA) is an assemblage of industry leaders who share a singular goal: to “help drive performance improvements, deliver exceptional service, transform care, and champion the health and wellbeing of the communities our members serve.” …

California’s state health care system is rapidly changing, and now Evolve is a larger part of that change. Evolve has penned five contracts within the CalAIM program and will provide more services in California in coordination with California Health & Wellness, Health Net, CalViva, Kaiser Permanente, and Health Plan of San Joaquin. These new contracts represent …

This week, we take a look at home and vehicle modifications benefits for seniors in Evolve’s “home” state of Utah. Though we operate across the country, we are based in this unique western state, home of a half-dozen tribal homelands, world-class skiing, hiking, and bicycling; a vibrant and growing tech sector; and some of the nation’s most-visited national parks.

The Beehive State was slower than some other states to adopt full Medicaid expansion, but as of 2020 …

Big, bustling, diverse California is making a real attempt to grapple with the complexities and challenges of delivering needed benefits to its aging and disabled populations. Here’s a look at that effort as it gets underway, and how it might affect efforts to help residents age in place.

A bill introduced in Congress this month could make it easier for Americans to afford the home modifications that could enable them to age in place. The Home Modification for Accessibility Act of 2022, sponsored by Reps. Charlie Crist and Thomas Suozzi, would do several things to make it easier for seniors to afford adaptations to their homes …

Different times of year can mean different dangers, but the changing seasons can also bring new opportunities to light that could increase both safety and livability at home. So let’s take things one season at a time. Leo Tolstoy wrote in Anna Karenina that “spring is the time of plans and projects.” For someone striving to age in place …

There’s a lot of buzz about aging in place in the research sector, where social scientists, economists, and even interior design experts are interested not just in this movement, but in finding the best ways to use design, technologies, and other resources to help the largest number of people. We’ll be taking a periodic look at these types of research as they develop, and letting you know how the findings of these projects might affect you. Today, we’ll examine an Iowa State University project that …

Colorado is known for its “Rocky Mountain high,” and the Centennial State does, in truth, have many elevated features, from the “Mile High City” of Denver to the country’s highest suspension bridge (Royal Gorge), the highest point on America’s interstate highway system (the Eisenhower Tunnel), the country’s tallest sand dune (at Great Sand Dunes National Park), its highest-elevation incorporated city (Leadville), and the simple fact that Colorado has the highest mean altitude of any of the 50 U.S. states.

And, as you might expect, Colorado has a fittingly high level of federal- and state-funded services that provide support to help its seniors live independently as they age.

Connecticut has not one nickname, but four. And like its many identities, Connecticut also has a multitude of options for people who are looking for help with their efforts to”age in place” in their own homes and communities. Just like residents have a choice of nicknames when deciding what to call their state, they can choose among several options for help with home modifications. Here is a look at the state’s main offerings.

Utah-based Evolve Emod, LLC, has inked a new agreement with one of Delaware’s major Medicaid Managed Care Plans to manage the minor home modification benefit for Delaware residents. The agreement will open up new options in safety and accessibility to help beneficiaries “age in place” rather than move into a nursing home or assisted-living facility. It also shows that the word is out about how effective Evolve’s innovative service platform is in bringing together benefits administrators, qualified contractors, and people who need help, said Spike Cheever, director of business development for Evolve. “The humbling and exciting thing about this new agreement is that Highmark approached us,” said Cheever.

Delaware is small, but don’t make the mistake of assuming that means there’s not much going on there. The First State is America’s second-smallest by area (it’s 1,982 square miles, with only Rhode Island being smaller—compare that to the largest state, Alaska, which has 570,641 square miles), and the sixth-least populous, with about 990,000 people. But get this: it’s also the sixth-most densely populated state, at 93 residents per square mile (Alaska’s density: 1.28 residents per square mile). And its services for aging or disabled people who want to live independently for as long as possible are pretty big, offering …