Transitioning from a Nursing Home Back to Your Home or Community

Consumer to Consumer: Tips for a Successful Nursing Home Transition (Large Print)
Moving out of a nursing home and back into the community can be difficult. This Tip Sheet shares suggestions, directly from people who have already transitioned so you can learn from their experiences, for steps you can take to make your move go as smoothly as possible. This Tip Sheet is designed to be used along with a checklist that takes you step by step through what you can do before, during and after your move in order to make your transition a success, included with permission of the Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) and IL-NET.

Quality Care, No Matter Where: Successful Nursing Home Transitions (Large Print, Webinar)

Implementing Recommendations from Quality Care, No Matter Where: Successful Nursing Home Transitions: A How To Guide for State and Local Advocates (Large Print)

Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program

The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration program was designed to assist states with (1) supporting Medicaid enrollees who want to transition from nursing facilities back to community-based settings; and (2) developing infrastructure to promote and enhance access to HCBS. Learn more about the MFP program: