Offers info and tools for people working in organizations and systems that provide services of housing, health, etc. Read More
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Explains the WIOA and its transfer of programs from the U.S. Department of Education to the ACL. Read More
Reports to Congress and the President
Links to every available ACL report to Congress and the President, produced in accordance with the laws that authorize ACL programs. Read More
Rehabilitation Act
Explains that this 1973 act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment, and in the employment practices of federal contractors. Also describes the law’s evolution. Read More
Authorizing Statutes
Lists and describes each statutes that authorizes programs administered by ACL. Read More
ACL A to Z: Programs, Networks, and Focus Areas
Lists all programs, networks, and focus areas from A to Z. Read More
Medicare – Compare Nursing Homes
Search tool that allows individuals to find and compare nursing homes that may be in the Medicare system. Read More
How is Medicare funded?
Explains that CMS, which is a branch of HHS, runs the Medicare Program. Read More
Swing bed services
“Medicare covers swing bed services in certain hospitals and critical access hospitals when the facility has entered into a “swing-bed” agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).” Read More
www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?redirect=true&providerType=NursingHome
Search tool that allows individuals to find and compare various services/providers/facilities. Read More