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07/12/2018 10:30 EDT

Tiered Reimbursements and Increased Dollars for Senior Centers in DHS's $632.8M FY2019 Budget

Governor Gina M. Raimondo recently signed into law a $9.6 billion state budget for the fiscal year that began July 1st. The budget bill allocates $632.8 million for our Department to continue to be the safety net agency helping more than 300,000 Rhode Islanders annually with food assistance, health

07/07/2018 00:00 EDT

Customer Portal Unavailable July 7, 8th

The customer portal will be unavailable between July 7 at midnight through 11:59pm on July 8, as we make improvements to better serve you. We apologize for the inconvenience.

06/01/2018 14:00 EDT

State Working Hard to Minimize Disruptions from Technical Issues at DCYF and DHS

The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) as well as the Department Human Services (DHS), including its Call Center, are currently experiencing a technical issue which does not appear to be RIBridges-related. The State's IT team is working with our vendors to determine the root cause as

05/24/2018 14:00 EDT

Public Meeting for Review of the RI State Plan for Child Care Assistance

The Rhode Island Department of Human Services will conduct a public meeting on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 10:00 am at the Louis Pasteur Building, 57 Howard Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 in the West Wing Conference room to allow interested groups, organizations and all segments of the public an...

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When a nursing home is the best option, it is important that you visit facilities you are interested in, take a tour, and meet the staff. You can visit state and federal website to help you find nursing homes in your area. It is important to remember that you must have the highest level of need to qualify for Medicaid LTSS coverage in a nursing home.

See "Choosing a Nursing Home" on the RI Department of Health website.

Go to www.medicare.gov and select "Find nursing homes". This will take you to the Nursing Home Compare page so you can search by area. Data gathered by RI state inspectors is fed into this national system.

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