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Current and past Information and Provider Letters for Residential Care (RC).

Current and past provider news for Texas Minimum Data Set (MDS).

Current and past Information and Provider Letters for Home Delivered Meals (HDM).

Current and past Information and Provider Letters for Home and Community Support Services Agencies (HCSSA).

Current and past provider news for Home and Community Support Services Agencies (HCSSA).

Current and past Information and Provider Letters for Day Activity and Health Services (DAHS).

Current and past provider news Day Activity and Health Services (DAHS). 

How to become a DAHS provider in Texas.

Licensing and regulatory information for Day Activity & Health Services (DAHS) providers in Texas.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Office of Area Agencies on Aging (OAAA) applies for grants funded by Administration for Community Living (ACL). These are the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) and Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) grants. In Texas, SHIP is called the Health Information, Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP). Both grants serve Medicare beneficiaries in all 254 counties across Texas. The SHIP grant has existed since 1992 and the MIPPA grant was implemented in 2008 to support the SHIP efforts.

Information about Texas Area Agencies on Aging Texas Benefits Counseling Program

The Minimum Data Set is a standardized collection of demographic and clinical information that describes a person's overall condition. All licensed nursing facilities in Texas are required to submit MDS assessments for all residents admitted into their facility. The current version is MDS 3.0.

This webpage provides planning and response information, resources and strategies that can assist the area agencies on aging network to better prepare for and respond to all types of emergencies, disasters, epidemics and pandemics.

Texas Area Agencies on Aging procedural information.

AAA Dietary Reference Intake frequently asked questions.