I have witnessed there are less support available for seniors to remain in community home than institutional facilities here in northern Virginia especially seniors who are from diverse background. Senior care would be all different from culture to culture but the foundation is not different. Although they are potentially capable to remain at community home with some supports and modification, many ends up to long-term facilities due to medical and non- medical reasons such as 24 hour supervision, environment, ADLS, and so on. And seniors often deteriorate independent abilities while covering one area. Often family and caregivers also is overwhelmed with no knowledge supporting elders who would need assistance in ADLs.

I want to set up a program for seniors in culturally diverse area, the program assists them to be able to remain safe at home or residential setting by providing and filling the gaps that other commercial providers often cannot afford or missed because it is not billable. Please create fund and make the process easy for health care providers who pursue community friendly senior care. I would like to seek for available  fund to implement the program(CAPABLE) for the northern Virginia community providing modification in home environment, OT and RN service. Eunjung Suh RN, MSN