“To rehabilitate,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, means “to restore to a former capacity.” But what if that capacity — be it walking or talking or brushing one’s teeth — was never there ...
WAHIAWA (HawaiiNewsNow) - It's just a little office in Wahiawa, but inside, they're doing big things. Workers at Aloha Habilitation Services provide specialized, one-on-one attention to their disabled ...
Rehabilitative and habilitative services are among 10 %22essential benefits%22 Number of people who might benefit from such services also is uncertain 15%25 of children between the ages of 3 and 17 ...
You're likely familiar with rehabilitation -- physical therapy after an injury would fall into this category. But parents with chronically ill children are all too familiar with a different type of ...
Six months after Health and Human Services told states to figure out the health care law’s mandated benefit packages on their own, there’s still one category of benefits that remains in doubt. It’s ...
The Division of Developmental Disabilities had started the reductions on Oct. 1 in order to save $47 million and keep the ...
When you hear the word “cornerstone,” you think of a solid foundation upon which to build. If you were to look up the word “meridian,” you would see that one meaning is an imaginary circle around the ...
New Haven — When she was younger, Natalia Caraballo used some words and sign language to communicate. But around her 2nd birthday, Natalia, who has Down syndrome and autism, stopped speaking and ...
You're likely familiar with rehabilitation -- physical therapy after an injury would fall into this category. But parents with chronically ill children are all too familiar with a different type of ...