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Health and Disability Status of AFDC Families

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Disability
The purpose of this paper is to examine the health and disability status of AFDC families using information gathered in the 1984 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and to assess the implications for welfare work programs.

Risks of Entering Nursing Homes for Long and Short Stays

This paper describes research to estimate the rates of nursing home admissions and to identify the determinants of long and short stays in nursing homes. The research employed data available from the 1982 and 1984 National Long-Term Care Surveys. Hence, the results are both nationally representative and indicative of nursing home use patterns by the disabled elderly population.

National Invitational Conference on Long-Term Care Data Bases: Conference Proceedings

During the 1980s, HHS fielded several major surveys which substantially enhanced the breadth and quality of data available to the general public on the utilization and costs of long-term care services.

Long-Term Care in International Perspective

The findings of a study of long-term care policies in 18 countries are reported in this article. Initial data were collected by a questionnaire survey under the auspices of the International Social Security Association (ISSA).

National Invitational Conference on Long-Term Care Data Bases: Conference Proceedings

This report--which summarizes a national conference held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C. on May 21-22, 1987--was prepared by the Office of Social Services Policy with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Long-Term Care in International Perspective

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Long-Term Care in International Perspective Pamela Doty Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services 1988 PDF Version

Health and Disability Status of AFDC Families

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Disability
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Child Care Used by Working Women in the AFDC Population: An Analysis of the SIPP Data Base

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Child Care
This paper presents the Survey of Income and Program Participation data on child care for working guardians on AFDC. These guardians use care by relatives 58% of the time for their youngest children under 6. They are thus using informal care arrangements which are generally free or low cost instead of more formal arrangements, for which one generally must pay.

Child Care Used by Working Women in the AFDC Population: An Analysis of the SIPP Data Base

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Used by Working Women in the AFDC Population: An Analysis of the SIPP Data Base Lorelei R. Brush, Ph.D. Analysis, Research and Training October 15, 1987 PDF Version

Usage of Different Kinds of Child Care: An Analysis of the SIPP Data Base

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Child Care
Data are presented to defend the theory that families use the kind of care which is available to them and affordable.

Foster Care for Children and Adults with Handicaps: Child Welfare and Adult Social Services Final Report

This report summarizes state-by-state data on the number of children and adults in foster homes administered by child welfare or social service agencies. As of December 1985, there were approximately 261,000 children in out-of-home foster care, including 54,000 handicapped children, of whom 14,000 were mentally retarded.

Foster Care for Children and Adults with Handicaps: Child Welfare and Adult Social Services Final Report

Bradley K. Hill, K. Charlie Lakin, Angela R. Novak and Carolyn C. White University of Minnesota, Center for Residential and Community Services October 1987 PDF Version: /daltcp/reports/fosteres.pdf (70 PDF pages)

An Analysis of Federal and State Policies Affecting Services to Mentally Retarded and Other Developmentally Disabled Persons: State Perspectives Final Report

This study analyzes how federal policies and programs influenced state policy choices with respect to expanding family and community care. The study presents an in-depth review of six state mental retardation/developmentally disabled service systems (Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, Texas and Virginia).

Databook on the Elderly: A Statistical Portrait - Executive Summary

Michele Adler, Suzanne Kitchen, and Albert Irion June 1987 This report was prepared under task order contract #HHS-100-84-0036 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Macro Systems, Inc.

Overwhelming Odds: Caregiving and the Risk of Institutionalization - Executive Summary

Sandra Newman, Michelle Rice and Raymond Struyk The Urban Institute This report was prepared under contract between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and the Urban Institute.

A Systematic Comparison of Community Care Demonstrations

Concern about inappropriate nursing home placement and rising long-term care costs led to a series of government-financed demonstrations to study whether substituting care at home for care in nursing homes could reduce costs and improve the quality of life for the frail elderly.

An Evaluation of the Veterans Administration Housebound and Aid and Attendance Allowance Program

This project had two major goals: (1) To describe the workings of a successful, large-scale, case disability allowance program from an administrative perspective. The Veterans Administration (VA) allowance program is described in detail, to provide a benchmark for future research and program design.

Report to Congress on Identifying Individuals at Risk of Institutionalization

This report to Congress responds to a mandate of the Orphan Drug Act (P.L.97-414, January 4, 1983), which called for the Secretary of HHS to conduct demonstration projects to test methods for identifying individuals at risk of institutional placement who could be treated more cost-effectively with home health and other non-institutional services.

Report to Congress on Identifying Individuals at Risk of Institutionalization

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services December 1986 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/1986/rptcong.pdf (47 PDF pages)

Report to the Secretary on Private Financing of Long-Term Care for the Elderly

The purposes of this report is to: describe the characteristics of elderly people who need long-term care and how these characteristics will change over time; assess the potential of private financing mechanisms to lessen the catastrophic impact of nursing home and home care expenses which can wipe out individual and family savings; develop actions that would increase the availability and use o

Report to the Secretary on Private Financing of Long-Term Care for the Elderly

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Report to the Secretary on Private Financing of Long-Term Care for the Elderly

Assessment and Care Planning for the Frail Elderly: A Problem Specific Approach

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Disability
This problem-specific approach describes various circumstances likely to be encountered among frail elderly persons in the community. Each problem area includes a comprehensive list of items that should be considered by a case manager. Model care plans are also included. This document can be used for training case managers in the specifics of effective assessment and case management.

The Planning and Operational Experience of the Channeling Projects

George Carcagno, Robert Applebaum, Jon Christianson, Barbara Phillips, Craig Thornton and Joanna Will Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. July 18, 1986 This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-80-0157 between the U.S.

Day Care Centers: 1976-1984--Has Supply Kept Up With Demand?

This paper analyzes the growth of day care center capacity in the U.S. over two points in time, 1976 and 1984, and compares it to the change in potential demand for day care caused by the increased number of mothers with young children who were in the labor force. It concludes that day care center supply increased more than the number of young children who have mothers in the labor force.

Analysis of Channeling Project Costs

This report examines a small but key aspect of Channeling — the costs of operating the demonstration itself. The ten sites incurred costs of $23 million as they prepared for and later provided case management and long-term care services to clients between September 1980 and June 1984.

Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of Channeling

The principal finding of this report is that Channeling led to an increase in total costs for clients, including costs for medical and long-term care services and costs for shelter, food and other daily living expenses.

Tables Comparing Channeling to Other Community Care Demonstrations

Over the past decade and a half, a series of demonstrations prior to the National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration have been fielded to test some form of case managed, community-based long-term care. Fourteen community care demonstrations funded through Federal Government waivers and similar to Channeling were identified.

Day Care Centers: 1976-1984--Has Supply Kept Up With Demand?

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Day Care Centers: 1976-1984--Has Supply Kept up with Demand? William R. Prosser Office of Social Services Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services May 1986 PDF Version

Tables Comparing Channeling to Other Community Care Demonstrations

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Tables Comparing Channeling to Other Community Care Demonstrations Robert A. Applebaum, Margaret N. Harrigan and Peter Kemper Mathematica Policy Research May 1986 PDF Version

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