Use of Medicare's Hospice Benefit by Nursing Facility Residents
Susan C. Miller, Pedro Gozalo and Vincent Mor
Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University
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Medication Use by Medicare Beneficiaries Living in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
This report compares the medication use of Medicare beneficiaries living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Descriptions of Medicare use include mean number of drug mentions per month of stay (scheduled and PRN drugs), and prevalence and duration of therapy by major drug classes. Characteristics of institutionalized beneficiaries inc
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Medication Use by Medicare Beneficiaries Living in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Medication Use by Medicare Beneficiaries Living in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
Becky Briesacher, Bruce Stuart and Jalpa Doshi
University of Maryland, Peter Lamy Center
June 5, 2002
PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2002/meduse.pdf (26 PDF pages)
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State Experiences with Minimum Nursing Staff Ratios for Nursing Facilities: Findings from Case Studies of Eight States
Jane Tilly, Dr.P.H., Kirsten Black, M.P.P., and Barbara Ormond, Ph.D.The Urban Institute
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Outcomes and Utilization for Hospice and Non-Hospice Nursing Facility Decedents
This comparative study first identifies and describes two cohorts of nursing facility decedents, those that did and did not elect Medicare hospice. Then, using data for up to one year prior to death, the study characterizes utilization and quality of care for these two cohorts. The influence of Medicare hospice on hospital utilization and symptom
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Outcomes and Utilization for Hospice and Non-Hospice Nursing Facility Decedents
Susan C. Miller, Pedro Gozalo and Vincent Mor
Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University
PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2000/oututil.pdf (63 PDF pages)
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State Experiences with Minimum Nursing Staff Ratios for Nursing Facilities: Findings from Case Studies of Eight States
This paper reports on (1) what is known about the status of states' minimum nursing staff ratios and (2) findings from case studies that examine states' experiences with implementing or modifying these standards in a selected number of states. A review of the published and unpublished literature on state standards identified 36 states with establi
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Trends in Residential Long-Term Care: Use of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living and Characteristics of Facilities and Residents
Brenda C. Spillman, Senior Research AssociatKorbin Liu, Principal Research AssociateCarey McGilliard, Research Assistant
Urban Institute
PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2002/rltct.pdf (34 PDF pages)
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The Use of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities Among Privately Insured and Non-Privately Insured Disabled Elders
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Use of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities Among Privately Insured and Non-Privately Insured Disabled Elders
Marc A. Cohen, Ph.D., and Jessica Miller, M.S.
LifePlans, Inc.
April 2000
PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2000/nhalfuse.pdf (63 PDF pages)
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Trends in Residential Long-Term Care: Use of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living and Characteristics of Facilities and Residents
In this paper, the authors use data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, which represents the full Medicare population, regardless of living arrangement, to describe characteristics of elderly residents of both types of facility and the characteristics of the facilities. Our sample is limited to beneficiaries age 65 or older. They compare
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The Use of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities Among Privately Insured and Non-Privately Insured Disabled Elders
The purpose of this report is to provide basic descriptive statistics on disabled private long-term care insurance policyholders who have accessed long-term care benefits in institutional settings, and to compare such data and findings to non-privately insured institutionalized elders. The authors did this by interviewing 480 long-term care insura
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Physician Practices in Nursing Homes: Final Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Physician Practices in Nursing Homes: Final Report
Cari Levy, M.D., Anne Epstein, Ph.D., Lori-Ann Landry, M.S.W., and Andrew Kramer, M.D. University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center
Jennie Harvell, M.ED., and Charlene Liggins, M.P.H., M.P.A.U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic
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Literature Review and Synthesis of Physician Practices in Nursing Homes
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Literature Review and Synthesis of Physician Practices in Nursing Homes
Cari Levy, MD, Anne Epstein, PhD, Lori-Ann Landry, MSW, and Andrea Kramer, MD University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center
Jennie Harvell, MEd, and Charlene Liggings, MPH, MPAU.S. Department of Health and Huma
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Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents: Background and Options
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents: Background and Options
Susan PolniaszekOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Edith G. Walsh, Ph.D., and Joshua M. Wiener, Ph.D.Aging, Disability and Long-Term Care, RTI Internati
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Literature Review and Synthesis of Physician Practices in Nursing Homes
This literature review first summarizes the current knowledge of physician practice in nursing homes and identifies gaps in the knowledge base. It then presents the physician practice models applied in nursing homes, including integrated and managed care delivery models, and describes the characteristics of physicians who practice in nursing home
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Medicaid-Financed Institutional Services: Patterns of Care for Residents of Nursing Homes andIntermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in 2008 and 2009
Medicaid-Financed Institutional Services: Patterns of Care for Residents of Nursig Homes and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in 2008 and 2009
May 7, 2014
Robert Schmitz, Victoria Peebles, Rosemary Borck and Dean Miller
Mathematica Policy Research
Abstract
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Does Home Care Prevent or Defer Nursing Home Use?
Brenda Spillman
Urban Institute
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State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing Ratios: Annotated Review of the Literature
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing Ratios: Annotated Review of the Literature
Kirsten Black, Barbara Ormond and Jane Tilly
Urban Institute
May 2003
PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2003/ratiolit.pdf (43 PDF pages)
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State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing Ratios: Annotated Review of the Literature
The purpose of this project is to inform federal and state policymakers about what can be learned about the implementation and enforcement of state minimum nursing staff ratios for nursing homes, and related issues, such as labor shortages and resident casemix. The experiences of states that have already grappled with the complexities of setting,
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Nursing Home Divestiture and Corporate Restructuring: Final Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Nursing Home Divestiture and Corporate Restructuring: Final Report
David Stevenson, Ph.D., David Grabowski, Ph.D., and Laurie Coots, B.A.
Harvard Medical School
December 2006
PDF Version (35 PDF pages)
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