Reports

This paper — which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report — describes Florida's Nursing Home Transition Grant Project, is one of a series of nine case studies presenting results from the Demonstration. The case studies provide useful information as states consider nursing home transition efforts or implement nursing home transition programs.

This paper, which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report, describes Colorado's nursing home program. Unlike other Nursing Home Transition Demonstration Grants, Colorado's grant focused on preventing nursing home admissions, rather than assisting people who want to move into the community.

To date, there has been little research on how states use Medicaid to pay for services for elderly persons in residential care settings. This report is intended to fill that gap, by describing in depth how six states use their Medicaid programs to fund residential care services for elderly persons. These states are Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin.

President Bush signed Executive Order 13217 on June 18, 2001, "to place qualified individuals with disabilities in community settings whenever appropriate...so as to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to live close to their families and friends, to live more independently, to engage in productive employment, and to participate in community life." This paper provides an overview of c

Janet O'Keeffe, Dr.P.H., R.N., Christine O'Keeffe, B.A., and Shulamit Bernard, Ph.D. RTI International

I. IntroductionWhether or not children will be successful students depends greatly on the quality of their experiences in early childhood. Research has demonstrated the value of providing comprehensive interventions for developing the knowledge and skills that prepare children for kindergarten and for closing the school achievement gap for economically disadvantaged students.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passages: Arkansas's Nursing Home Transition Program Michael Schaefer and Steve Eiken MEDSTAT December 26, 2003 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2003/ARtrans.pdf (20 PDF pages)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Fast Track and Other Nursing Home Diversion Initiatives: Colorado's Nursing Home Transition Grant

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services One-to-One: Vermont's Nursing Home Transition Program Steve Eiken, Marjorie Hatzmann and Anthony J. Asciutto MEDSTAT December 19, 2003 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2003/VTtrans.pdf (19 PDF pages)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Partnerships for Community Living: Florida's Nursing Home Transition Program Michael Schaefer and Steve Eiken MEDSTAT December 23, 2003 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2003/FLtrans.pdf (20 PDF pages)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pennsylvania Transition to Home (PATH): Pennsylvania's Nursing Home Transition Program

Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures; Federal Matching Shares for Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and Aid to Needy Aged, Blind, or Disabled Persons for October 1, 2004 Through September 30, 2005 [Federal Register: December 3, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 232)]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Update of ASPE Activities Related to Community-Integration Executive Order for People with Disabilities

Draft Final Report Delivery Order 27 Under Contract No. HHS-100-97-0017 Authors: Kathy Langwell Cynthia Helba Jo Ann Kauffman

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Contents Update on the Status of Program Operations Post-WtW Plans Adjustments Related to TANF Policies Adjustments Related to WIA Policies Adjustments Due to the Economy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Labor Measuring Long-Term Care Work: A Guide to Selected Instruments to Examine Direct Care Worker Experiences and Outcomes Executive Summary

This report provides an update on the status of WtW program operations and post-WtW plans for the eleven evaluation study sites as the five-year grant periods draw to a close.

This Guide was developed to help long-term care providers devise appropriate surveys for measuring the experiences, behaviors and outcomes of Direct Care Workers (DCW) which might influence DCW retention and the long-term care work environment.

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.

By: Demetra Smith Nightingale, Carolyn Taylor O'Brien, Michael Egner, Nancy Pindus, and John Trutko (The Urban Institute)

Jane Tilly, Dr.P.H., Kirsten Black, M.P.P., and Barbara Ormond, Ph.D.The Urban Institute

In recent years, policymakers and program administrators have increasingly focused on the role of noncustodial parents (NCPs) in the lives of low-income families.

This report presents results from an in-depth study of DC's TANF recipients. The study addresses the status of TANF recipients in 2002 and challenges to work that they may face. DC surveyed a representative sample of single-parent TANF caseheads who were on the TANF rolls in August 2002.

In 1994, Minnesota began testing a major welfare reform initiative that emphasized financial incentives for work, a participation requirement for long-term recipients, and the simplification of rules and procedures for receiving public assistance. MDRC conducted an in-depth evaluation of the Minnesota Family Investment Program's effectiveness and impact on various populations served.

The Support Has A Rewarding Effect (SHARE) initiative operated with Welfare-to-Work (WtW) grant support in three counties in the state of Washington.

By: Irma Perez-Johnson, Jacqueline Kauff, and Alan Hershey Submitted to: Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Project Officer: Alana Landey

Prepared by: Linda Mellgren, Jennifer Burnszynski, Sarah Douglas, and Brian Sinclair-James

Including Introduction Cross-state Comparisons Findings Employment Rates Earnings Recidivism Medicaid

Contents Characteristics of the Four Homeless-Serving Programs Analysis of Measures Derived from Homeless Administrative Data Systems (HADS) Potential Core Performance Measures For Homeless-Specific Service Programs Application of Sugges

This paper expands upon previous research addressing the question of how supply of Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHAs) changed after implementation of the interim payment system (IPS) in two important ways.

This report explores the feasibility of developing a core set of performance measures across four HHS programs that focus on service delivery to homeless persons.

Expenditures for health care in the United States continue to rise and are estimated to reach $1.66 trillion in 2003. Much of these costs can be attributed to the diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases and conditions such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and asthma. A much smaller amount is spent on preventing these conditions.

Prepared for:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Project Officer: Walter Leginski

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Contents Making the Decision to Operate Tribal TANF Developing a Sound TANF Plan Ensuring Smooth Program Implementation and Operations Lessons Learned and Implications  

Cash and Counseling, an innovative model of consumer direction, has been implemented as a three-state demonstration designed to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of allowing Medicaid beneficiaries to assume more responsibility for the supportive services they may need.

The purpose of this report is to describe five federal workforce development programs and how some long-term care agencies and service providers use them to improve the recruitment and retention of direct care workers.

An important component of the ASPE Health (Promotion and Aging Project is the development of such an inventory of health promotion, disease prevention, and health education activities targeted at informal caregivers for HHS.

This report, fromf HHS' congressionally mandated evaluation of DOL's Welfare-to-Work Grants Program, describes the challenges and successes of ten tribal grantees in planning, implementing, and operating tribal TANF, the tribal welfare program with the most participants and the largest budget.

Donna Rabiner, PhD, Janet O'Keeffe, PhD, and David Brown, MA RTI International

By: Walter Hillabrant and Mack B. Rhoades, Jr Support Services International, Inc. Nancy Pindus The Urban Institute

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New Opportunity for Recruiting and Retaining Direct Care Workers in the Long-Term Care Field

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Implementation of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act's home health provisions dramatically reduced Medicare home health utilization and led to closures of many agencies. This paper examined the potential effects of the agency closings on beneficiary utilization rates. Findings suggest that agency closings, per se, had only a very small impact on changes in utilization rates between 1996 and 1999.