Age, Gender & Gender Identities

High stress reported by informal (unpaid, mostly family) caregivers providing functional assistance to chronically disabled elders residing in the community is a very powerful predictor of care recipients' subsequent transition from community living to long-stay nursing home residence.

Janet O'Keeffe, Dr.PH, RN, Christine O'Keeffe, BA, and Madhu Shrestha, BS RTI International Abstract   Adult day services (ADS)--a non-residential service provides outside an individual's home for less than a full day--prov

This report provides an examination of the length of time that low-income families receive government-funded child care subsidies that pay for part or all of the cost of their care arrangements. The figures presented are based on ASPE's analysis of a restricted-use version of child care subsidy administrative data from 35 states.

September 2014   RTI International Abstract The Support and Services at Home (SASH) program in Vermont is a subcomponent of a larger Medicare demonstration--the Multi-payer Advanced Primary Ca

What is the Effect of Dementia on Hospitalization and Emergency Department Use in Residential Care Facilities? Executive Summary September 2014 Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Zhanlian Feng, PhD, Laura A.

This research brief highlights the gains the foster care system has made in safely discharging youth from foster care in a timely manner, particularly those entering foster care for the first time. For nearly two decades federal policies have emphasized the importance of reducing the lengths of stay in

What Factors Affect Residential Care Facility Charges? Executive Summary September 2014 Sarita L. Karon, PhD, Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Angela M.

This report presents findings from an evaluation of CHIP mandated by CHIPRA and patterned after an earlier evaluation. Some of the evaluation findings are at the national level, while others focus on the 10 states selected for more intensive study: Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

Mathematica Policy Research Mary Harrington Kimberly Smith Christopher Trenholm Sean Orzol Sheila Hoag Joseph Zickafoose Claire Dye Connie Qian Tyler Fisher Lauren Hula

Analysis of the 2004 National Long-Term Care Survey reveals that when this cross-sectional nationally representative survey of older Americans was carried out, 14.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65+ were enrolled in Medicaid.