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Compendium of Home Modification and Assistive

Compendium of Home Modification and Assistive Technology Policy and Practice Across States: Final Report

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Compendium of Home Modification and Assistive Technology Policy and Practice Across the States Volume I: Final Report Terry Moore, BSN, MPH and Beth O'Connell, MS Abt Associates, Inc. October 27, 2006 PDF Version (50 PDF pages)
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Barriers to Implementing Technology in

Barriers to Implementing Technology in Residential Long-Term Care Settings

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Barriers to Implementing Technology in Residential Long-Term Care Settings Vicki A. Freedman, Ph.D., Maggie Calkins, Ph.D., Robert DeRosiers, MS, OTR/L, ATP, and Kimberly Van Haitsma, Ph.D. Polisher Research Institute December 10, 2005 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/re
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Assistive Technology for the Frail Elderly: An

Assistive Technology for the Frail Elderly: An Introduction and Overview

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistive Technology for the Frail Elderly: An Introduction and Overview Robert Elliot University of Pennsylvania August 15, 1991 Revised April 28, 1992 PDF Version (19 PDF pages)
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RESEARCH AGENDA: Personal Assistance Services and

RESEARCH AGENDA: Personal Assistance Services and Related Supports

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services RESEARCH AGENDA: Personal Assistance Services and Related Supports Pamela Doty, Nancy N. Eustis and Brooke E. Lindsay U.S. Department of Health and Human Services December 1994 PDF Version (36 PDF pages)
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Evaluation of New Measures of Assistive

Evaluation of New Measures of Assistive Technology and the Home Environment from the 2005 Pilot Study of Technology and Aging

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Compendium of Home Modification and Assistive

Compendium of Home Modification and Assistive Technology Policy and Practice Across States: Final Report

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Barriers to Implementing Technology in

Barriers to Implementing Technology in Residential Long-Term Care Settings

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An Exploratory Study of Barriers and Incentives

An Exploratory Study of Barriers and Incentives to Improving Labor Force Participation Among Persons with Significant Disabilities: Final Report

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Updated Analyses of Trends in Use of Assistive

Updated Analyses of Trends in Use of Assistive Devices

Updated Analyses of Trends in Use of Assistive Devices Executive Summary Brenda Spillman Urban Institute January 7, 2013 REVISED January 20, 2014
Accelerating Adoption of Assistive Technology to

Accelerating Adoption of Assistive Technology to Reduce Physical Strain among Family Caregivers of the Chronically Disabled Elderly Living at Home

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Updated Analyses of Trends in Use of Assistive

Updated Analyses of Trends in Use of Assistive Devices

Over the 20 year period 1984-2004, use of assistive devices by older Americans (age 65 and older) residing in the community increased greatly. In 1984, 72% of chronically disabled older Americans made some use of assistive devices, with or without additional human help to perform activities of daily living (i.e., tasks such as bathing, dressing
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Accelerating Adoption of Assistive Technology to

Accelerating Adoption of Assistive Technology to Reduce Physical Strain among Family Caregivers of the Chronically Disabled Elderly Living at Home

This report examines and assesses the often overlooked potential of assistive technology (AT) to benefit unpaid family caregivers who assist chronically disabled elders living at home. Although research has identified benefits, only a handful of publicly-funded family caregiver support programs give much attention to enabling caregivers’ access
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Evaluation of New Measures of Assistive

Evaluation of New Measures of Assistive Technology and the Home Environment from the 2005 Pilot Study of Technology and Aging

The purpose of this report is to highlight the analytic properties of the assistive technology and environment measures in the final recommended module. The authors address three distinct but complimentary questions: (1) How do questions that combine several environmental features or devices (global measures) compare with more detailed items? (2)
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Compendium of Home Modification and Assistive

Compendium of Home Modification and Assistive Technology Policy and Practice Across States: Final Report

The purpose of this report is to establish a baseline knowledge of the scope of assistive technology (AT) and home modifications (HM) services that states make available to Medicaid-eligible adults. This study provides federal and state policymakers with basic information to inform planning and policy development. It also provides other stakeholde
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Development of an Assistive Technology and

Development of an Assistive Technology and Environmental Assessment Instrument for National Surveys: Final Report - Part I

The purpose of this project was to develop, pilot, and disseminate a set of instruments for national surveys to measure the use of assistive technology and the environments in which they are used. The project focused on older adults living in the community. The instruments have been designed as a series of modules that can be adopted in whole or p
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Barriers to Implementing Technology in

Barriers to Implementing Technology in Residential Long-Term Care Settings

Technology plays a vital role in the lives of older individuals. This report: (1) describes a range of existing and emerging technological solutions for select care issues salient to residential care settings; (2) identifies, based on a review of the literature and discussions with experts in the field, barriers to the successful implementation of
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Assistive Technology for the Frail Elderly: An

Assistive Technology for the Frail Elderly: An Introduction and Overview

This paper, prepared by a DALTCP student intern, provides an overview of assistive technology for the frail elderly. According to the Office of Technology Assessment, in 1985 there were over 18,000 devices available to aid the functionally impaired elderly. The number has grown since then. The devices range in sophistication from a modified eating
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RESEARCH AGENDA: Personal Assistance Services and

RESEARCH AGENDA: Personal Assistance Services and Related Supports

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation sponsored an expert meeting on research related to personal assistance services (PAS). This day long meeting was the first of three expert meetings on disability topic areas that DALTCP is considering for inclusion in its research agenda.
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New TechForLTC.org Web Site Offers Comprehensive

New TechForLTC.org Web Site Offers Comprehensive Information on Technologies for Health Professionals in Long-Term Care Settings

This announces the launch of a comprehensive, searchable Web site that contains information on hundreds of technology products to improve quality of life and care in long-term care residential settings, http://www.techforltc.org/ .
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New TechForLTC.org Web Site Offers Comprehensive

New TechForLTC.org Web Site Offers Comprehensive Information on Technologies for Health Professionals in Long-Term Care Settings

New TechForLTC.Org Web Site Offers Comprehensive Information on Technologies for Health Professionals in Long-Term Care Settings   PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2004/techPR.pdf (3 PDF pages) HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the launch of a comprehensive, searchable Web site that contains informati
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