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.
Aging & Disability
ASPE produces policy research focusing on older adults, Medicare, dual-eligible beneficiaries, individuals with disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and caregivers. Resources relating to aging and disability include advance directives, end-of-life care planning, elder abuse, long-term services and supports (LTSS), home and community-based services (HCBS), and healthy aging.
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NAPA
The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) creates an important opportunity to build upon and leverage HHS programs and other federal efforts to help change the trajectory of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) with input from a public-private Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.
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Advanced SearchRegulatory Review of Adult Day Services: Final Report, 2014 Edition - Executive Summary
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
What Factors Affect Residential Care Facility Charges?
What Factors Affect Residential Care Facility Charges? Executive Summary September 2014 Sarita L. Karon, PhD, Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Angela M.
Support and Services at Home (SASH) Evaluation: First Annual Report
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
Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices From the Field
Martha Burt, Carol Wilkins, and Gretchen Locke
NAPA Public Comment Attachment: Family Medicine Curriculum Resource
This PDF was submitted as an attachment to a Public Comment sent to the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services and/or the National Alzheimer's Project Act website.
Research Brief
Premium Affordability, Competition, and Choice in the Health Insurance Marketplace, 2014
Evaluation of the Medicaid Health Home Option for Beneficiaries with Chronic Conditions: Final Annual Report - Year Two
June 2014 Brenda C.
ASPE Issue Brief
Rates and Timing of Medicaid Enrollment among Older Americans
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.