This study adds to understanding by updating information on trends in use of disability equipment and exploring how disability and other characteristics differ for equipment users and nonusers. Data are from the 1984-1999 rounds of the National Long Term Care Survey, which has been a key source of earlier information on trends in equipment use.
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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This policy brief is one of six commissioned by HHS/ASPE on Medicaid eligibility policies for long-term care benefits. This brief summarizes the estate recovery mandate, discusses variations in mechanisms employed by states to implement the mandate, and presents a state-by-state analysis of collections from 2002 through 2004. [13 PDF pages]
Regulatory Review of Adult Day Services: Final Report
Although adult day care and adult day health care are increasingly promoted as key community-based services for older persons, little is known about their provision, utilization, or outcomes; this is largely due to a paucity of data.
Making MDS v.3.0 Compliant with CHI Standards: Project Summary
This paper describes the work that will be undertaken to conform the MDS content with health information technology standards endorsed by the Federal Government through the Consolidated Health Information(CHI) Initiative. [3 PDF pages]
State and Local Contracting for Social Services under Charitable Choice
Contents Key Lessons Learned Summary of Findings Relating FBO Characteristics and Behavior to Agency Policies Areas for Further Research he welfare reform law of 1996?the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act?conta
Experiences of Workers Hired Under Cash and Counseling: Findings from Arkansas, Florida, and New Jersey
Stacy Dale, Randall Brown, Barbara Phillips and Barbara Carlson Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. August 2005 This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-95-0046 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and the University of Maryland.