Stacy Dale, Randall Brown, Barbara Phillips, Jennifer Schore and Barbara Carlson Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. May 2004 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.
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Advanced SearchRecent Findings on Frontline Long-Term Care Workers: A Research Synthesis 1999-2003
The purpose of the synthesis paper is to review, summarize, and discuss the significance of available research findings on the frontline long-term care (LTC) workforce since 1999, in both home and community-based and nursing home settings. This paper provides an updated review of the status of empirical findings, focusing on what has been learned between 1999 and 2003.
Recruiting and Retaining a Quality Paraprofessional Long-Term Care Workforce: Building Collaboratives with the Nation's Workforce Investment System
This paper provides the fundamental context of both the long-term care sector and the workforce investment system in order to build understanding among members of each system. It is not intended to be comprehensive but to provide enough information to stimulate dialogue. Section II briefly describes the characteristics of the long-term care paraprofessional workforce.
Literature Review
The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Literature Review
This literature review summarizes what is known about falls and fall prevention and identifies the components of effective strategies for reducing falls. Intertwined in the discussion are the results of interviews conducted with individuals representing nine fall prevention programs that have been identified as particularly successful.
Consumer and Counselor Experiences in the Arkansas IndependentChoices Program
Jennifer Schore and Barbara Phillips
Addressing Liability Issues in Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): The National Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Selected Other Models
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Community Choice: New Jersey's Nursing Home Transition Program
This paper which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report describes New Jersey's nursing home transition program, called Community Choice. Community Choice is one of the first permanent, publicly funded nursing home transition programs in the United States.
Using Medicaid to Cover Services for Elderly Persons in Residential Care Settings: State Policy Maker and Stakeholder Views in Six States
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Using Medicaid to Cover Services for Elderly Persons in Residential Care Settings: State Policy Maker and Stakeholder Views in Six States
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Passages: Arkansas's Nursing Home Transition Program
This paper which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report describes Arkansas' Passages program. The case studies provide useful information as states consider nursing home transition efforts or implement nursing home transition programs.
Pennsylvania Transition to Home (PATH): Pennsylvania's Nursing Home Transition Program
This paper which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report describes describes an initiative called Pennsylvania Transition to Home (PATH), is one of a series of nine case studies presenting results from the Demonstration.