Long-Term Care

The South Carolina ADRC also known as South Carolina Access Plus has developed a number of checklists and surveys to evaluate a variety of program outcomes. The Access Training is an introduction to the program. The Customer Service Training assesses staff opinion on customer service training sessions. The Level Outcome Checklist assesses staff opinion on how well the program is achieving systems-level outcomes. The Progress Checklist assesses staff opinion on collaborating with stakeholders.

This presentation from the November 2004 Gerontological Society of America Conference assesses the progress of 2003 ADRC grantees. The presentation includes the preliminary findings on Stakeholder Partnerships & Input, Business Operations, Streamlined Eligibility, IT / MIS, and Critical Pathways.

This presentation from the November 2004 Gerontological Society of America Conference discusses how the ADRC Iniative will develop a national framework for and implement a single point of entry system in states that will help streamline access to long-term care.

This report summarizes information from the WI Department of Health and Family Services, Bureau of Aging and Long Term Care Resources (DHFS-BALTCR) Nursing Home Transition Real Choice Systems Change grant. A survey colleting information is an important initial step to assist county and state-level program and policy planners. This report provides an overview of the ways in which counties purchase direct care and support services for elderly people and people with disabilities.

An analysis of the status of older Americans gleaned from a variety of federal sources covers 37 key indicators divided into five subject areas: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care. The report includes data on population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care. The data are arrayed in charts and tables with accompanying narrative.

To assist states in preparing for the challenges and opportunities they will face as baby-boomers age, the National Governors Association's Center for Best Practice's (NGA Center) published this report designed to identify current trends and future directions, and to assist state policymakers in creating programs and policies that respond to need. This data book provides information on demographic shifts, health care concerns, & long term care workforce shortages.

When Medicaid was first enacted, payment for long-term services was made solely to institutions such as nursing homes. Medicaid now pays for a comprehensive range of home & community services that provide alternatives to institutional care. Medicaid is a flexible program but it is also a complex program. It is no surprise that there are a host of questions about what is allowable under Medicaid law and regulation. This Primer on Medicaid Home and Community Services serves as a reference guide.

This material was part of an educational series addressing long-term care choices in Broome County, New York. The series of booklets includes the following titles: Paying for Long-Term Care; Facility and Community Options; Help at Home; What you Should Know About Staying at Home; When You Are the One Providing Care; Advance Health Care Planning; Adults with Disabilities; and Healthy Choices for Living Well.

A get acquainted teleconference for 2003 and 2004 Family to Family grantees with Kathy Rama of CMS and facilitated by Darrell Jones of ILRU on November 10, 2004.

The National Quality Forum (NQF), a not-for-profit organization funded by the three main trade associations for LTC providers, has created the National Commission on Quality Long-term Care. According to the founders –American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging, American Health Care Association, and Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care – the new group is described as an independent body that will make recommendations concerning improving the quality of long-term care in America.