Long-Term Care

Presentation given by Steven Lutzky, PhD., former Director of Community Systems Improvement for the Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, at the AoA Conference in Orlando, Florida in September 2003.

The development of this Best Practices Manual is a pilot project to demonstrate a step-by-step process of re-integrating long term nursing home residents from residential living back into the community. This innovative Project is the result of an initiative made possible under the Passages Program sponsored by the Arkansas Division of Aging and Adult Services, in 2000-2003.

Long term care facilities need qualified and caring staff to provide health care and support services to their elderly and disabled residents. Facilities offer competitive wages and benefits, flexible work schedules and opportunities for professional advancement. For those considering a career in long term care the website is an excellent resource. The site also offers information on education and training programs, upcoming career events and scholarship opportunities.

As part of its evaluation of the New Jersey Senior Initiatives Community Choice Counseling Program, the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers conducted an evaluation of former nursing home residents who were discharged through the Community Choice Counseling Program. This report addresses clients' current living situation, use of informal and formal assistance, service deficiencies, satisfaction, and quality of life.

The Heart of Texas Regional Access System (HOTRAS) is a network of organizations committed to improving service delivery to people in need. When clients give consent to release information to the network, they agree to participate in the HOTRAS Continuum of Care. The goal is to share and manage information in an effort to coordinate and improve delivery of needed services and to avoid duplication in providing basic intake information. Find sample program agreements and forms below.

This report provides a description of Oregon’s home and community based service system. The document provides information on several service areas and programs including streamlining program access, person-centered services, and person centered management systems. Future directions and lessons learned are also discussed.

Sponsored by the Community Living Exchange Collaborative at ILRU this teleconference featured Real Choice Systems Change grantees describing their efforts to create inclusive communities in West Virginia. Presenters described how they engaged diverse stakeholders in a process of visioning & group action planning with the services of a graphic facilitator. The teleconference took place on Tuesday 06/29/04.

This guide is a workbook for consumers that are transitioning or wish to transition out of a nursing home. The guide provides information on programs, housing, home modifications, etc. and provides space for the consumer to fill in the steps they need to take in each category. Created for consumers in Alabama, this guide will be useful for consumers in other states as well, although contact information and specifics will not apply.

This report outlines options for providing employer-subsidized affordable health insurance to employees of programs and facilities that serve the elderly and disabled. In order to develop these options, the Department of Health conducted a survey of long-term care employers to identify the characteristics of employer-sponsored health insurance in this industry. The findings of this survey are also presented in this report.

The State of Colorado has established Single Entry Point (SEP) agencies that provide an access point for several publicly funded long-term supports for people with disabilities, including older people, people with physical disabilities, people living with AIDS, and people with brain injuries. SEP agencies provide education to individuals about available options and provide easier access for individuals and families to the programs. This report describes the SEP system in Colorado.