Article Publication Date:
9/1/2004
Summary:
This paper reports the outcome of focus groups, interviews and written surveys conducted in 2003 by a consultant working for the Northern Area Agency on Aging in Wisconsin under a contract with the Department of Health and Family Services. Groups of elders, family members and long-term care professionals were asked to address the question of how, when and why older people make the decisions they do about long-term care.
Topics:
N/A
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Aging/Older Adults
Sources:
Grantee produced
Wisconsin
Programs/Initiatives:
Person Centered Planning
States:
elders; elder choice; nursing home; long-term care; consumer-direction; role of and factors influencing; Pre-emptive moves
Contact
Gail Propsom
Bureau of Agining and Long Term Care
Division of Disability and Elder Services
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
propsgf@dhfs.state.wi.us
Phone:
608-267-2455
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51198