Article Publication Date:
12/15/2008
Summary:
The authors advise Congress on how to meet the growing demand for long-term care and cope with rising health care costs by supporting HCBS. The main recommendations are: promote care coordination and disease prevention; strengthen the nonprofit home health nurse workforce; and ensure the financial viability of home-based care.
Topics:
Assistive Technology
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Direct Care Workforce
Sources:
Visiting Nurse Associations of America; VNAA
Programs/Initiatives:
Respite
States:
nursing; disease prevention; coordinated care; Medicare; hospice; Effective Models of Chronic Care Coordination;
Contact
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
vnaa@vnaa.org
Phone:
202-384-1420
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51889