Long-Term Care Reform: Legislative Efforts to Shift Care to the Community

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Article Publication Date: 
12/20/2006
Summary: 
This report describes examples of more narrowly focused state legislation that is setting the policy and infrastructure for consumer direction, expanding the direct care workforce, and supporting persons who return to the community after living in institutions. The Appendix includes the specific legislative language of selected bills covered in the report.
Article Author: 
Folkemer, Donna; Barbara Coleman
Topics: 
Accessibility
Types/Tools: 
Legislation; Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers; Reports; Training materials
Populations: 
Aging/Older Adults; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness; Physical Disabilities; Direct Care Workforce; Children and Families
Sources: 
ILRU
Programs/Initiatives: 
Money Follows the Person
States: 
All States/Territories; Iowa; Louisiana; North Dakota; Wisconsin
Keywords: 
Long-Term Care; State/Agency Information
Long-Term care services and supports; Legislators; comprehensive rebalancing reform; systems change; direct care workforce; community living; long-term care reform; federal support; IowaCare; Family Care;

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Sharon Finney
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Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51091