Article Publication Date:
6/19/2014
Summary:
This State Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Scorecard is a multidimensional approach to measure state-level performance of LTSS systems that assist older people, adults with disabilities, and their family caregivers. This second edition of the State LTSS Scorecard measures LTSS system performance across five key dimensions: affordability and access; choice of setting and provider; quality of life and quality of care; support for family caregivers; and effective transitions.
Topics:
Long Term Services and Supports
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Aging/Older Adults; Caregivers; Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Sources:
AARP Public Policy Institute
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
Alabama; Alaska; American Samoa; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Commonwealth Northern Mariana Islands; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Guam; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; N/A; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Puerto Rico; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virgin Islands; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming; All States/Territories
long-term services and supports; Medicaid safety net; affordability; access; direct-care workers; home and community based services; public policy; shifting service delivery; employment; medication; family caregivers; Family and Medical Leave Act; Aging and Disability Resource Centers; home health aides; state rankings
Contact
AARP Public Policy Institute
ppi@aarp.org
Phone:
202-434-3840
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/65880