Reducing Nursing Home Use Through Consumer-Directed Personal Care Services

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Article Publication Date: 
8/5/2006
Summary: 
This article focuses on the effect of Arkansas' Cash & Counseling demonstration on nursing facility use and expenditures. The results are compared to traditional Medicaid PCS and the affect on total Medicaid costs are examined. The abstract (free) and full report (subscription required) are available.
Article Author: 
B. Dale, Stacy; Brown, Randall
Types/Tools: 
Populations: 
Personal Assistant
Sources: 
NRCPDS
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
Keywords: 
Expenditures
Reducing Nursing Home Use; PCS; nursing facility use and costs; PCS costs; total Medicaid costs

Contact

Elizabeth Maguire
National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services
elizabeth.maguire.1@bc.edu
Phone: 
617-552-0562

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52285