Article Publication Date:
11/1/2012
Summary:
This report aims at comparing long-term care for older adults delivered through Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) with care provided in nursing homes (NHs) by evaluating 1) the characteristics of older adults served through HCBS and in NHs; 2) the impact of HCBS and NH care on outcome trajectories of older adults; and 3) the per person costs of HCBS and NH care, costs for other services such as acute care, and family burden.
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AHRQ
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Keywords:
Long-Term Care
Benefits and harms of HCBS compared with NHs; Similarity of populations served by HCBS and NHs; Outcomes in populations served by HCBS and NHs; Harms in populations served by HCBS and NHs; costs for populations served by HCBS and NHs
Contact
Agency for Healthcare Reserach and Quality (AHRQ)
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Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/53327