Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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Home Health Care
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Michigan Project Creates Screening System and Develops and Tests Quality Measures for Home-Based Medicaid Patients
May 31, 2011 | Program Result
The University of Michigan conducted development and evaluation work on the Michigan Managed Long-Term Care Initiative, which allows eligible adults to receive Medicaid-covered services in their homes.
Better Jobs Better Care: Building a Strong Long-Term Care Workforce
April 27, 2011 | Program Result
Better Jobs Better Care supported changes in long-term-care policy and provider practices to reduce high vacancy and turnover rates among the paraprofessionals who provide direct care to older adults and to improve the quality of that care.
Love, Money, or Flexibility
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examined In-Home Supportive Service workers across eight counties in California. Study participants were 2,260 workers who completed a survey focused on reasons workers took or stayed in jobs.
Retention of Paid Related Caregivers
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A study of related caregivers explores characteristics of those that stay or leave the direct care workforce. Stayers' characteristics were similar to career direct care workers. Over 40 percent of Leavers would consider future direct care work with people to whom they were not related.
Legislative Fallout from Balanced Budget Act: Fewer Visits by Home Health Aides
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
Laguna Research Associates under the direction of Nelda McCall studied the initial impact of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) on Medicare beneficiaries, home health agencies and the health care system overall.