Americans are living longer, yet more people can expect to have some sort of disability in their later years of life. Innovative approaches to long-term care, such as re-imagining nursing home care, may improve quality and provide more choices.
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It's All in the Family: How Baby Boomers Will Meet Their Long-Term Care Needs
October 6, 2009 | Program Result Report
From 2003 to 2007, Richard Johnson, PhD, and researchers from the Urban Institute and RTI International examined the impact of the changing structure of families on long-term care.
Improving the Quality of Long Term Care
September 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Publicly reporting information stimulates providers' efforts to improve the quality of health care. The availability of mandated, uniform clinical data in all nursing homes and home health agencies has facilitated the public reporting of comparative ...
Two National Agencies Provide Information and Support to Help Consumers Choose and Control Long-Term-Care Services
October 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
To remain in their homes, older adults may need help with daily activities. Consumer direction means giving people more choices and more control over the type of care they receive and the caregivers who provide it.
2003 Study Panel Offers Ideas for Ensuring the Future of Long-Term Care for Baby Boomers
October 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The National Academy of Social Insurance convened a study panel on the future of the long-term-care system to focus on two issues.
Experts Set Research and Demonstration Agenda to Enhance Long-Term Care Workforce
September 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
Project staff at the Urban Institute worked with experts in the field to develop recommendations for a research and demonstration agenda to improve the recruitment and retention of frontline long-term care workers.
The IOM Evaluates the Quality of Long-Term Care
March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The National Academy of Sciences - Institute of Medicine examined the quality of care for individuals in nursing homes and other long-term care settings and published a book, Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care.
Panel Recommends Solutions to a Demographic Riddle: Who Will Care for Graying Population
October 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The University of Illinois at Chicago Nursing Institute convened a blue-ribbon panel for a series of meetings, held between September 2000 and February 2001 in Chicago, on the Future of the Health Care Labor Force in a Graying Society.
Long-Term Intergenerational Residential Community for Disabled and Elderly Persons is Proposed
September 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Baker Industries explored the feasibility of an intergenerational assisted living community for disabled adults, their elderly caregiving parents and other retired adults.
Study Finds Reverse Mortgages Benefit Older Homeowners - and Saves Medicaid Money, too
September 5, 2008 | Program Result Report
"Use Your Home to Stay at Home: Expanding the Use of Reverse Mortgages for Long-Term Care: A Blueprint for Action" contains estimates of the number of seniors who could benefit from reverse mortgages and the potential savings for the Medicaid.
Advance Planning Helps Consumers Make Better Decisions about Long-Term Care
November 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The Setting Priorities for Retirement Years Foundation examined how people make decisions about long-term care, the availability of information about long-term care, and the barriers faced in making informed decisions.