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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Anna Bissonnette, RN, MS
October 31, 2005 | Story
Anna Bissonnette was trying to expand the role of institutional health care providers into areas that her superiors, peers, and fellow staff deemed were not within their province.
Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program
October 31, 2008 | Program Result
The Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program helped states integrate - or move toward integration of - acute care and long-term care for dual eliglbles who are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid managed care.
Massachusetts Program to Promote Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly Sets Contribution Levels for Elders Based on Income and Assets
May 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs created a conceptual model for a public-private partnership for long-term care.
Researchers Test Outcomes-Based Treatment Plan on Older Adults with Mental Health Issues in New Hampshire
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
From 1998 to 2000, researchers at the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center under the direction of Stephen J. Bartels, M.D., M.S., tested the Outcomes-Based Treatment Plan.
National Study Looks at Seniors in Assisted Living
March 30, 2004 | Program Result
From 1998 to 2002, researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health led by Rosalie A. Kane, D.S.W., conducted a national research study of apartment-style assisted living for seniors.
Low-Cost Equipment to Help Elderly People with Daily Tasks is of Some Benefit
March 30, 2004 | Program Result
The University of Massachusetts at Boston's Gerontology Institute conducted a research and demonstration project to encourage the use of low-cost adaptive equipment among older adult home care clients.
Ten States Test Strategy for Evaluating Self-Management of Services by Elderly
June 22, 2004 | Program Result
The National Association of State Units on Aging designed and tested a tool and process that allow states the opportunity to evaluate the extent to which they offer consumers opportunities to make choices and direct their own health care and support services.
New Coordinated Care Model Shows Promise for Chronically Ill Children
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
Children's Hospital in Boston planned and implemented the Pediatric Alliance for Coordinated Care, a clinical service delivery model that facilitates coordinated, community-based, family-centered care for children.
Technical Assistance from Partners in Caregiving Program Helps New Massachusetts Adult Day Care Center Triple Its Enrollment
September 30, 2000 | Program Result
Spectrum II Adult Day Center in Beverly, Mass., expanded its schedule from three to six days a week, and over the next three years nearly tripled its enrollment (from 13 to 37), becoming profitable in the process.
Adult Day Care Center for Alzheimer's Patients Reached Breakeven a Year Ahead of Schedule
January 25, 2007 | Program Result
From 1993 to 1995, Nevins Family of Services expanded its existing adult day health services by opening an Alzheimer's Adult Day Care Center in Methuen, Mass. It center also achieved financial self-sufficiency.