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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Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program
October 31, 2008 | Program Result Report
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.
Adult Day Care Center in Maine Becomes Financially Self-Sufficient
September 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The Kennebec Health System's Alzheimer's Care Center expanded its program of adult day services, nearly tripled its average daily attendance, and achieved financial self-sufficiency.
Researchers Test Outcomes-Based Treatment Plan on Older Adults with Mental Health Issues in New Hampshire
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
From 1998 to 2000, researchers at the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center under the direction of Stephen J. Bartels, MD, MS, tested the Outcomes-Based Treatment Plan.
Home to the Community - Helping Disabled Adults Return to the Community in Maine
August 27, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Alpha One Center for Independent Living in Portland, Maine, created the Home to the Community project to help people with disabilities leave nursing homes and reestablish their lives in the community.
Ten States Test Strategy for Evaluating Self-Management of Services by Elderly
June 22, 2004 | Program Result Report
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.