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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Foundation Work in Long-Term Care
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Health foundations have invested in services, research, and advocacy to improve the financing and delivery of long-term services and supports. This article describes some of the broad array of approaches they have taken.
Program Results Topic Summary: Long-Term-Care Housing and Supportive Services
October 12, 2009 | Program Result Report
This Topic Summary synthesizes work supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and described in Grant Results that is related to housing and supportive services for chronically ill and disabled elderly and adults.
Continuing Care Networks Succeed with Multidiscipline Team Approach
June 8, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Community Coalition for Long Term Care - a coalition of Monroe (N.Y.) county agencies, BlueCross/BlueShield, local health care providers and advocacy organizations - conducted a demonstration project to develop and implement Continuing Care Networks.
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.
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.
Why are Hospital Costs Lower in Canada Where Hospital Stays Last Longer?
November 1, 1996 | Program Result Report
The University of Michigan Medical School compared the utilization of all diagnostic imaging and selected laboratory tests for patients from eight hospitals in Canada and the United States.
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Testing New Measures to Prevent Falls on a Neurosurgery, Neurology and Rehabilitation Unit
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
At the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, falls constituted the second most frequently reported incident category after medication errors.
Three Hospitals in Madison, Wis., Extend the Work of a Falls Team Started by a Patient Safety Collaborative
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
In 2000, the local hospitals and medical groups in Madison, Wis., organized the Madison Patient Safety Collaborative - a formal effort to develop, share and implement patient safety solutions across the community.
Sentara Healthcare-Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital: Developing and Testing a Tool to Identify Patients at High Risk for Harm From a Fall
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
Sentara Healthcare, an integrated health care organization with eight acute care hospitals in Virginia, initiated a program in 2001 to prevent inpatient falls and fall-related injuries.
Iowa Health System: Implementing Fall Prevention in Pilot Units in Three Hospitals
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
Iowa Health System - an integrated system operating in Iowa and western Illinois - implemented fall prevention in pilot units at three of its hospitals.