Developing and Implementing Self-Direction Programs and Policies
February 27, 2009 | Toolkit
This handbook explains how states can increase program participants' choice of and control over their services and supports.
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New Mexico Gives Older and Other People With Disabilities Control and Choice Through Participant-Directed Services
June 11, 2013 | Program Result Report
New Mexico launched Mi Via (“my path,” “my way,” “my road”), giving disabled Medicaid recipients control over their personal assistance services, including hiring workers and buying assistive devices, through the Cash & Counseling national program.
Beyond Managed Long-Term Care
May 1, 2001 | Journal Article
Evaluations of home care for chronically ill elderly people have shown disappointitng results for many years.
How Does Cash and Counseling Affect Costs?
February 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This research examines Cash and Counseling's effects on the costs and uses of Medicaid's personal care services or home and community-based waiver services effects on other Medicaid costs and effects on total Medicaid costs.
Low-Cost Equipment to Help Elderly People with Daily Tasks is of Some Benefit
March 30, 2004 | Program Result Report
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.
Home Care Budget Model Tries to Direct Resources to Where Needed Most
March 30, 2004 | Program Result Report
The University of Michigan under the direction of William G. Weissert, Ph.D., developed and tested a model for paying for home care based on the risk of four adverse outcomes: death, hospitalization, nursing home use and functional decline.
Michigan Project Creates Screening System and Develops and Tests Quality Measures for Home-Based Medicaid Patients
May 31, 2011 | Program Result Report
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.
New State Strategies to Meet Long-Term Care Needs
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Consumer-directed long-term care service programs give participants the flexibility they want, while reducing unmet need for home and community-based services and supports. Their experiences offer valuable insights, guidance and encouragement to other states contemplating consumer-directed service expansions.
Home Care Research Initiative
January 25, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Home Care Research Initiative supported primary research projects to improve knowledge about home care health policy and practice.
Promoting Consumer Choice and Innovative Financing Models
June 1, 2007 | Issue Brief
This issue brief provides an overview of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's 25-year commitment in the area of long-term care, and highlights some of its major initiatives.