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Aging & Disability
ASPE produces policy research focusing on older adults, Medicare, dual-eligible beneficiaries, individuals with disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and caregivers. Resources relating to aging and disability include advance directives, end-of-life care planning, elder abuse, long-term services and supports (LTSS), home and community-based services (HCBS), and healthy aging.
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NAPA
The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) creates an important opportunity to build upon and leverage HHS programs and other federal efforts to help change the trajectory of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) with input from a public-private Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.
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Advanced SearchUsing Vouchers to Deliver Social Services: Considerations Based on the CCDF and TANF Program Experiences
Contents Research Questions and Methodology Current Use of Vouchers in the CCDF and TANF Programs Key Findings and Implications Areas for Further Exploration
The Contribution of Self-Direction to Improving the Quality of Mental Health Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Advance Directives and Advance Care Planning for People with Intellectual and Physical Disabilities
This paper describes the current status of advance directives and advance care planning in the disability community and identifies where gaps exist in policy, practice, and research. The aim is to better assure that the needs and issues of people with disabilities are considered and integrated into new policies designed to promote effective advance care planning.
Advance Directives and Advance Care Planning: Legal and Policy Issues
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
October 2007
PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2007/adacplpi.pdf (39 PDF pages)
A Profile of Medicaid Institutional and Community-Based Long-Term Care Service Use and Expenditures Among the Aged and Disabled Using MAX 2002
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Information Exchange in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Case Study Findings: Final Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Information Exchange in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Case Study Findings: Final Report Executive Summary
Home Health Aide (HHA) Partnering Collaborative Evaluation: Final Report
The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the impact of the "Home Health Aide (HHA) Partnering Collaborative" a quality improvement initiative implemented at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York in three main areas: (1) patient outcomes; (2) patient service use; and (3) aide job perceptions and retention.
Research Brief
HHA Partnering Collaborative Evaluation: Practice/Research Brief
This brief describes the key components of the HHA Partnering Collaborative model, implementation challenges and successes, and the results and implications from the evaluation. [9 PDF pages]