U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Disabled Elderly and Their Use of Long-Term Care
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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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 SearchLicensed Board and Care Homes: Preliminary Findings from the 1991 National Health Provider Inventory
This paper presents some preliminary findings on board and care at the national level. The data indicate that there were about 34,000 licensed board and care homes in 1991. Over three fifths were run on a for profit basis. Non profits and government sponsored board and care homes were more likely than for profits to serve the mentally ill and MR/DD populations.
Summary of Long-Term Care Provisions Under the Health Security Act
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Short Long-Term Care Summary Under the Health Security Act March 1994 PDF Version (9 PDF pages)
Cost Estimates for the Long-Term Care Provisions Under the Health Security Act
This paper explains the cost estimates for the long-term care provisions of the Health Security Act. [44 PDF pages]
The Elderly with Disabilities: At Risk for High Health Care Costs
According to the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey, elderly persons with severe disabilities (defined as needing assistance with one or more activities of daily living) had out-of-pocket health care expenses nearly four times greater than persons without disabilities. Approximately 9% of the elderly population was categorized as having a severe disability.
Consumer Choice and the Frontline Worker
(Article prepared for GENERATIONS, Fall 1994, Volume 18, Number 3, pages 65-70.) [15 PDF pages]
The Medicaid Personal Care Services Option Part I: Cross-State Variations and Trends Over Time
ASPE Research Notes INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKERS FOCUS ON: Long-Term Care Issued November 1993 The Medicaid Personal Care Services Option Part I: Cross-State Variations and Trends Over Time
Disability, Health Insurance Coverage, and Utilization of Acute Health Services in the United States
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Disability, Health Insurance Coverage, and Utilization of Acute Health Services in the United States Executive Summary
Nursing Home Care in Five Nations
(Journal of the International Federation on Ageing, AGEING INTERNATIONAL Long-Term Care Challenges an Aging World supplement, Volume XX, Number 2) [10 PDF pages]