Diversion, transition programs target nursing homes' status quo.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 29(1): 44-8, 2010.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20048359
ABSTRACT
As millions of Americans age and exercise their preference for long-term care in the least restrictive environment, policymakers search for ways to increase community-based services. A new federal program--Money Follows the Person--is off to a slow but promising start. The program's "downstream" approach moves residents out of nursing homes and into community care settings. For example, states with mature nursing home transition programs have managed to relocate 25-35 percent of their nursing home residents to assisted living. Other programs successfully using "upstream" strategies to keep people out of nursing homes have not been widely copied. The challenge for policymakers is to maintain funding and flexibility so that nursing homes are no longer the default option for older adults and people with disabilities.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
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Policy Making
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Long-Term Care
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Health Care Reform
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Continuity of Patient Care
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Quality Indicators, Health Care
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Nursing Homes
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Implementation_research
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Health Aff (Millwood)
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States