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Home and Community-Based Care

Providing More Long-term Support and Services at Home: Why It’s Critical for Health Reform  / Fact Sheet
June 2009— Expansion of home and community-based long term care services can significantly help address the health care needs of many older adults, as explained in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet. (3 pages)

State-Funded Home and Community-Based Services Programs for Older Adults  / Research Report
April 2009— This AARP Public Policy Institute issue paper finds that nearly every state provides some of its own funding for home and community-based services (HCBS) for older adults whose needs are not met by Medicaid waiver and state plan personal care options. (87 pages) (Publication ID: 2009-06)

Perceptions of Long-term Care and the Economic Recession: AARP Bulletin Poll  / Research Report
April 2009— Almost half (49%) of people ages 45 and older say that if they need long-term care services, they expect to live at home and have an aide for a few hours each day--up from 42% a year ago--according to this April 2009 AARP Bulletin poll. (9 pages)

The Road Ahead: AARP Survey on Community Services in Delaware  / Research Report
April 2009— Delaware residents age 35+ have a strong desire to remain in their communities as long as they can, according to this December 2008 survey. Respondents ranked safe neighborhoods, well-designed and maintained streets, supportive services, and good job opportunities as the most important characteristics of a community. (53 pages)

Taking the Long View: Investing in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Is Cost-Effective  / Research Report
March 2009— This AARP Public Policy Institute Insight on the Issues highlights research showing, over time, states that invest in home and community-based services (HCBS) experience slower Medicaid expenditure growth than states with low HCBS spending. (8 pages) (Publication ID: I26)

Across the States 2009: Profiles of Long-Term Care and Independent Living  / Research Report
March 2009— This eighth edition of AARP Public Policy Institute’s state long-term care reference report presents comparable state- and national-level data for more than 140 indicators on long-term services and supports from a wide variety of sources.

2008 North Dakota Member Survey  / Research Report
February 2009— Health care, tax issues, and in-home care are the top state legislative priorities for AARP North Dakota members, according to this mail survey conducted in October-November 2008. Almost nine in ten members (87 percent) said affordable, accessible health care is a top or high priority. (20 pages)

A Balancing Act: AARP Survey on Long-Term Care Reform in New Hampshire  / Research Report
February 2009— The current allocation of long-term care funding in New Hampshire is not aligned with the preferences of AARP members in the state, who want to remain in their homes and communities for as long as possible, according to this January 2009 survey. (17 pages)

AARP Member Opinions on Supportive Services in Georgia  / Research Report
December 2008— Findings from this survey of AARP members in Georgia show the importance of having services and policies that support family caregivers and point to strong opposition to budget cuts for health and wellness programs. (10 pages)

Opinions of AARP Nebraska Members on Long-Term Care  / Research Report
October 2008— AARP members in Nebraska support services and policies that allow for aging in place, both at home and in community settings, such as assisted living, according to this July-August 2008 survey. (8 pages)

Going from Good to Great: Livable Communities Surveys in OH  / Research Report
September 2008— Most Ohio residents age 45+ in Clermont County and in the community of Marietta are rooted in their community, satisfied with it, and think it is a good place to retire, according to this 2007-2008 study. However, most also agree that some problems, like street repair and limited public transportation, need to be addressed.

A Balancing Act: State Long-Term Care Reform  / Research Report
July 2008— This AARP Public Policy Institute research paper examines the extent to which states have balanced the delivery of Medicaid-funded long-term care services and supports to older people and adults with physical disabilities in their homes (or in more home-like settings in their communities) and in institutions. (193 pages) (Publication ID: 2008-10)

In Brief: A Balancing Act: State Long-Term Care Reform  / Research Report
July 2008— This brief synopsis of an AARP Public Policy Institute research paper examines the extent to which states have balanced the delivery of Medicaid-funded long-term care services and supports to older people and adults with physical disabilities in their homes (or in more home-like settings in their communities) and in institutions. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB161)

Long-Term Care in Connecticut: A Survey of AARP Members  / Research Report
April 2008— AARP members in Connecticut want a long term care system that is affordable, easy to navigate, and provides services at home, according to this Fall 2007 survey. (19 pages)

The Virgin Islands and Long-Term Care: A Survey of AARP Members  / Research Report
December 2007— Findings from this survey show that AARP members in the Virgin Islands may experience problems paying for nursing home care in the future, may not be able to make informed choices about long term care, and would have difficulty finding appropriate and affordable long term care services in their communities. (29 pages)

Aging at Home: Long-Term Care in Kentucky  / Research Report
October 2007— This survey shows that age 55+ AARP members in Kentucky want a choice in where and how they receive long-term care and that they support state funding of services that will allow them to stay in their own homes as they age. (14 pages)

2007-2008 AARP Key Legislative Priorities: A Survey of Likely Voters in North Carolina  / Research Report
July 2007— Likely Tar Heel State voters’ thoughts about six issues important to AARP, which are being considered by the North Carolina General Assembly during its 2007-08 session, are examined in this March 2007 telephone survey of 626 voters with a history of having voted in general elections in the last three years. (12 pages)

AARP Segunda Juventud Assisted Living and Long-Term Care Study  / Research Report
March 2007— Few 40-plus Hispanics have experienced long-term care in a professional facility for themselves or their family. However, many have had someone in their family who required care at home from a family member, friend, or health care professional, according to this March 2007 AARP telephone survey of 551 age 40+ Hispanics. (12 pages)

Long-Term Care: A Survey of Illinois AARP Members  / Research Report
March 2007— Illinois AARP members want the State to increase funding for home and community-based long-term care services to enable older adults to continue living in their homes for as long as possible, according to this recent AARP random-sample telephone survey that explores the opinions of IL members about long-term care. (21 pages)

In Brief: Quality Assurance for Long-Term Care: The Experiences of England, Australia, Germany and Japan  / Research Report
February 2007— A succinct summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper of the same name in which a team of researchers headed by Joshua M. Wiener of RTI International examines the long-term care quality assurance systems in four developed countries—England, Australia, Germany and Japan. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB136)

Quality Assurance for Long-Term Care: The Experiences of England, Australia, Germany and Japan  / Research Report
February 2007— Systems for public financing of long-term care (LTC) and for regulating and monitoring the quality of LTC services in four developed countries--England, Australia, Germany and Japan--are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by a team of researchers headed by Joshua M. Wiener of RTI International. (89 pages) (Publication ID: 2007-05)

Survey of AARP Nevada Members  / Research Report
February 2007— This mail survey was conducted by AARP to explore AARP Nevada members' personal concerns and the issues they view as top legislative priorities for AARP Nevada to work on with the State, as well as volunteerism, work or career and retirement plans, health care needs and expenditures, and utility/energy costs and services.

Long-Term Care Choices: A Survey of Arkansas Residents Age 40+  / Research Report
January 2007— Support for a proposed Arkansas Options Counseling for Long-Term Care Program to inform people seeking such services in Arkansas about all of the care options offered in their areas is gauged in this December 2006 AARP telephone survey of 800 age 40+ Arkansas residents and 200 age 50+ Arkansas AARP members. (24 pages)

In Brief: Just Getting By: Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services Among Persons 50 or Older with Disabilities  / Research Report
December 2006— A succinct summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper of the same name in which Mary Jo Gibson and Satyendra Verma identify and discuss factors associated with unmet needs for help with essential daily activities among persons 50 and older with disabilities, their preferences for services, and related issues. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB132)

Just Getting By: Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services Among Persons 50 or Older with Disabilities  / Research Report
December 2006— Many persons age 50+ with disabilities, survey results show, are not getting needed help with essential daily activities. Key factors associated with their unmet needs, and changes they say would substantially improve their lives are among the issues explored in this AARP Public Policy Institute issue paper by Mary Jo Gibson and Satyendra Verma. (42 pages) (Publication ID: 2006-25)

In Brief: A Growing Crisis in Health and Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Persons with Disabilities: Changes from 2002-2005  / Research Report
December 2006— A succinct summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper of the same name in which Mary Jo Gibson presents survey results showing increasing concern among older persons with disabilities about the cost of health care and help with basic daily activities. Other findings also reveal almost no good news in these individuals’ quality of life. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB133)

A Growing Crisis in Health and Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Persons with Disabilities: Changes from 2002-2005  / Research Report
December 2006— Concerns about the cost of health care and help with basic daily activities are increasing among older persons with disabilities, according to this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Mary Jo Gibson. Other findings also reveal almost no good news in these individuals’ quality of life. (30 pages) (Publication ID: 2006-26)

Across the States 2006: Profiles of Long-Term Care and Independent Living  / Research Report
December 2006— This important resource for policymakers and others provides easy access to up-to-date data on multiple aspects of long-term care and independent living in each state and the District of Columbia. This edition, the seventh by AARP’s Public Policy Institute, presents data for 150 indicators from a wide variety of sources. (350 pages) (Publication ID: D18763)

Legislative Issues in Maryland: A Survey of Self-Identified Registered Voters Age 50 Plus  / Research Report
October 2006— Views and concerns about state legislative issues regarding crime, economic security and health care are explored in this October 2006 AARP telephone survey of 802 self-identified age 50+ registered Maryland voters. (24 pages)

In Brief: Paying for Quality Care: State and Local Strategies for Improving Wages and Benefits for Personal Care Assistants  / Research Report
October 2006— A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute report examining state and local initiatives to improve wages and benefits for direct-care workers delivering Medicaid personal care services. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB129)

Paying for Quality Care: State and Local Strategies for Improving Wages and Benefits for Personal Care Assistants  / Research Report
October 2006— Wages and benefits paid to personal care workers, studies show, play a fundamental role in determining the availability and quality of these workers. This AARP Public Policy Institute report by Dorie Seavey and Vera Salter of the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute examines state and local initiatives to improve wages and benefits for qualified direct-care workers. (44 pages) (Publication ID: 2006-18)

Rebalancing: Ensuring Greater Access to Home and Community-Based Services  / Research Report
September 2006— Medicaid long-term care (LTC) financing and the progress of state efforts to provide more options for consumers to receive these services in their homes and communities are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Wendy Fox-Grage, Barbara Coleman and Marc Freiman. States have been “rebalancing” the way Medicaid LTC is delivered to allocate a higher proportion of dollars to home and community-based services. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS132)

2005 Connecticut AARP Member Survey  / Research Report
August 2006— The opinions of AARP members in Connecticut about a variety of issues, including regulation and affordability of electric utilities as well as cost and availability of long-term care services, are examined in this 2005 AARP random-sample mail survey of 934 members.

Bringing it Home: AARP Iowa Member Opinion on Direct Care Worker Quality and Long-Term Care Access  / Research Report
June 2006— Opinions, experiences and expectations of 2,187 AARP Iowa members about the people, other than nurses, who provide hands-on personal care were examined in two separate 2005 surveys that found they expect quality long-term services to be available, but not necessarily affordable, in either their own homes or nursing homes, and favor improved caregiver training, certification and benefits. (42 pages)

Consumer-Directed Home and Community-Based Services  / Research Report
May 2006— The growing trend toward “consumer direction” (CD) in the delivery of home and community-based long-term care services is described in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Enid Kassner. Examining the program’s use among older people with disabilities, the report identifies issues policymakers should consider as its use continues to grow. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS128)

2005 AARP Puerto Rico Social Impact Survey  / Research Report
April 2006— Experiences, opinions and concerns regarding the cost and affordability of the prescription drugs they take, the utilities they use, the livability of their communities, home modification, property tax burdens and long-term care are explored in this Summer 2005 telephone survey of 1,010 age 50+ residents of Puerto Rico.

Home and Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports for Older People  / Research Report
March 2006— How assistance with daily activities provided by home and community-based long-term services helps people with disabilities remain in their homes, the sources of payment for these services, and the types of programs that provide it are discussed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Enid Kassner. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS90R)

2005 AARP Maryland Legislative Issues Survey: Home and Community Based Services  / Research Report
March 2006— The opinions of AARP Maryland members about being able to stay in their own homes and communities should they need long-term care services and what they feel should be the Association’s state legislative priorities are explored in this October-November 2005 mail survey. AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH (4 pages)

Long-term Care in Tennessee: A Survey of Registered Voters Age 35+  / Research Report
February 2006— How age 35+ registered Tennessee voters feel about where to receive long-term care (LTC) services, their confidence in being able to afford them, their support for redirecting public funds to help people stay at home as long as possible, and the likelihood of their voting for state candidates supporting this issue is explored in this Fall 2005 survey. (23 pages)

Let Us Choose: A Survey of Floridians Age 35+ on Long-Term Care Choices  / Research Report
January 2006— At least 90 percent of age 35+ Floridians consider it important to choose how and where they would receive long-term care services, and the overwhelming choice of participants in this 2005 telephone survey is to receive services at home that would help them stay at home for as long as possible. (36 pages)

The Medicaid Personal Care Services Benefit: Practices in States that Offer the Optional State Plan Benefit  / Research Report
August 2005— Many states provide individualized assistance with daily living activities to people with disabilities through Medicaid’s optional personal care services program. This AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Laura L. Summer and Emily S. Ihara of Georgetown University examines this program detailing expenditures, beneficiary characteristics, services and methods. (50 pages) (Publication ID: 2005-11)

In Brief: The Medicaid Personal Care Services Benefit: Practices in States that Offer the Optional State Plan Benefit  / Research Report
August 2005— A short summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which Laura L. Summer and Emily S. Ihara of Georgetown University examine the Medicaid Personal Care Services optional benefit and report on characteristics of beneficiaries, program expenditures, types of services offered, and methods of service delivery. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB102)

Who's in Charge? Consumer-Directed Care  / Speech
June 2005— AARP President Marie Smith delivers keynote address at the IAHSA Sixth International Conference - "Solutions for an Ageing Society: Sharing the Wisdom" on June 29, 2005 in Tronheim, Norway.

Across the States: Profiles of Long-Term Care 2004  / Research Report
December 2004— Key facts and findings from AARP’s Public Policy Institute to help policymakers and others assess state long-term care systems. Mary Jo Gibson, Steven Gregory, Ari Houser and Wendy Fox-Grage present a national overview of key long-term care issues, as well as state profiles with 85 indicators for each state and the District of Columbia. (268 pages) (Publication ID: D18202)

In-Brief: State-Funded Home and Community-Based Service Programs for Older People  / Research Report
October 2004— A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Laura L. Summer and Emily S. Ihara of Georgetown University which provides detailed descriptions of state-funded home and community-based care programs, independent of Medicaid, that serve older people. Spending for such programs was $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2002. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB89)

State-Funded Home and Community-Based Service Programs for Older People  / Research Report
October 2004— State-funded home and community-based care programs, serving older people, independent of Medicaid, are described in detail in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Laura L. Summer and Emily S. Ihara of Georgetown University. Spending for such programs was $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2002. (41 pages) (Publication ID: 2004-11)

Home and Community Based Long-Term Care: A Survey of AARP New Hampshire Members  / Research Report
July 2004— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Support for generating new state revenues in order to bridge the gap between the cost of needed services and adequate funding of home and community-based long-term care is gauged in this June-July 2004 mail survey of 1,054 AARP New Hampshire members. Results show overwhelming support for increasing funding. (20 pages)

2004 AARP North Dakota Member Survey: Support Services  / Research Report
June 2004— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: More than three-fourths of AARP members in North Dakota think it is important to make support services widely available, even if it means an increase in taxes, and that older persons should have easy assess to a high-quality long-term care support system that allows consumers to choose from a variety of services. (31 pages)

A Lifetime of Health and Dignity: The Role of Home and Community-based Services  / Speech
February 2004— AARP CEO Bill Novelli speaks at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, DC.

Adult Day Services  / Fact Sheet
February 2004— The types of services offered by adult day centers in the United States, the characteristics of the individuals they serve, and the issues of cost, financing, and regulation related to adult day services are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Sheel M. Pandya. (2 pages)

Consumer-Directed Home Care in the Netherlands, England, and Germany  / Research Report
October 2003— The evolution of consumer-directed personal care services in the Netherlands, England and Germany, and how they “fit” into the larger long-term care systems in these nations is explored in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Joshua M. Wiener, Jane Tilly and Alison Evans Cuellar. (86 pages) (Publication ID: 2003-12)

Consumer-Directed Personal Care Services for Older People in the U.S.  / Research Report
October 2003— State programs that offer consumers with disabilities more control over their personal care services are reviewed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by Barbara Coleman. (16 pages) (Publication ID: IB64)

These Four Walls... Americans 45+ Talk About Home and Community  / Research Report
May 2003— Most midlife and older people say they want to stay in their own homes as they grow older. In this national study, over 2,000 age 45+ Americans were asked what home features, community characteristics, and community services they think they will need to age in place – and their expectations of being able to do so. (116 pages)

Beyond 50.03: A Report to the Nation on Independent Living and Disability  / Research Report
April 2003— An in-depth look at the roles played by supportive services, families and communities, and our social and physical environments in helping individuals age 50 and older live with dignity and independence is provided by the third in AARP's Beyond 50 series of annual reports on aging in America. (213 pages) (Publication ID: D17817)

Lessons from Abroad: AARP International Research in Home and Community - Based Care Initiatives  / Research Report
March 2003— In conjunction with the 2003 Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging “Making our World a Good Place to Grow Old”, on March 14, 2003, AARP and the AARP Public Policy Institute will hold a workshop on Lessons from Abroad: AARP International Research in Home and Community-Based Care Initiatives.

Long-Term Care in New Hampshire: A Survey of AARP Members (Executive Summary)  / Research Report
February 2003— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: AARP members in New Hampshire would strongly support a law allowing people who qualify for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care to receive their long-term care at home, if they choose to, instead of in a nursing home. (8 pages)

Across the States 2002: Profiles of Long-Term Care  / Research Report
December 2002— A snapshot of the long-term care landscape in every state and the District of Columbia by Steven R. Gregory and Mary Jo Gibson of AARP’s Public Policy Institute. Using the most recent data sources available, the chartbook’s 2002 edition provides information, including state rankings and maps, on 70 indicators that are otherwise difficult to obtain from a single source. (282 pages) (Publication ID: D17794)

South Dakota Long-Term Care: An AARP Survey  / Research Report
September 2002— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Of 1,169 AARP members surveyed in South Dakota, 53 percent think it is very important for them to remain in their own homes and receive care there for as long as possible. Many, however, are not confident that they could afford a one-year stay in a nursing home or assisted-living facility. (24 pages)

North Dakota Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care: An AARP Survey  / Research Report
July 2002— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: If they needed long-term care, 86 percent of AARP members in North Dakota say it would be important to remain in their own homes as long as possible, and 89 percent support AARP advocating the development and expansion of community-based long-term care services even at the expense of reallocating state funds (14 pages).

Nebraska Home and Community-Based Care Survey  / Research Report
July 2002— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: 95 percent of AARP members in Nebraska consider it important to have long-term care services to enable them to live at home as long as possible, and 75 percent say the state should fund making home and community-based services more widely available, even if it requires an increase in state taxes. (17 pages)

Kentucky Long-Term Care: An AARP Survey  / Research Report
May 2002— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Nearly all (96%) AARP members in Kentucky feel it is very important to be able to stay in their own home as they age, and 73% strongly support increasing funds for services that would allow persons to stay in their own home, even if funds for nursing homes must be reduced. (13 pages)

Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care in Louisiana: An AARP Survey  / Research Report
April 2002— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Nearly all Louisiana AARP members surveyed say it is important to have services that would enable them to stay in their own homes as long as possible when they need long-term care (LTC) and support changing state law to Medicaid recipients to choose where they receive these services. (18 pages)

Iowa Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care: An AARP Survey  / Research Report
January 2002— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: If they were to need long-term care, nearly all AARP members in Iowa say it is important for them to remain in their own homes as long as possible, and a majority support expanding funding for home and community-based services. (9 pages)

Consumer-Directed Services For Older People  / Research Report
November 2001— Changes in several states' publicly funded home care programs enable participants to direct their own services and hire and manage the workers providing them. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief, Barbara Coleman tells how Consumer Direction (CD) works and how administrators and older participants have reacted to it. (16 pages) (Publication ID: IB53)

In Brief: Personal Care Services: A Four State Comparison  / Research Report
March 2001— A short summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which Robert L. Mollica of the National Academy for State Health Policy describes how Arkansas, Indiana, Massachusetts and Washington use Medicaid and state funds to provide personal care services to older people with disabilities. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB36)

Personal Care Services: A Comparison of Four States  / Research Report
March 2001— How Arkansas, Indiana, Massachusetts and Washington use Medicaid and state funds to provide personal care services to older persons with disabilities. An AARP Public Policy Institute issue paper by Robert L. Mollica of the National Academy for State Health Policy. (28 pages) (Publication ID: 2001-04)

Across the States 2000: Profiles of Long-Term Care Systems  / Research Report
December 2000— Excerpts from the millennial edition of this AARP Public Policy Institute reference work compiled by Steven Gregory, featuring current state-level statistics about aspects of long-term care, including demographics, home and community-based services, nursing facility services, and public expenditures for LTC services. (27 pages) (Publication ID: D17317)

Assuring the Quality of Home Care: The Challenge of Involving the Consumer  / Research Report
April 2000— What can state governments do to educate and involve consumers in quality-of-care issues? In this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief, Barbara Coleman reviews efforts by regulators, researchers and consumers to assure quality care, and suggests future actions. (18 pages) (Publication ID: IB43)

Medicaid Financial Eligibility for Older People: State Variations in Access to Home and Community-Based Waiver and Nursing Home Services  / Research Report
April 2000— Do financial eligibility criteria for Medicaid discourage older persons with disabilities from being cared for at home? An examination of state standards by Enid Kassner of AARP’s Public Policy Institute and Lee Shirey of the National Academy on an Aging Society finds a bias toward institutionalization. (27 pages) (Publication ID: 2000-06)

Changes in Home Care Use by Older People with Disabilities: 1982-1994  / Research Report
January 2000— This Public Policy Institute paper by Korbin Liu, Kenneth G. Manton and Cynthia Aragon, describes changes in the use of home care services by older people with disabilities. It does so by analyzing the 1982, 1989, and 1994 National Long-Term Care Surveys. Areas covered include disability status of people age 65 and older, sources of help, hours of help received, and sources of payment for long-term care services. (21 pages) (Publication ID: 2000-02)

People with Dementia: Can They Meet Medicaid Level-of-Care Criteria for Admission to Nursing Homes and Home and Community-Based Waiver Programs?  / Research Report
August 1999— This AARP Public Policy Insitute Issue Paper by Janet O’Keeffe presents findings from a survey of 42 states to determine if their Medicaid level-of-care criteria present barriers to nursing home care and HCB waiver services for persons with dementia who need LTC services. (50 pages) (Publication ID: 9912)

Consumer-Directed Long-Term Care: Participants' Experiences in Five Countries  / Research Report
April 1999— Findings of studies in Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States that reviewing consumer-directed Long-Term Care programs in these countries are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by Jane Tilly. Consumer-directed long-term care programs permit consumers to manage their own supportive services. (22 pages) (Publication ID: IB36)

FYI: Who Uses Medicare's Home Health Benefit?  / Research Report
September 1998— This AARP Public Policy Institute FYI by Lisa Foley, Normandy Brangan and Alison Jaffe-Doty provides a profile of the typical Medicare home health user by analyzing characteristics such as age, health and functional status, and out-of-pocket health expenses, in comparison to Medicare beneficiaries generally. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FYI)

Determining Comparable Levels of Functional Disability  / Research Report
April 1998— This issue brief by PPI's Enid Kassner and Beth Jackson from the MEDSTAT Group, demonstrates that individuals who are limited in zero or one ADL (out of six) and five or six IADLs (out of eight) use a level of services that is comparable to individuals who are limited in two ADLs. (8 pages) (Publication ID: IB32)

Across the States 1998: Profiles of Long-Term Care Systems, Third Edition  / Research Report
January 1998— This AARP Public Policy Institute chartbook features up-to-date statistics on long-term care systems for each state and five U.S. territories under four major headings--demographics, recipients, providers, and expenditures. (253 pages) (Publication ID: D16550)

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