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Survey of Severely Disabled Finds Significant Long-Term Care Needs

March 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Georgetown University School of Medicine, Mathematica Policy Research and the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services planned, implemented and analyzed the Follow-up Survey to the National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement (NHIS-D).

Home to the Community - Helping Disabled Adults Return to the Community in Maine

August 27, 2003 | Program Result

The Alpha One Center for Independent Living in Portland, Maine, created the Home to the Community project to help people with disabilities leave nursing homes and reestablish their lives in the community.

California Doesn't Broadcast Supportive Services for Disabled Kids; Parents Find Out by Word of Mouth

December 1, 2001 | Program Result

UCLA examined the experience of children served by a California program that provides non-medical, personal assistance services to disabled persons.

California Group Offers Resources for Special Needs Children in Managed Care

December 20, 2001 | Program Result

The Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) of the University of California, San Francisco, disseminated a May 1997 institute report entitled Troubling Signs: Severely Ill Children in Employment-Based Managed Care Plans in California.

Forums Educate Funders about Disability Policy Issues

September 1, 2000 | Program Result

Starting in May 1995, the Council on Foundations, Washington, and the Dole Foundation, Washington, carried out two series of forums on grantmaking and disability policy and produced related publications.

Two National Groups Support Parents Raising Children with Disabilities, Chronic Health Conditions

January 1, 2006 | Program Result

Statewide directors of Parent to Parent programs, representing the national Parent to Parent movement, investigated the possibility of creating a formal partnership between the Parent to Parent movement and the Grassroots Consortium on Disabilities.

Financing for Homeless Programs to be Secured with Reliable Public Funds

May 1, 1997 | Program Result

The Corporation for Supportive Housing developed a plan for a nationally replicable model that would offer viable, long-term financing of services linked to permanent housing.

What Disability and Long-Term-Care Risks Do Retirees Face?

March 21, 2009 | Program Result

Researchers at the Urban Institute used two national surveys to estimate the risk, timing and amount of lifetime disability and long-term care for retirees in the United States.

Having a Good Senior Moment: Older Volunteers Help Frail Elderly and Disabled in Northwest Iowa

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

The Northwest Iowa Retired & Senior Volunteer Program in Estherville, Iowa, expanded its program to include people with serious disabilities.

A National Resource Center is Not the Answer to Better Health Care for Special Needs Kids

December 1, 2002 | Program Result

The HSC Foundation conducted a study to determine the feasibility of a proposed national resource center that would assist children with disabilities and their families in overcoming obstacles to receiving health care and other needed services.

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