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April 27, 2011 | Program Result
Better Jobs Better Care supported changes in long-term-care policy and provider practices to reduce high vacancy and turnover rates among the paraprofessionals who provide direct care to older adults and to improve the quality of that care.
October 12, 2009 | Program Result
This Topic Summary synthesizes work supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and described in Grant Results that is related to housing and supportive services for chronically ill and disabled elderly and adults.
May 1, 2001 | Journal Article
Evaluations of home care for chronically ill elderly people have shown disappointitng results for many years.
September 1, 2000 | Program Result
Baker Industries explored the feasibility of an intergenerational assisted living community for disabled adults, their elderly caregiving parents and other retired adults.
September 1, 2005 | Program Result
Project staff at the Urban Institute worked with experts in the field to develop recommendations for a research and demonstration agenda to improve the recruitment and retention of frontline long-term care workers.
June 22, 2004 | Program Result
The County of Alameda Social Services Agency developed a "rapid response" program to provide emergency and short-notice personal assistance services to people who are disabled.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result
The National Academy of Sciences - Institute of Medicine examined the quality of care for individuals in nursing homes and other long-term care settings and published a book, Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care.
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1998 to 2002, staff at University of Missouri's School of Medicine developed and implemented the Missouri Partnership for Enhanced Delivery of Services (MO-PEDS).
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2005, the University of Minnesota provided fellowships in long-term care to 36 mid- and senior-level officials from Medicaid and other health and aging services agencies from 28 states.
October 1, 2006 | Program Result
To remain in their homes, older adults may need help with daily activities. Consumer direction means giving people more choices and more control over the type of care they receive and the caregivers who provide it.