Americans are living longer, yet more people can expect to have some sort of disability in their later years of life. Innovative approaches to long-term care, such as re-imagining nursing home care, may improve quality and provide more choices.
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Calling Attention to the Plight of Older Women Caregivers
April 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
OWL, the Older Women's League, a grassroots membership organization devoted to improving the quality of life for midlife and older women, developed media-skills training and provided it to 175 of its chapter members to prepare them as spokespersons in OWL's national Caring for Caregivers Campaign.
The Story of David Olds and the Nurse Home Visiting Program
July 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Motherhood can be daunting for low-income, first-time mothers. In 1977, David Olds, Ph.D., began developing a nurse home-visitation model designed to help these young women take better care of themselves and their babies.
California Agency Develops a Treatment Model for Women with Complex Needs
January 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Santa Barbara Regional Health Authority developed a long-term intervention model for treating Medicaid-eligible women diagnosed with both mental health and substance abuse problems.