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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PACE Summit Develops Action Plan to Serve Rural Elderly
March 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The National PACE Association, along with the National Rural Health Association, convened the Rural PACE Summit. PACE (Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) is a service delivery model that integrates medical and social services.
Advance Planning Helps Consumers Make Better Decisions about Long-Term Care
November 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The Setting Priorities for Retirement Years Foundation examined how people make decisions about long-term care, the availability of information about long-term care, and the barriers faced in making informed decisions.
Analytical Models Project the Utilization and Costs of Long-Term Care
July 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The Long-Term Care Data Institute reviewed analytical models then in use for projecting the utilization and costs of different long-term care scenarios, and then used the information gleaned from its analysis to rework its own model.
Molecular Medicine May Lead to More People Living Longer, Staying Healthier, Retiring Later
July 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
In early 2004, the Brookings Institution, Washington, published a book entitled Coping with Methuselah: The Impact of Molecular Biology on Medicine and Society.
Why are Hospital Costs Lower in Canada Where Hospital Stays Last Longer?
November 1, 1996 | Program Result Report
The University of Michigan Medical School compared the utilization of all diagnostic imaging and selected laboratory tests for patients from eight hospitals in Canada and the United States.
The Green House Project®: Reimagining Old Age
December 13, 2012 | Feature
upported by RWJF, The Green House Project® has pioneered a radically different approach to long-term care that returns control, dignity, and a sense of well-being to elders, their families, and nursing care staff.
The Green House Project
September 17, 2012 | Grantee
Developing small community homes as alternatives to nursing homes, this radical, new national model for skilled nursing care returns control, dignity, and a sense of well-being to elders, their families, and direct care staff.
Can the U.S. Tackle Runaway Health Care Costs and Increase Life Expectancy at the Same Time?
April 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
In most developed countries, there is a direct correlation between health care spending and life expectancy. Yet the United States, one of the wealthiest and most industrialized countries in the world, defies this norm.
The Better Jobs Better Care Management Practice Change Initiatives
September 7, 2010 | Report
The Better Jobs, Better Care demonstration provided grants and technical assistance to coalitions of providers, workers, consumers, and policy makers to improve the quality of jobs of long-term care (LTC) direct care workers (DCWs), improve recruitment and retention, and strengthen capacity to meet future demand.
Policy Briefing: Redesigning the Nursing home
A February 8, 2013, Capitol Hill briefing on the Green House project, an RWJF grantee.