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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Community Partnerships for Older Adults
December 8, 2011 | Program Result
Community Partnerships for Older Adults (CPFOA) aimed to improve long-term care and supportive systems for vulnerable older adults by fostering collaborative partnerships and building community capacity.
Getting Ready for the Coming "Silver Tsunami" in Maui, Hawaii
December 7, 2011 | Story
Rita Barreras led a community partnership in Maui, Hawaii, to create an infrastructure that allowed older adults to "age in the community" by increasing the caregiver workforce and changing rules to expand long-term-care options.
Community Partnerships for Older Adults
October 29, 2009 | Report
Webcast: Ed Howard moderates a discussion about the issues facing older adults and how community partnerships are working to identify, prioritize, and implement workable solutions to long term care problems.
Molecular Medicine May Lead to More People Living Longer, Staying Healthier, Retiring Later
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
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
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.
Minnesota's Senior Health Options Integrates Long-Term and Acute Care
January 14, 2009 | Program Result
Minnesota's Department of Human Services planned, developed and implemented Minnesota Senior Health Options, a managed care program that blends funds from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Workgroup's Recommendations Help HMOs Identify and Care for, High-Risk Chronically Ill Older Patients
May 1, 2006 | Program Result
For 10 years (1994–2004), the HMO Workgroup on Care Management published recommendations on, and highlighted opportunities and challenges in, care management practices for chronically ill older patients under capitated arrangements.
Philly Program Integrates Services in Care Homes for Low-Income, Chronically Ill Elderly
June 8, 2006 | Program Result
Albert Einstein Health Care Network developed, implemented and evaluated the Personal Care Partnership Program - an integrated acute and long-term care program for chronically ill, low-income, elderly individuals living in personal care homes.
Continuing Care Networks Succeed with Multidiscipline Team Approach
June 8, 2006 | Program Result
The Community Coalition for Long Term Care - a coalition of Monroe (N.Y.) county agencies, BlueCross/BlueShield, local health care providers and advocacy organizations - conducted a demonstration project to develop and implement Continuing Care Networks.
Conference Explores Role of Research in Strengthening Long-Term Care
July 28, 2004 | Program Result
AcademyHealth, a Washington-based center for health care services research, convened "Building the Field of Long-Term Care" on June 17, 2002, in Chantilly, Va. A planning committee contributed to the design and evaluation of the conference.