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September 29, 2008 | Program Result
Starting in 2001, researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia conducted the MOM Program to determine whether providing mothers with support could improve their children's development and behavior.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
From 1998 to 2000, researchers at the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center under the direction of Stephen J. Bartels, M.D., M.S., tested the Outcomes-Based Treatment Plan.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Urban Institute studied how low-income, older adults in Connecticut who are disabled were managing their long-term care needs.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
Researchers at Brown University studied how well personal assistance and technological assistance (canes, crutches, walkers and wheelchairs) work for adults with chronic conditions who need help with everyday activities.
March 1, 2005 | Program Result
From 1988 through 2003, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) supported the Development and Implementation of a Quality Improvement System for Home Health Care. The effort comprised six projects and was designed to improve the quality of home health, long-term and ambulatory care, and to study methods to improve health care quality in these settings.
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.
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
Laguna Research Associates under the direction of Nelda McCall studied the initial impact of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) on Medicare beneficiaries, home health agencies and the health care system overall.
March 30, 2004 | Program Result
From 1998 to 2002, researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health led by Rosalie A. Kane, D.S.W., conducted a national research study of apartment-style assisted living for seniors.
March 30, 2004 | Program Result
The Center for Health and Long-Term Care Research, under the direction of Marc A. Cohen, Ph.D. and Jessica Miller, Ph.D., studied how private long-term care insurance affects the level and mix of formal and informal services used.
March 30, 2004 | Program Result
From 1997 to 1999, researchers at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York led by Christopher M. Murtaugh, Ph.D., examined current state efforts to reallocate long-term care resources and expand home and community-based services for older adults.