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Long-term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, 2015–2016

Published: | 7:46 pm | Posted in: Assisted Living

This report presents the most current national results from the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP) conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to describe providers and services users in five major sectors of paid, regulated long-term care services in the United States. This report provides information on the supply, organizational characteristics, […]

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Effects of long‐term care setting on spousal health outcomes

Published: | 8:55 pm | Posted in: Home & Community Based Services (In Home Care)

Over the past three decades, there has been a large expansion in noninstitutional long‐term care (LTC) use, and public financing of long‐term care services has been shifting away from nursing homes toward home and community‐based services (HCBS). Medicaid, the primary payer for LTC for elderly people, spent 46% of its total LTC dollars on HCBS […]

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A National Examination Of Long-Term Care Setting, Outcomes, And Disparities Among Elderly Dual Eligibles

Published: | 5:27 pm | Posted in: LTC Workforce Issues

The benefits of expanding funding for Medicaid long-term care home and community-based services (HCBS) relative to institutional care are often taken as self-evident. However, little is known about the outcomes of these services, especially for racial and ethnic minority groups, whose members tend to use the services more than whites do, and for people with […]

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The Financial Burden Of Paid Home Care On Older Adults: Oldest And Sickest Are Least Likely To Have Enough Income

Published: | 9:32 pm | Posted in: Long-Term Care

Paid home care can significantly improve the lives of older adults with disabilities and their families, but recipients often incur substantial out-of-pocket spending. We simulated the financial burden of paid home care for a nationally representative sample of non-Medicaid community-dwelling adults ages sixty-five and older. We found that 74 percent could fund at least two years […]

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Financing Long-Term Services And Supports: Options Reflect Trade-Offs For Older Americans And Federal Spending

Published: | 4:09 pm | Posted in: Long-Term Care

About half of older Americans will need a high level of assistance with routine activities for a prolonged period of time. This help is commonly referred to as long-term services and supports (LTSS). Under current policies, these individuals will fund roughly half of their paid care out of pocket. Partly as a result of high […]

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