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Aged/Disabled Medicaid HCBS Waiver Programs and Family Caregiving
06/01/2005 | 848 Requests *Summary
This Issue Brief summarizes the results of a recent descriptive study, Medicaid and Family Caregiving: Services, Supports and Strategies Among Aged/Disabled HCBS Waiver Programs in the U.S. (Feinberg & Newman, 2005). This issue brief is the first to characterize and analyze the role of Medicaid HCBS waiver programs in supporting family and informal caregivers of frail elders and adults with disabilities. The brief highlights key findings and summarizes conclusions.
Author
Friss Feinberg, Lynn; Newman, Sandra L.
Available Files
- Issue Brief PDF (1,069K)
Keywords
Respite; Caregiving; ; National Family Caregiver Support Program; NFCSP; Aged/Disabled Medicaid Waiver Program; A/D
Topic
Aging Issues, Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, Waiver
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
Rutgers/NASHP
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
09/23/2005
Contact
Nirvana Huhtala Petlick
npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu
npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu
Short URL
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
Options
HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)