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Reducing Nursing Home Utilization and Expenditures and Expanding Community-Based Options

02/28/2007 | Requests *

Summary

This paper explores and analyzes selected state approaches to engage nursing facility operators to be part of systems change activities that offer individuals additional, less restrictive choices to live more independently with appropriate supports. The strategies described offer other states lessons learned that may be replicated as part of a broader approach to meet changing and growing demand for home and community-based services. Efforts in IN, IA, MI, MN, NE, ND, NY, and WI are described.

Author

Morris, Michael

Available Files

Discussion Paper PDF (1,418K, 110 pages)

Keywords

nursing facility conversion; Voluntary Planned Closure Program; Eligibility Minimum Requirements; Evaluation Criteria; Rightsizing Demonstration Program; Nursing Facility Conversion; Long Term Care Services Grant Rules; Facility Conversion Cash Fund; Innovative Design Supplemental; Comparative Analysis of Nursing Home Utilization; Rightsizing and Converting Activities

Topic

Financing HCBS

Type/Tool

Reports

Source

Rutgers/NASHP

State

Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Wisconsin

Date Created

03/12/2007

Contact

Nirvana Huhtala Petlick

npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/1864

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