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Home Transition Programs: Perspectives of Medicaid Care Planners
05/04/2006 | Requests *Summary
This report draws on interviews with Medicaid care planners for insight into the issues that arise in establishing programs to move individuals with significant long-term care needs from institutional to community settings. The five states that participated in this study—Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio and Washington—each received federal grants for nursing home transition activities and had varied experiences.
Author
Kasper, Judy; O’Malley, Molly
Available Files
- Report PDF (1,006K, 30 pages)
Keywords
Medicaid; Nursing Facility Transition; community supports; informal support; care planners
Topic
Aging Issues, Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Long-Term Care, Physical Disabilities, Transition/Diversion from Institutions
Type/Tool
Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Reports
Source
Kaiser Family Foundation
State
Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington, All States/Territories
Date Created
05/04/2006
Contact
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
kcmu@kff.org
202-347-5270
kcmu@kff.org
202-347-5270
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