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Medicaid Eligibility Criteria for Long Term Care Services: Access for People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
05/02/2006 | Requests *Summary
This public policy issue brief from the Alzheimer’s Association describes functional eligibility issues for people with dementia and discusses how six states determine eligibility for Medicaid-funded long-term care services. Based on an analysis of these states provisions, the paper makes recommendations for appropriately assessing the long-term care needs of people with dementia, and for setting level-of-care criteria that treat people with physical and cognitive impairments equitably.
Author
O’Keeffe, Janet; Tilly, Jane; Lucas, Christopher
Available Files
- Policy Brief PDF (136K, 20 pages)
Keywords
Caregiving; Eligibility; Medicaid; level-of care criteria; Mini-Mental Status Examination; MMSE;
Topic
Aging Issues, Long-Term Care, State/Agency Information
Type/Tool
Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers
Source
Alzheimer's Association
State
Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont
Date Created
06/02/2006
Contact
Jane Tilly
The Alzheimer's Association
jane.tilly@alz.org
202-638-8662
The Alzheimer's Association
jane.tilly@alz.org
202-638-8662
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