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Peer reviewedYeatts, Dale E.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1987
Evaluated Connecticut's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Care program which allowed elderly persons to remain in community with home and community-based services instead of entering nursing homes. Results did not reveal if the program was cost effective. Recommends rigorous preadmission screening of nursing home applicants to increase likelihood…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Medical Services, Nursing Homes, Older Adults
Peer reviewedFashimpar, Gary A. – Gerontologist, 1983
Tested the Homemakers Home Health Aide Program Evaluation Questionnaire, a management tool for evaluating homemaker/client relationship, job performance and achievement of objectives, for a sample of 40 clients. The questionnaire, which is appended, is valid, reliable, and relatively inexpensive. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Evaluation Methods, High Risk Persons, Home Health Aides
Peer reviewedSkellie, F. Albert; Coan, Ruth E. – Gerontologist, 1980
Death rates among those referred to project services were lower within the first six months after enrollment, and the mortality rate difference was maintained throughout the first year. Death rate differences were related to specific long-term care services recommended and received, and to initial functional health status. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Death, Federal Programs, Geriatrics
Peer reviewedAlbert, Steven M.; Simone, Bridget; Brassard, Andrea; Stern, Yaakov; Mayeux, Richard – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: New York City's Medicaid Home Care Services Program provides an integrated program of housekeeping and personal assistance care along with regular nursing assessments. We sought to determine if this program of supportive care offers a survival benefit to older adults. Design and Methods: Administrative data from New York City's Medicaid…
Descriptors: Community Study, Older Adults, Community Health Services, Program Evaluation
