This document describes the Alzheimer Case Management and In-Home Respite Program begun in 1985 in California. Training provided to nurses and selected homemakers in the program is discussed and sources of referrals are identified. Initial nursing visits which involved physical and behavioral assessment of the patient and discussions with stressed…

This report describes the evaluation of the National Long-Term Care (Channeling) Demonstration, a rigorous test of comprehensive case management of community care as a way of containing long-term care costs for the impaired elderly while providing adequate care to those in need. The evaluation process is presented as an experimental design with…