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Gitlin, Laura N.; Jacobs, Mimi; Earland, Tracey Vause – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Families of dementia patients receiving skilled homecare do not receive supportive services. We evaluated whether a proven intervention, Environmental Skill-building Program (ESP), which reduces caregiver burden and enhances skills managing patient functioning, can be integrated into homecare practices of occupational therapists (OTs) and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Caregivers, Patients, Occupational Therapy
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Arling, Greg; Job, Carol; Cooke, Valerie – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: Nursing home pay-for-performance (P4P) programs are intended to maximize the value obtained from public and private expenditures by measuring and rewarding better nursing home performance. We surveyed the 6 states with operational P4P systems in 2007. We describe key features of six Medicaid nursing home P4P systems and make…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Federal Programs, Financial Policy, Evaluation Methods
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Eggert, Gerald M.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1980
ACCESS outreach identified more persons in need of service who met the Title XIX eligibility requirements. Home care emphasis provided the opportunity for increasing proportions to remain at home or return to their home from the hospital. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Disabilities