2010
Evaluation of the Parma D.A.Y. (Designed Around You) Program
JAN 2010 | Case Western Reserve University | REPORT
Facilitating the safe transition of persons from the acute care hospital to home is a priority issue, given the frequency with which individuals are readmitted and/or visit the emergency department within 30 days of discharge. Many of these individuals require rehabilitation services, but reimbursement policy currently limits available options for continuing care. Furthermore, families may need more comprehensive education about health care needs of their family member, and home environments may need to be modified to ensure safety once the person returns home. One strategy for meeting these needs of patients and family members is an expanded adult day services program.
A New Nursing Home Population: The Young
DEC 9, 2010 | National Public Radio (NPR) | INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
There's one age group that's going into nursing homes at a higher rate. And it's not the elderly. Young people ages 31 to 64 now make up 14 percent of the nursing home population, an analysis of federal data from the Department of Health and Human Services by NPR's Investigative Unit found. That's up from 10 percent just 10 years ago.
Projected Economic Impact of Eliminating California's Medi-Cal Adult Day Health Care Program
MAY 18, 2010 | The Lewin Group | REPORT
Our analysis indicates that the savings associated with eliminating this program would be more than offset by cost-shifting to other services and reductions to State revenue resulting from the program elimination. In total, we estimate the State would lose $51 million in 2010-11 over and above the estimated savings that would come from eliminating the program (excluding the loss of federal matching funds). Annual losses to the State are projected to increase to $72 million in 2020-21, $198 million in 2030-31 and over $412 million in 2040-41.
Budget Proposals Turn Back Clock 30 Years in Long-Term Care Services for California Seniors
FEB 2010 | UCLA Center for Health Policy Research | POLICY NOTE
The 2010-2011 California budget proposal released in January by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office proposes deep cuts in community-based services available to low-income seniors and low-income Californians of all ages with disabilities. The cuts will make it much more difficult for many older adults to continue to live safely in their own homes, create hardships for their families, lead to a loss of jobs and health insurance by direct service providers, and close many adult day care centers. Increased use of emergency rooms, hospital in-patient care and nursing facilities by affected older adults are likely to erode the financial savings of the reductions.
