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Deciding on care options in the digital age
- Authors:
- ALECXIH Lisa Maria B., BLAKEWAY Carrie
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 36(1), 2012, pp.77-82.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
This article discusses how elders and their families need timely and accurate information about HCBS (Home and Community Based Services) programmes in order to have an alternative choice to they may enter nursing homes. It describes how the network of Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC), sponsored by the Administration on Aging and the CMS, attempt to provide such information to elders and their families, as well as to professionals such as case managers and discharge planners who may not be fully aware of HCBS for elders. The article showcases some best practices in providing information about community choices, and ways of assisting elders and their families in decision making. (Publisher abstract)
HCBS: The next thirty years
- Authors:
- KANE Robert L., KANE Rosalie A.
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 36(1), 2012, pp.131-134.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
This article provides a brief perspective on the progress made over the past thirty years in long-term services and supports, how the paradigm around demand for and use of these services is shifting, and offers a forward-thinking, five-point action plan for putting HCBS(Home and Community Based Services) “front and center,” and moving HCBS into a prominent position as a first choice in long-term supports and services for older adults and people of all ages with disabilities. (Publisher abstract)
HCBS can keep people with dementia at home
- Author:
- CHERRY Debra L.
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 36(1), 2012, pp.83-90.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
Progress towards making HCBS (Home and Community Based Services) a mainstream choice for older adults is challenging when an older person has moderate to severe cognitive impairment. These individuals need a modified continuum of care: one that is dementia-capable. This article discusses approaches that make a difference for people with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias who want to live at home and in their communities—and for their family members. (Publisher abstract)
Caring for the caregivers: developing models that work
- Authors:
- BROWDIE Richard, NOELKER Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 36(1), 2012, pp.103-106.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
This article describes innovative approaches to family respite for family members of elderly participants in the Ohio HCBS (Home and Community Based Services) waiver programme—individuals who are, by definition, financially and functionally eligible to be served in nursing homes. The article provides an overview of the programme—who it serves and how, and with what results, and also offers case studies of how this programme has made continuing HCBS possible for older adult HCBS waiver clientele. (Edited publisher abstract)
Linking services to housing: who will provide the care?
- Author:
- STONE Robyn I.
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 29(4), Winter 2006, pp.44-51.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
The author discusses the situation and characteristics of the direct-care workforce in the United States. The article draws on statistics from frontline staff in the institutional and the homecare settings. It discusses the need to develop the workforce for the expanding assisted living and supported housing sector.