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Long-term care: federal, state and private options for the future
- Authors:
- O'BRIEN Raymond C., FLANNERY Michael T
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 303p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton NY
Examines the debate around long-term care for older people in a United States context. Contains chapters on: competing interests; Medicaid's provisions - federal, state and future; the practical effects of posturing for Medicaid's human needs; disincentives for Medicaid spend down; and possible alternatives. Concludes with a section on possible future options, including policy changes, national insurance programme, long-term care insurance, and integrated planning.
The nursing home problem in Florida
- Authors:
- POVLIKA Larry, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 43(Special Issue II), April 2003, pp.7-18.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The nursing home problem in Florida was characterized as a debate over quality of care and the rapid increase of lawsuits against nursing homes that led to a decline in the availability of affordable liability insurance. The staff for Florida's Task Force on Availability and Affordability of Long-Term Care analyzed lawsuit and quality-of-care data from one county in Florida and quality-of-care data statewide to understand the relationship between the two sides of the argument. Analyses showed support for both positions and a middle-ground policy position was achieved. The subsequent nursing home reform legislation and implications for the future of long-term care in Florida are discussed.
A step by step approach to free personal care
- Author:
- LEGRYS Desmond
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 6(3), March 2000, pp.12-15.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The Government is reported to have doubts about accepting the major recommendation of the Royal Commission on long term care that all personal care should be provided free. The author is research director of the Continuing Care Conference and a former managing director in the insurance industry, suggests how the recommendation could be implemented without costs running out of control.
Meeting the costs of continuing care: report of the inquiry and summary of the recommendations
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 84p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Report of a committee of inquiry into meeting the costs of continuing care, established by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The committee shared common values which underpinned their approach: everyone in this country, irrespective of their income or wealth, should be secure in the knowledge that if they need it, good quality care in old age will be available, with some choice on how it is delivered. The committee examined the issues and made recommendations under the following headings: the principle of entitlement; costs; the longer term problem and the need to act now; compulsory care insurance; private sector involvement; the rate for contributions; the public expenditure implications; procedures; a National Care Council; redistribution through the National Care Insurance Scheme; additional voluntary payments; the Government's proposals for partnership schemes; and adequate resources.
Social protection for dependency in old age: a study of the fifteen EU member states and Norway
- Authors:
- PACOLET Jozef, et al
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 337p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
This book explores the results of a European comparative study organized in 1997–98 by the Higher Institute for Labour Studies on behalf of the European Commission and the Belgian government. The study investigated the social protection arrangements for the elderly in the fifteen member states of the EU and Norway. In addition to providing an up-to-date overview of the systems of social protection for the elderly across the fifteen EU states, this book also presents a comparative analysis of the residential, semi-residential and community services available. The study is complemented by a discussion of the debates surrounding policy reform of the social protection system of dependent older persons, and particular attention is given to the topic of long-term care insurance.
A consultation draft of a Community Care (Residential Charges) Bill
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Consultation document arising from the Governments policy statement 'A new partnership for care in old age'. Focuses on how to identify in legislation when an insurance policy makes specific provision for social care, and how to identify which benefits from such a policy should earn partnership protection, taking into account the policyholder's physical or mental incapacity.