National Long Term Care Channeling Evaluation, 1982-1984

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The United States Department of Health and Human Services initiated this survey to demonstrate and evaluate the cost savings and effectiveness of applying a case management approach to community-ba...

The United States Department of Health and Human Services initiated this survey to demonstrate and evaluate the cost savings and effectiveness of applying a case management approach to community-based long term care services for the frail elderly. The goal of case management is to coordinate and direct community, medical, and informal long term care services to the frail elderly as an alternative to institutionalization. The four main areas of evaluation are: 1) the use of hospitals, nursing homes, and other formal medical services, 2) public and private expenditures on formal community services including case-management, housing, and income transfers, 3) informal care by family and friends, and 4) individual outcomes, including quality of life, physical functioning, unmet service needs, and mortality of the elderly sample members.Cf: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08683.v1

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