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Institute on Consumer Directed Services (Long-term care infrastructure).
(Archived Project)
Investigator (PI):
Performing Organization (PO): (Current): National Council on Aging
Supporting Agency (SA): United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Initial Year: 1995
Final Year: 1998
Award Type: Contract
Abstract: This research, technical assistance, and dissemination project, jointly funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASP) and the Administration on Aging (AOA), is designed to: (1) facilitate the ability of people with disabilities to exercise choice and control over the provision of the home and community based care (HCBC) they receive; (2) educate consumers or their representatives who want to use independent providers of personal assistance services, (PAS) (rather than agency-employed workers) about effective strategies for recruiting, training and managing independent providers; (3) educate consumers, their representatives, and program personnel about consumer participation in care planning, on-site supervision of agency-employed workers, and ways to work with case managers and agency personnel to modify care plans; and (4) provide information to states and communities to help them evaluate the outcomes and costs of strategies involving consumer choice and consumer directed services, and to develop and implement cost-effective policies and programs. The initiative will be conducted by a newly developed institute on consumer directed HCBC which will serve as a clearinghouse and research organization for a broad range of issues related to consumer decision making for PAS and HCBC services.
MeSH Terms:
  • Community Health Services /economics
    • /organization & administration
  • * Community Participation
  • Decision Making
  • Health Care Costs
  • Home Care Services /economics
    • /organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Long-Term Care /economics
    • /*organization & administration
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • United States
Keywords:
  • research support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Country: United States
State: District of Columbia
Zip Code: 20036
UI: 96200140
Project Status: Archived