PROCESS
Investigate a Focus Area
Long-Term
Care
- What are
the forms of long-term care?
- How do private
and federal long-term care insurance programs work, and what percentage
is purchased by the senior population?
- How is long-term
care regulated and financed in the U.S.?
- Describe
the hospice benefit and eligibility.
- How does
a policy maker know if long-term care facilities are delivering
quality-of-care?
- Who delivers
care to the elderly, and what are the future projections for the
long-term
care workforce?
- What is OSCAR,
why is it important in long-term care? Which entity has the
focus of responsibility for data collection?
- What are
the strengths, weaknesses, and unique characteristics of the U.S.
long-term care system?
Useful
Web Sites
Long-Term Care Overview:
http://www.efmoody.com/longterm/longtermoverview.html
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality:
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/futureltc/summary2.htm
DHHS: Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov/
DHHS:
Aging Index
http://www.hhs.gov/aging/index.shtml
Federal Interagency Forum on Age Related Statistics:
http://www.agingstats.gov/
National
Center for Health Statistics: Aging
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm
U.S
Census Bureau: Aging
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html
AARP:
http://www.aarp.org/
Select
Evaluation to review criteria by which
your presentation
will be judged.
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