Hard Times: The Effects of Financial Strain on Home Care Services Use and Participant Outcomes in Michigan
Author(s) -
Jennifer D’Souza,
M James,
Kristina L. Szafara,
Brant E. Fries
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnp020
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , minimum data set , waiver , confidence interval , odds , long term care , affect (linguistics) , gerontology , health care , demographics , government (linguistics) , demography , emergency medicine , psychology , nursing homes , nursing , logistic regression , linguistics , philosophy , communication , pathology , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
When government funding for long-term care is reduced, participant outcomes may be adversely affected. We investigated the effect of program resources on individuals enrolled in the Michigan Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver program for elderly and disabled adults.
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