Toward continued independent living for older Americans

The author describes his US Senate bill (S. 1244), the Senior Citizens Independent Community Care Act, which would expand the scope of benefits in the Medicare program to include individual assessment and treatment plans, homemaker/home-health aid, adult daycare services, interim care, and any other...

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Published in:The American psychologist 1983-12, Vol.38 (12), p.1353-1354
Main Author: Bradley, Bill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult. Elderly
Biological and medical sciences
Developmental psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health Care Delivery
Health Care Services
Health Insurance
Home Environment
Human
Humans
Legislative Processes
Medicaid - legislation & jurisprudence
Medicare - legislation & jurisprudence
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
United States
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Summary:The author describes his US Senate bill (S. 1244), the Senior Citizens Independent Community Care Act, which would expand the scope of benefits in the Medicare program to include individual assessment and treatment plans, homemaker/home-health aid, adult daycare services, interim care, and any other services that the US Health and Human Resources Department deems necessary. The goal of the bill is to provide home health care to allow individuals to stay with their families or in their communities.
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.38.12.1353