Evaluation of Connecticut's Medicaid Community Care Waiver Program

Client and aggregate level analyses were used to evaluate the program which was targeted only to elderly persons hospitalized and applying for nursing home admission. Client data suggested that waiver clients were at risk of institutionalization whereas aggregate data suggested but did not reveal wh...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1987-10, Vol.27 (5), p.652-659
Main Authors: Yeatts, Dale E., Capitman, John A., Steinhardt, Bruce J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Community Health Services - economics
Community services
Connecticut
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
Health care
Health Services for the Aged
Home Care Services - economics
Hospitals
Humans
Male
Medicaid
Nursing Homes
Older people
Pre-admission screening
Targeting
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Summary:Client and aggregate level analyses were used to evaluate the program which was targeted only to elderly persons hospitalized and applying for nursing home admission. Client data suggested that waiver clients were at risk of institutionalization whereas aggregate data suggested but did not reveal whether the program was cost effective. Recommended is a rigorous pre-admission screening of nursing home applicants to increase the likelihood of serving only those who would enter nursing homes unless community care is provided.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/27.5.652