Forecasting Service Needs for the Year 2000: Implications for State Government

This article is based upon research in Florida of the older population and its projected need for services. It includes discussion of the method and fmdings of the study. The focus, however, is on the policy implications for state government that emerged from the research. The data has enabled Flori...

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Published in:Journal of aging & social policy 1992-11, Vol.4 (1-2), p.73-87
Main Authors: Munroe, Donna J., Rothman, Max B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged - statistics & numerical data
Aged, 80 and over
Florida
Forecasting
Health Services for the Aged - organization & administration
Health Services for the Aged - utilization
Health Services Needs and Demand - trends
Health Services Research - methods
Health technology assessment
Humans
Middle Aged
Social Work - trends
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Summary:This article is based upon research in Florida of the older population and its projected need for services. It includes discussion of the method and fmdings of the study. The focus, however, is on the policy implications for state government that emerged from the research. The data has enabled Florida to examine the experience of its own community care programs in order to help develop a strategic plan for expanding resources, reforming its organization, and improving its performance. In addition to funding and organization of lhe state's long-term care system, the issue of targeting limited community resources to severely frail elders emerged as a major concern of this research. Although the various states differ widely in history, demographics, and structure, these policy issues should be of immediate concern to each of them.
ISSN:0895-9420
1545-0821
DOI:10.1300/J031v04n01_07