A series on state efforts to improve care for the aged and disabled.
Hope for the Long Term
November 10, 2010
- Stateline Story
- Long-term Care
Putting the 'Home' in Nursing Homes
CHELSEA, Mass. - States are trying to steer nursing homes away from their rule-bound institutional past toward a model that values quality of life for residents. More
October 12, 2010
- Stateline Story
- Disabled
Tennessee's Bold Leap in Care for the Aged and Disabled
A determined governor has rallied his state behind long-term health care reform. As more people begin to receive care in their homes - instead of in costly nursing facilities - Tennessee is betting on managed care organizations to keep costs in check. More
April 15, 2010
- Stateline Story
- Health Care Costs, Affordable Care Act
Hope for the Long Term
A casual observer of the health care debate might think the historic new federal law does little to help older Americans. In fact, emotional talk of "death panels" likely led more than a few people to expect bad news for end-of-life care. It's true that the new law promises to pay only a tiny share of states' biggest and fastest growing health care bill - long-term care for the elderly and other adults with disabilities. Still, its attention to the issue may end up paying much bigger dividends in the future. More