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Pauline Vaillancourt Rosenau with the assistance of Paul
Newhouse
Management , Policy, and Community Health
School of Public Health
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas, USA
I.
Types of post-acute, institutional, residential, and community-based settings for older adults
II.
Types of clients served in select settings
III.
Facility and patient demographics
IV.
Payment and cost of long-term care
V.
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports program (CLASS
Act)
VI.
Initiating the process and making challenging decisions
VII.
Transitioning from one setting to another
“Health, mental health, residential or social support provided to a person with functional disabilities on an informal or formal basis over an extended period of time with the goal of maximizing the person's independence. Services change over time as the person's and caregivers' needs change." *Note*
Sources can be found in the notes of each slide.
The full presentation will be made available to the class .
Home Care: "Services (as nursing or personal care) provided to a homebound individual (as one who is convalescing, disabled, or terminally ill) <home care as an alternative to institutionalization> <home care providers>“ Informal care refers to long-term services carried out by families and unpaid caregivers, whereas, formal home care service involves the aid of paid care.
Supportive Housing: "Combines affordable housing with individualized health, counseling and employment services for persons with mental illness, chemical dependency, chronic health problems, or other challenges. Generally it is transitional housing, but it can be permanent housing in cases such as a group home for persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities. Supportive housing is a solution to homelessness because it addresses its root causes by providing a proven, effective means of re-integrating families and individuals into the community by addressing their basic
Newhouse
Management , Policy, and Community Health
School of Public Health
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas, USA
I.
Types of post-acute, institutional, residential, and community-based settings for older adults
II.
Types of clients served in select settings
III.
Facility and patient demographics
IV.
Payment and cost of long-term care
V.
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports program (CLASS
Act)
VI.
Initiating the process and making challenging decisions
VII.
Transitioning from one setting to another
“Health, mental health, residential or social support provided to a person with functional disabilities on an informal or formal basis over an extended period of time with the goal of maximizing the person's independence. Services change over time as the person's and caregivers' needs change." *Note*
Sources can be found in the notes of each slide.
The full presentation will be made available to the class .
Home Care: "Services (as nursing or personal care) provided to a homebound individual (as one who is convalescing, disabled, or terminally ill) <home care as an alternative to institutionalization> <home care providers>“ Informal care refers to long-term services carried out by families and unpaid caregivers, whereas, formal home care service involves the aid of paid care.
Supportive Housing: "Combines affordable housing with individualized health, counseling and employment services for persons with mental illness, chemical dependency, chronic health problems, or other challenges. Generally it is transitional housing, but it can be permanent housing in cases such as a group home for persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities. Supportive housing is a solution to homelessness because it addresses its root causes by providing a proven, effective means of re-integrating families and individuals into the community by addressing their basic