Practitioners, researchers, and policy makers have attempted to improve the delivery of in-home service to the frail elderly through the expansion or merger of existing care providers or through the creation of coordinating units. To investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a third approach to in-home services, 68 older adults (mean age,78…

The economic efficiency of alternative types of intervention was investigated with language-impaired preschool children. Forty children were assigned to one of four groups: home-based intervention, center-based intervention, both center- and home-based intervention, and no treatment. The home-based program was more economically efficient based on…

Cost-benefit studies of the Early Intervention Research Institute at Utah State University are summarized. No differences were found in educational effectiveness between half- and full-day programs, with the costs of half-day programs being about 75-85% of full-day programs. No significant differences were found between groups served by…