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Harrington, Charlene; Kang, Taewoon – Family Relations, 2010
This study examined factors associated with the use of personal care services (PCS) and the amount of authorized hours in California in 2004-2005. Of those Medicaid-eligible individuals with developmental disabilities living at home, 31% received PCS. When we controlled for client need, gender, and age, individuals who were Asian/Pacific…
Descriptors: Pacific Islanders, Developmental Disabilities, Whites, African Americans
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Miller, Nancy A.; Kitchener, Martin; Elder, Keith T.; Kang, Yu; Rubin, Andrea; Harrington, Charlene – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: States are increasingly using the Medicaid 1915c waiver program to provide community-based long-term care. A substantially greater share of long-term-care dollars supports community-based care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, relative to older and working-age persons with primarily physical disabilities.…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Expenditures, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation
Harrington, Charlene; LeBlanc, Allen J. – 2001
Federal Medicaid long-term care regulations do not require states to offer home and community-based service (HCBS) alternatives; rather, they are offered at the discretion of each state. The two most significant Medicaid HCBS programs are the Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS waiver programs and the Medicaid Title XIX personal care services (PCS) optional…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Community Health Services, Disabilities