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Meng, Hongdao; Friedman, Bruce; Wamsley, Brenda R.; Van Nostrand, Joan F.; Eggert, Gerald M. – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Purpose: To examine the impact of an experimental consumer-choice voucher benefit on the selection of independent and agency personal assistance services (PAS) providers among rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities. Methods: The Medicare Primary and Consumer-Directed Care Demonstration enrolled 1,605 Medicare beneficiaries in 19…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Rural Urban Differences, Counties, Probability
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Applebaum, Robert; Kunkel, Suzanne; Wilson, Ken – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: As funds have increased for the provision of in-home care, so too have concerns about the quality of services. In response, care management agencies and home-care providers have developed an array of monitoring activities designed to ensure the quality of services. In this article, we show how an area agency on aging both collected and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Caregivers, Data Analysis, Program Effectiveness