Rural long-term care resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/longtermcare/ Two of the nations organizations representing long term care providers and physicians the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) issued new recommendations regarding the use of Physician Order Sheets and Verbal Orders in Americas nursing homes. http://www.ahcancal.org/News/news_releases/Pages/AHCAAMDARecommendationsonPhysicianOrders.aspx Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:36:22 CST http://www.ahcancal.org/News/news_releases/Pages/AHCAAMDARecommendationsonPhysicianOrders.aspx A project of the Brown University Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research that provides data on nursing home care in the United States. Includes national and state-level data on the health status of nursing home residents, characteristics of care facilities, and state and local policies. http://ltcfocus-qa.brown.edu/Default.aspx Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:17:28 CST http://ltcfocus-qa.brown.edu/Default.aspx Comments are being sought by the FCC on the health care delivery elements of the national broadband plan, as well as seeking input relating to the universal service rural health care support mechanism and the rural health care Pilot Program, specifically as such programs may assist in the deployment and adoption of broadband services. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12548 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:13:16 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12548 The American Health Care Association (AHCA) reports that they have endorsed a recent report from the Mayday Fund that calls on government agencies, Congress, and the medical community to address chronic pain as a public health crisis. http://www.ahcancal.org/News/news_releases/Pages/BalancePublicSafetyHealthPainControl.aspx Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:42:13 CST http://www.ahcancal.org/News/news_releases/Pages/BalancePublicSafetyHealthPainControl.aspx Washington DC December 3, 2009 -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/SNFLTC120309.pdf Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:48:33 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/SNFLTC120309.pdf Details quality improvement trends in the nation's nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities. Co-sponsored by the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care. -- American Health Care Association http://www.ahcancal.org/research_data/quality/Documents/2009AnnualQualityReport.pdf Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:20:30 CST http://www.ahcancal.org/research_data/quality/Documents/2009AnnualQualityReport.pdf Designed for use in implementing Health Information Technology or Electronic Health Record system in a nursing home and to evaluate system effectiveness. -- Stratis Health http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/nursinghomes/nhtoolkit.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:38:17 CST http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/nursinghomes/nhtoolkit.html Provides the revised version of the long term care section of the CMS Manual, rule changes display in red text. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R48SOMA.pdf Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:51:04 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R48SOMA.pdf Relays proceedings from the 2008 Rural Long Term Care Access and Options Workshop, which discussed model options for home, community, and facility-based care by care coordination systems that enhance autonomy and quality of life for rural elders. -- National PACE Association http://www.ruralcare.org/documents/Rural%20LT%20Care%202008%20FINAL.pdf Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:57:48 CST http://www.ruralcare.org/documents/Rural%20LT%20Care%202008%20FINAL.pdf Serves as an online resource center designed to help hospitals and health care facilities improve preparedness for disasters and large-scale emergencies. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://emergency.cdc.gov/healthcare/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:26:02 CST http://emergency.cdc.gov/healthcare/ Describes PACE (Program of the All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) and explains how to start a program in terms of application, eligibility, services, enrollment, payment, and restraints. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PACE/Downloads/PACEFactSheet.pdf Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:22:40 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PACE/Downloads/PACEFactSheet.pdf Overviews Medicare payments for long-term care services. Includes information on how payment rates are set. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission http://www.medpac.gov/documents/MedPAC_Payment_Basics_08_LTCH.pdf Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:58:50 CST http://www.medpac.gov/documents/MedPAC_Payment_Basics_08_LTCH.pdf Printable map that shows the location of long term care hospitals nationwide. Data source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), July 2008. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_ltch Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:48:06 CST http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_ltch Describes regulatory provisions and Medicaid policy for residential care settings in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2007/07alcom.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:56:43 CST http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2007/07alcom.htm Presents research, publications, and statistics on issues in long term care, including trends; delivery system innovations; and costs. -- Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/health_policy/long-term_care/index.cfm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:29:27 CST http://www.urban.org/health_policy/long-term_care/index.cfm Offers information on publicly-funded caregiver support programs in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. -- Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1274 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:36:18 CST http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1274 Discusses the Green House, which is a place where elders can receive assistance and support with daily living and clinical care without the assistance and care becoming the focus of their existence. Also discusses the Green House model, developing a business plan, and how it could be replicated. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=24351 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:53:47 CST http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=24351 Developed to assist states in their efforts to create a single, coordinated system of information and access for all persons seeking long term support to minimize confusion, enhance individual choice, and support informed decision-making. -- Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HCLTC/ADRC/index.aspx Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:43:36 CST http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HCLTC/ADRC/index.aspx Discusses selected characteristics of long-term care consumers and providers and describes payers and selected programs that finance long-term care services. -- Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33919_20070315.pdf Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:24:48 CST http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33919_20070315.pdf Presents data from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey and from an industry-sponsored survey that show important ways in which these two types of services are converging and ways in which they are still quite different. -- Center for Excellence in Assisted Living http://www.theceal.org/column.php?ID=16 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:16:27 CST http://www.theceal.org/column.php?ID=16 Promotes high-quality assisted living and serves as a national clearinghouse, bringing together research, practices, and policy that foster quality and affordability in assisted living. http://www.theceal.org/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:59:42 CST http://www.theceal.org/ Presents summary proceedings and results of panel and participant discussions on affordable assisted living. -- Center for Excellence in Assisted Living http://www.theceal.org/assets/PDF/Affordability_White_Paper.pdf Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:51:31 CST http://www.theceal.org/assets/PDF/Affordability_White_Paper.pdf Highlights three case studies involving ruralaging and health care providers who were in various stages of exploring PACE (Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly). -- National PACE Association http://www.raconline.org/pdf/rural_case_studies.pdf Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:44:02 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/rural_case_studies.pdf Assists rural PACE providers and their academic partners in designing and implementing an interdisciplinary training program that reflects their specific needs, communities and resources. -- Rural PACE Technical Assistance Program http://www.raconline.org/pdf/pace_in_rural_areas.pdf Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:41:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/pace_in_rural_areas.pdf Examines challenges rural long term care facilities face and helps develop strategies specific to long term care issues. -- American Health Care Association http://www.raconline.org/pdf/ahca_rural_ltc.pdf Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:40:13 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/ahca_rural_ltc.pdf Describes PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), which works to assist senior citizens to live as independently as possible. -- National PACE Association ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/RuralCareBrch.pdf Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:51:59 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/RuralCareBrch.pdf Discusses the financial impact of caregiving on the caregivers themselves as well as the economic value of their contributions to society. -- AARP Public Policy Institute http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/ib82_caregiving.pdf Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:48:37 CST http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/ib82_caregiving.pdf Reports on a study to: review the existence and accessibility of Internet-based resources intended to support the decision to enter a nursing facility and select the appropriate facility; examine how consumers select a nursing home; explore if and how existing information resources are used in the decision-making process; and identify gaps in needed information resources. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2006/chooseI.pdf Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:35:06 CST http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2006/chooseI.pdf Offers access to charts on various health care themes developed by The Commonwealth Fund. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/chartcart/ Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:06:22 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/chartcart/ Provides information about Systems Changegrants and the kinds of activities state Medicaid agencies have undertaken to transform their institutionally based systems. -- National Health Policy Forum http://www.nhpf.org/library/issue-briefs/IB822_SystemsChange_05-30-07.pdf Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:54:55 CST http://www.nhpf.org/library/issue-briefs/IB822_SystemsChange_05-30-07.pdf