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This section gives abstracts for reports produced through DALTCP-funded research or through research done by DALTCP staff. Links to Executive Summaries and/or Full Reports immediately follow most descriptions, as well to Project Descriptions (if available). (We are working towards putting ALL Full Reports online.) Reports can be ordered from the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy, unless stated otherwise. Requests can be made by Fax (202-401-7733) or through email (webmaster.DALTCP@hhs.gov).

NOTE: Because of the large number of DALTCP reports, abstracts are divided into several files. Also, number of pages can vary from that given after the abstract when printing HTML versions, depending on your printer setup.

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WELFARE MOTHERS AS POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES: A STATISTICAL PROFILE BASED ON NATIONAL SURVEY DATA

ABSTRACT: This paper gives descriptive analyses comparing AFDC recipients with other women on a wide variety of characteristics, including their educational attainment, aptitude or achievement level, vocational training, employment experience, attitudes about employment, physical or emotional disabilities, alcohol and drug abuse, depression, and self-esteem. The comparison group included: all mothers with children under 18; women in families below the poverty line that have not received welfare in the past year (poor, non-welfare mothers); women in families at or above the official poverty line (non-poor mothers); and women who have not (yet) had children (non-mothers).

WELFARE REFORM AND DISABILITY: ISSUES AND HHS ACTIVITIES

ABSTRACT: No abstract available at this time.

WHAT WELFARE RECIPIENTS KNOW ABOUT THE NEW RULES AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THEM

ABSTRACT: Current and recent TANF recipients in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio were asked, in a 1999 survey, what they understood about the new welfare time-limit rules, whether they supported the idea of time limits and work requirements, and whether they had changed their work effort and family patterns as a result. Most knew that there is a time limit on how long a person can receive cash assistance, and a majority in two of the three cities knew how long it was. But there was much uncertainty about other aspects of the rules. Although support for time limits was mixed, large majorities in each city supported the idea of work requirements. Fourteen percent of the individuals reported that because of the welfare rules they had taken jobs that they did not like or that had lower pay than they otherwise would have accepted or that were at inconvenient hours. Five percent reported taking steps to avoid having children because of the rules, and less than 1% reported marrying because of the rules. This is the first in a series of Policy Briefs from an ongoing survey, an embedded developmental study, and an ethnography in low income neighborhoods of the three cities. [8 pages]

WHO IS PAYING THE BIG BILLS? VERY HIGH COST PEDIATRIC HOSPITALZATIONS IN CALIFORNIA, 1987

ABSTRACT: This report analyzed data on all pediatric hospitalizations of $25,000 or more in California to determine the relationship between source of payment and various characteristics, including age and diagnosis.

WHO WILL CARE FOR US? ADDRESSING THE LONG-TERM CARE WORKFORCE CRISIS

ABSTRACT: This paper provides a broad overview of the issues affecting the long-term care frontline workforce. The first section provides a profile of the workers and describes the nature of their jobs across the continuum of long-term care settings. That section is followed by a discussion of the urgency and magnitude of the problem from both short and long-term perspectives. We underscore the need to address the immediate crisis related to the shortage of workers, as well as the more systemic problem of developing a qualified, committed, stable frontline workforce. The third section reviews the factors influencing the supply and quality of frontline workers. At the macro level, these include how society views this occupation, the status of the economy, and policies affecting health and long-term care, labor, welfare and immigration. At the micro level, factors affecting the supply and quality of frontline workers include organizational arrangements, social factors, environmental characteristics, and technology. In the fourth section, we identify public and private sector efforts to increase the supply of frontline workers and to develop a qualified, sustainable workforce. The fifth section outlines a research and demonstration agenda that will help inform the development of policies and programs to ensure the availability of a trained, committed, and caring pool of frontline workers in the 21st century. [44 pages]

WORK, WELFARE, AND THE BURDEN OF DISABILITY: CARING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN POOR FAMILIES

ABSTRACT: This paper addresses issues which arise at the juncture of welfare and disability policies. Using preliminary data from a recent survey of current and recent AFDC recipients in California, the authors found that disabilities and chronic health problems affect the mothers or children in 43% of all households in the AFDC system. The presence of one or more children with disabilities or chronic illnesses is found to have an impact on the economic well-being of families, with increased levels of direct hardship reported by families caring for one or more severely impaired children. Potential causes of higher levels of hardship are examined by considering the impact of direct expenses associated with the care of the child(ren) and reductions in the mother's probability of paid employment. SSI receipt is found to have a modest antipoverty effect for families with special needs children, reducing the prevalence of poverty and extreme poverty for families even after the additional direct costs of caring for these children are considered.

WORKING PAPERS ON LONG-TERM CARE

ABSTRACT: These Papers describe the current state of knowledge about long-term care in the U.S., and serve as a knowledge base for the difficult analytic tasks that lie ahead. They are based on the work of HHS's Task Force on Long-Term Care up to January 1981 and contain data that have not been available before. Five Papers make up this document: (1) an overview and summary; (2) a description of the long-term care population; (3) a description of services and settings; (4) a description of programs and financing for long-term care services; and (5) the dynamics of the current system. [109 pages]

Last revised: April 1, 2004

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