Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) RESEARCH PROJECTS

This section lists ongoing DALTCP-funded research, as well as research completed within the past five years. Links to the Project Abstracts, and a list of Reports produced through that Project (when available), immediately follow each title. We are also beginning to add a Research Project Archives section, which gives a brief description of DALTCP-funded projects that ended before 2000.

Remember, the Site Index section includes an alphabetic list of keywords you can choose to find information that is referenced throughout the DALTCP website. (The archive projects are not included in the Site Index.)

Projects are Listed Alphabetically (by Title) in this Section:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A (updated May 3, 2004)

Alternative Risk Adjustment Approaches to Assessing the Quality of Home Health Care [Project Abstract]
Analyses of Changes in Elderly Disability Rates: Implications for Health Care Utilization and Costs [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Analyses of Informal Caregiving: Evidence from the Informal Caregiving Supplement to the 1999 National Long-Term Care Survey [Project Abstract]
Analyses of Residential Transitions of Older Americans [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Analysis of Employer Group Long-Term Care Insurance [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Analysis of the Disability Supplement to the National Health Interview Survey [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Assessment of Home Care and Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility Benefits Used by Holders of Private Long-Term Care Insurance [Project Abstract, Project Reports]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

C (updated May 20, 2004)

Case Studies and Technical Assistance for Medicaid Buy-Ins for People with Disabilities [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Case Studies of Nursing Home Transition Programs [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Cash and Counseling: Next Steps [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Childless Elderly Beneficiaries' Use and Costs of Medicare Services [Project Abstract]
Clarifying the Definition of Homebound and Medical Necessity Using OASIS Data [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Community Alternatives to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbances [Project Abstract]
Contribution of Changes in Medication Use to Improvements in Functioning Among Older Adults [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Coordination of Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries with Chronic Illness [Project Abstract]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

D (updated July 6, 2004)

Data Analytic Support for the Review of Long-Term Care Policy Options [Project Abstract]
Defining and Measuring Care Coordination for Persons with Disabilities in Medicaid Managed Care [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Design Options for Modeling Policy Impacts on Working-Age Adults and Children with Disabilities [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Designing a Blueprint for Our Future: A Guide for Consumer-Centered Models of Care in Nursing Homes [Project Abstract]
Designing a National Survey of Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care Settings [Project Abstract]
Designing a Private Long-Term Care Insurance Claimants "Admissions Cohort" Study [Project Abstract]
Developing a Research and Policy Agenda: Affordable Residential Supports with Services/Assisted Living [Project Abstract]
Developing Concise Measures of Child Disability [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Developing Concise Measures of Child Disability: Focus on Mental Health and Learning Disabilities [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Development of an Assistive Technology and Environmental Assessment Instrument for National Surveys [Project Abstract]
Development of Research Files Containing the 1994-1998 National Health Interview Surveys Linked with Social Security and Medicare Program Data [Project Abstract]
Disability Supplement to HCFA Evaluation of Medicaid Managed Care in Tennessee [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Disability Supplement to HCFA Evaluation of the Oregon Health Plan [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Dual Eligibles Multi-State Data Set [Project Abstract]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

E (updated September 16, 2004)

Economic Analysis of Health Information Technology Market [Project Abstract]
Effect of Reducing the Incidence of Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses [Project Abstract]
Electronic Health Information in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Electronic Health Information Technology Systems: Costs and Benefits [Project Abstract]
Electronic Health Record System Functional Model and Standards [Project Abstract]
Estimating the Size and Characteristics of the Long-Term Care Population [Project Abstract]
Evaluation of Practice in Care [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Evaluation of the District of Columbia's 1115 Waiver for Children with Special Health Care Needs [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Examination of Rider 37: Texas Community-Based Alternative [Project Abstract]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

F (updated September 21, 2004)

File Preparation and Preliminary Data Analysis of 1999 NLTCS/ICS [Project Abstract]
Financial Eligibility for Medicaid Long-Term Care: A Case Study Report [Project Abstract]
Frontline Workers in Long-Term Care [Project Abstract, Project Reports]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

H (updated May 3, 2004)

Handbook of Medicaid Options for Community-Based Service Coverage of Working-Age Adults with Severe Mental Disorders [Project Abstract]
Health Promotion and Aging: A Blueprint for Change for the 21st Century [Project Abstract, Project Reports]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

I (updated May 3, 2004)

Informal Caregivers Supplement to the 1999 National Long-Term Care Survey [Project Abstract]
International Comparative Data and Analysis of Health Care Financing and Delivery Systems [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
International Trends in Elderly Disability Rates: Measurement and Policy Challenges [Project Abstract]
Inventory of Long-Term Care Residential Places [Project Abstract]
Invitational Working Conference on National Goals, the State-of-Knowledge and a National Agenda for Research on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities [Project Abstract, Project Reports]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

L (updated May 3, 2004)

Lexicon of Technologies in Long-Term Care Settings [Project Abstract]
Longitudinal Study of Welfare Reform and Its Implications for Persons with Disabilities [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Long-Term Care Insurance Claimants "Admissions Cohort" Study: Data Collection and Analysis Phase [Project Abstract]
Long-Term Care Insurance for the Federal Family: A Study of Buyers, Non-Buyers and Non-Respondents [Project Abstract]
Long-Term Care Insurance Invitational Conference [Project Abstract]
Long-Term Care Microsimulation Model [Project Abstract, Project Reports]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

M (updated May 3, 2004)

Managed Delivery Systems for Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Managed Long-Term Care Study [Project Abstract]
Market Changes of the Supply and Use of Home Health Services: 1996-2000 [Project Abstract]
Medicare Post-Acute Care: Quality Measurement [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Medicare Services Utilization by Beneficiaries with Private Long-Term Care Insurance Coverage [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Monitoring the Health Outcomes for Disabled Medicare Beneficiaries [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Monitoring Trends in Elderly Disability and the Use of Assistive Devices [Project Abstract]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

N (updated July 1, 2004)

National Home and Hospice Care Survey [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
National Initiative to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of the Paraprofessional Workforce in Long-Term Care [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
National Long-Term Care Survey: 2004 Informal Caregiver Supplement [Project Abstract]
National Resource Center on Home and Community-Based Services [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
National Study of Assisted Living for the Frail Elderly [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
National Study of Stroke Post-Acute Care: Outcomes and Costs [Project Abstract]
National Survey of Certified Nursing Assistants in Nursing Facilities [Project Abstract]
National Symposium on Recruitment and Retention of Direct Care Workers [Project Abstract]
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities: Implications for Aging and Long-Term Care Policy [Project Abstract]
Nursing Home Liability Insurance: Trends and Issues [Project Abstract]
Nursing Home Quality Assurance Processes Designing Demonstrations and Evaluations [Project Abstract]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

O

Overview of State Long-Term Care Reforms [Project Abstract, Project Reports]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

P (updated October 6, 2004)

Patient Health and Functional Information Requirements [Project Abstract]
Patterns of Medicare Home Health Services Use Among Chronically Disabled and Non-Chronically Disabled Elderly: 1989, 1994, and 1999 [Project Abstract]
Personal Assistance Services "Cash and Counseling" Demonstration/Evaluation [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Planning State Meetings and A National Conference on Consumer Directed Care [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Policy Implications of Welfare Reform: Technical Assistance to States for Serving People with Disabilities Under TANF [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Policy Simulations Using the Long-Term Care Financing Model [Project Abstract]
Prescription Drugs and People with Disabilities: A Primer for Data and Research [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Primer for States and Consumers on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Private Payers Serving Disabled Individuals and Research Synthesis on Managed Care for Persons with Disabilities [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Promoting Decline in Disability: A Framework for Identifying High-Impact Interventions [Project Abstract]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

R

Research on Employment Supports for People with Disabilities [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Review of Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Measures in Surveys [Project Abstract]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

S (updated July 6, 2004)

State Assisted Living and Residential Care Policy Compendium [Project Abstract]
State Medical Boards: Insights on Disciplinary Actions and Medical Litigation from State Case Studies [Project Abstract]
State Nurse Practice Act Reform Project: Nurse Delegation/Exemption to Promote Consumer Direction [Project Abstract]
State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Efforts [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
State-Initiated Nursing Home Staffing Ratio Requirements [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Study of "Cash and Counseling" Non-Participants [Project Abstract]
Study of Fair Hearing Adaptations [Project Abstract]
Study of Financial Exploitation of Elders [Project Abstract]
Study of Negotiated Risk Agreements in Assisted Living Facilities [Project Abstract]
Study of Screening and Assessment in TANF and Welfare to Work [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Study on the Regulation of Health Care [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Suitability of TANF Recipients as Long-Term Care Workers [Project Abstract]
Support for the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics [Project Abstract]
Synthesis and Analysis of Medicare Hospice Benefits [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Synthesis and Analysis of Medicare Post-Acute Care Benefits and Alternatives [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Synthesis and Analysis of Physician Practices in Nursing Homes [Project Abstract]
Synthesis of Research on Disability and Managed Care [Project Abstract, Project Reports]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

T

Tracking of Home and Community-Based Care Expansion Activities and Targeted Technical Assistance [Project Abstract, Project Reports]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

U

Understanding the Contributions of Medicare and Medicaid to the Care of Dual Eligibles [Project Abstract]
Understanding the Non-Group Private Health Insurance Market [Project Abstract]
Using Administrative Data to Study Disability and Long-Term Care Service Use [Project Abstract]
Using Information Technology to Create a New Future in Health Care [Project Abstract]
Using Medicaid to Cover Services in Assisted Living and Residential Care Settings [Project Abstract, Project Reports]
Using MSIS Data for Analysis of Medicaid Long-Term Care and Mental Health Expenditures [Project Abstract, Project Reports]

Another Project?: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Site Index

Last revised: October 6, 2004

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