Creating needs-based tiered models for assisted living reimbursement

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 334-343

  Howell White, Sandra ^a   Gaboda, Dorothy ^a   Rosato, Nancy Scotto ^a   Lucas, Judith A ^b  

^a State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Long term care; Medicaid waiver; Reimbursement models

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744469558     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.3.334     Document Type: Article

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