Cash and counseling: A promising option for consumer direction fo home- and community-based services and supports

Care Management Journals

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 199-204

  Mahoney, Kevin J ^a   Simon Rusinowitz, Lori ^b   Simone, Kristin ^a   Zgoda, Karen ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Choice; Long term care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; DISABLED PERSON; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORK;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COUNSELING; DISABLED PERSONS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 33845715596     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/cmj-v7i4a005     Document Type: Article

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