Ohio's Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities in the Economic Downturn: How have they adjusted?

Long-term care facilities have been impacted by the economic downturn and other changes in the long-term care system. This research brief describes strategies most often implemented by Ohio's nursing homes and residential care facilities to enhance economic prospects

Ohio CCRCs in the Economic Downturn

This report examines how the economic downturn affected consumer opinions about choosing a CCRC and how the CCRCs in Ohio made adjustments in response to declining numbers of prospective residents. One hundred-sixty five Ohio CCRCs are included in the survey results

Implementation of the 2010 Ohio Nursing Home Family Satisfaction Survey: Final Reportf

In 2010, the Scripps Gerontology Center conducted the fifth biennial Ohio Nursing Home Family Satisfaction Survey under a contract to the Ohio Department of Aging. This year the survey had the largest number of family response ever, with 97% of facilities participating and nearly 30,000 involved family and friends responding. An online version of the family survey was also made available for the first time. The report includes information about the survey process, psychometric analysis of the survey, and recommendations for future implementation of the family survey. The family satisfaction survey is one important component of the comprehensive nursing home information shown on the Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide (www.ltcohio.org). Overall scores are also used as a quality component of Ohio's nursing home Medicaid reimbursement formula

Coming of Age: Tracking the Progress and Challenges of Delivering Long-Term Services and Supports in Ohio

16 years of tracking utilization trends for institutional and home-based services and supports shows that Ohio has made considerable changes i its approach to delivering long-term services and supports. For example, in 2009 mor than four in ten older people receiving Medicaid long-term care received assistance in a non-institutional setting

Coming of Age: Tracking the Progress and Challenges of Delivering Long-Term Services and Supports in Ohio

In sixteen years of tracking utilization trends for institutional and home-and community-based services and supports, we learned that Ohio has made considerable changes in its approach to delivering and funding long-term care. For example, in 2009 more than four in ten older people on Medicaid received services in a non-institutional setting

Coming of Age: Tracking the Progress and Challenges of Delivering Long-Term Services and Supports in Ohio

In a 16 year tracking of utilization trends for institutional and home and community-based services, we learned that Ohio has made considerable change in its approach to delivering and funding long-term care services. The main finding revealed that now more than four in ten older people with severe disability on Medicaid received assistance in a non-institutional setting. This research brief summarizes findings from the larger study report

2011 Title VI Survey Results

This report summarizes the results of a survey conducted in 2011 of Title VI (Native American Organizations) to assess the role of Title VI programs in offering services and supports to the elders in their communities. Over 80% of Title VI programs responded. Results describe demographic structure and characteristics, services provided and programs offered to ensure elders can age with independence in their homes and communities

Implementation of the 2006 Ohio nursing home family satisfaction survey final report

Title from PDF cover (viewed on Aug. 28, 2007).; "Submitted to The Ohio Department of Aging, March 30, 2007."; "Prepared under contract to the Ohio Department of Aging by the Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University, Oxford, OH and the Margaret Blenkner Research Institute of Benjamin Rose Institute, Cleveland, OH."; "SCG0086."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 50).; Harvested from the web on 8/28/0

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rule and long-term care

Title from cover of PDF document (viewed Mar. 7, 2006).; "This research was funded as part of a grant from the Ohio General Assembly, through the Ohio Board of Regents to the Ohio Long-Term Care Research Project."; "May 2005."; Intended to be printed off on 6 sheets, front and back, and folded in half to form a booklet.; Harvested from the web on 3/8/0

Educating caregivers about care giving

Title from cover of PDF document (viewed Sept. 15, 2005).; Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-29).; Harvested from the web on 9/15/0