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Diversion, transition programs target nursing homes' status quo.

Susan C Reinhard¹

¹Public Policy Institute, Centerto Champion Nursing inAmerica, AARP, Washington, DC, USA. sreinhard@aarp.org

Health Affairs (Project Hope)

|January 6, 2010

Summary

The Money Follows the Person program helps nursing home residents move to community settings. Policymakers aim to increase community care options, making them less reliant on nursing homes for older adults and people with disabilities.

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Area of Science:

Health Services Research
Public Policy
Gerontology

Background:

Growing aging population in America.
Increasing preference for least restrictive long-term care environments.
Need for expanded community-based services.

Purpose of the Study:

Evaluate the effectiveness of the Money Follows the Person program.
Analyze strategies for transitioning nursing home residents to community settings.
Identify policy challenges in shifting long-term care defaults.

Main Methods:

Analysis of "downstream" Money Follows the Person program approach.
Review of "upstream" strategies for nursing home diversion.
Examination of state-level nursing home transition programs.

Main Results:

Money Follows the Person shows a promising start.
Mature transition programs relocated 25-35% of nursing home residents.
"Upstream" diversion strategies have not been widely adopted.

Conclusions:

Community-based care is a viable alternative to nursing homes.
Sustained funding and policy flexibility are crucial.
Nursing homes should not be the default for long-term care needs.