Nursing Home Transition Programs: Perspectives of State Medicaid Officials


 

Publication Date: April 2006

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This report draws on interviews with state Medicaid program officials for insight into the issues that arise in establishing programs to move individuals with significant long-term care needs from institutional to community settings. The five states that participated in this study—Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio and Washington—each received federal grants for nursing home transition activities and had varied experiences.