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Publication Date: January 2006
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): Madeleine Tress
Research Area: Health; Social conditions
Keywords: Allocations; Fundraising and Philanthopy; Elderly
Type: Report
Coverage: Florida
Abstract:
This article examines the role of the state of Florida as a social service provider and how it informs the long-term care of some of its most vulnerable citizens—Holocaust survivors. It shows how the state's traditionalist political culture favors low public spending and institutional care, resulting in inadequate home- and community-based services. After a review of the services available, the author suggests that stakeholders advocate that Florida follow the lead of other state governments that have entered into public-private partnerships with insurance companies that combine private long-term care insurance with special Medicaid eligibility standards.