Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care in Louisiana An AARP Survey

Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care in Louisiana An AARP Survey

AARP Member Opinion Research

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Report Home Louisiana relies almost entirely on nursing homes to provide long-term care services (LTC). Despite this, the state's vacancy rate for nursing homes remains comparatively high. This suggest that a reconfiguration of the state's fragmented, duplicative, and outdated LTC system is needed to allocate more funding to home and community-based care options and to rebalance the system to more closely correspond to the articulated preferences of Louisianans. This survey of AARP members in Louisiana was undertaken to clarify LTC preferences and explore strategies for reducing the dependence on costly nursing home facilities. Among the key issues covered are: Ease of finding affordable LTC services within a reasonable distance of their homes
Preferences for types of LTC services
Willingness to enter a nursing facility if home and community-based services are unavailable
Support for allowing Medicaid beneficiaries to choose between receiving services in a nursing home or in their homes and communities Telephone interviews of 800 randomly selected Louisiana AARP members with known telephone numbers, were conducted by Woelfel Research from December 3 through 11, 2003. The report was prepared by Anita Stowell-Ritter of AARP Knowledge Management who may be contacted at 202/434-6205 for further information. (18 pages) Cancel You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. You can also by updating your account at anytime. You will be asked to register or log in. Cancel Offer Details Disclosures

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