FALL 2000
Consumer Direction in Long-Term Care

 

Guest Editor Robyn I. Stone Introduction By Robyn I. Stone Consumer-Directed Long-Term-Care Services: Evolving Perspectives and Alliances Historical and political roots By Nancy N. Eustis Consumer Direction in Long-Term Care: A Taxonomy of Legal Issues Consumers' rights, workers' interests. By Marshall B. Kapp The Federal Role in the Move Toward Consumer Direction From research to policy to demonstration and evaluation. By Pamela Doty A Review of State Initiatives in Consumer-Directed Long-Term Care A growing number of varied programs. By Linda Velgouse and Virginia Dize Implementation Issues for Consumer-Directed Programs: A Survey of Policy Experts How to adapt services for older people. By Lori Simon-Rusinowitz, Anne Marie Bochniak, Kevin J. Mahoney, Lori N. Marks, and Dunya Hecht Early Lessons from the Cash and Counseling Demonstration and evaluation Findings from a pathbreaking U.S. study. By Kevin J. Mahoney, Kristin Simone, and Lori Simon-Rusinowitz Promoting Consumer Direction for Family Caregiver Support: An Agency-Driven Model Along the continuum of care. By Lynn Friss Feinberg and Claudia Ellano People First: The Consumers in Consumer Direction Disparate groups have been engaged in the struggle. By Marisa A. Scala and Tom Nerney

Toward a Stable and Experienced Caregiving Workforce How can current problems be solved? By Mary Ann Wilner The Quality of Consumer-Directed Long-Term Care What do consumers mean by "quality"? By Scott Miyake Geron Consumer-Directed Home- and Community-Based Services Programs in Five Countries: Policy Issues for Older People and Government Similar challenges, varied response By Jane Tilly, Joshua M. Wiener, and Alison Evans Cuellar Comparing Consumer- and Agency-Directed Models: California's In-Home Supportive Services Program A fruitful look at experiences and outcomes. By A. E. Benjamin and Ruth E. Matthias Rapid Response: Development of a Homecare Worker Replacement Service Reliable backup care By Diane Wong Culturally Appropriate Consumer-Directed Care: The American Indian Choices Project Taking into account beliefs and attitudes. By Kathy Dwyer Fiscal Intermediaries: Reducing the Burden of Consumer-Directed Support With increased control come increased responsibilities. By Susan A. Flanagan and Pamela S. Green A Consumer-Directed Homecare Program that Works for the Cognitively Impaired Special issues for these consumers and families. By Ruth Rothbart Mayer, Ann Berson, and Jean Marks Letters to Generations A Salute from James Firman

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