| Title | Expenditures for long-term care services by community elders |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1989 |
| Authors | Ruchlin H.S, Morris J.N, Gutkin C.E, Sherwood S. |
| Journal | Health Care Financing Review |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 55-65 |
| Date Published | Spring |
| Accession Number | 10313097 |
| Keywords | *Health Expenditures/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data], *Long-Term Care/ec [Economics], Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Community Health Services/ec [Economics], Costs and Cost Analysis/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data], Data Collection, Health Status, Home Care Services/ec [Economics], Human, Institutionalization/ec [Economics], Longitudinal Studies, Risk Factors, Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, United States |
| Abstract | Costs of care are presented for elderly persons in five community-based settings. These settings include elderly persons living in their own homes or in group housing and who do or do not receive case-managed home care. Expenditures for care ranged from a low of about $1,100 per year to a high of $4,025. The level of expenditure was directly related to risk of institutionalization and was higher for those receiving case-managed home care. As a majority of the elderly use a substantial amount of care even without case management, the potential for community care demonstration programs to yield significant cost savings appears quite limited. |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4192953/pdf/hcfr-10-3-55.pdf |
| Short Title | Health Care Financ Rev |
| Alternate Journal | Health Care Financ Rev |
