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Author Financing Long-term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults (Workshop) (2013 : Washington, D.C.)

Title Financing long-term services and supports for individuals with disabilities and older adults : workshop summary / Tracy A. Lustig and Steve Olson, rapporteurs ; Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies
Published Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 72 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf
Contents Introduction and themes of the workshop -- The challenge -- The role of individuals and families -- The role of government -- The role of the private sector -- Reflections on the workshop
Summary "Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults is the summary of a workshop convened in June 2013 by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council to examine the financing of long-term services and supports for working-age individuals with disabilities and among individuals who are developing disabilities as they age. The workshop covered both older adults who acquire disabilities and younger adults with disabilities who may acquire additional impairments as they age, the target population of the Forum's work. The challenges associated with financing long-term services and supports for people with disabilities impacts all age groups. While there are important differences between the characteristics of programs developed for different age groups, and specific populations may have different needs, this workshop addressed the financing sources for long-term services and supports in general, noting specific differences as appropriate. The financing of long-term services and supports has become a major issue in the United States. These are the services and supports that individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need in order to live independently, such as assistance with eating, bathing, and dressing. Long-term services and supports do not include the medical or nursing services required to manage health conditions that may be responsible for a disabling condition. At least 11 million adults ages 18 and over receive long-term services and supports. Only a little more than half of them - 57 percent - are ages 65 or older. One study found that about 6 percent of people turning 65 in 2005 could expect to have expenses of more than 100,000 dollars for long-term services and supports. Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults discusses the scope and trends of current sources of financing for long-term services and supports for working-age individuals with disabilities and older adults aging into disability, including income supports and personal savings. This report considers the role of families, business, and government in financing long-term services and supports and discusses implications of and opportunities for current and innovative approaches."--Publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Online resource; title from resource home page (National Academies Press, viewed on April 30, 2014)
Subject Older people -- Long-term care -- Costs
Older people -- Long-term care -- United States
People with disabilities -- Long-term care -- Costs
People with disabilities -- Long-term care -- United States
Older people.
People with disabilities.
Long-Term Care -- economics
Homemaker Services -- economics
Health Services Needs and Demand -- economics
Activities of Daily Living
Patient Care Management -- economics
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Disabled Persons
elderly.
physically handicapped.
handicapped.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
People with disabilities
Older people
Older people -- Long-term care
People with disabilities -- Long-term care
SUBJECT United States
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Lustig, Tracy A., rapporteur
Olson, Steve, 1956- rapporteur
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Sciences Policy, sponsoring body
National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, sponsoring body.
ISBN 9780309294072
030929407X