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Images of Ohio Centenarians : An Exploratory Study
Get PDFThis research report presents findings from face-to-face qualitative interviews with 16 centenarians residing in southwest, central, and northeast Ohio. Our research focused on the following questions: How do centenarians adapt to remain in control of their physical and social environments? How do they sustain morale and motivation in the face of waning energy and declining physical abilities? How do they view the world from their vantage point? How do they interpret the past in light of the many drastic, if not revolutionary changes, they have witnessed in the course of their long lives? How do they go about making meaning of their experience? How do they tell their life stories
Providing quality home and community-based services through PASSPORT
Get PDFThis report is part of a larger evaluation of Ohio's PASSPORT Program. It examines issues of provider tenure, provider certification, and provider quality assurance. Data were collected in focus groups, interviews, and a mailed survey
Picking up the tab : families discuss the financial impact of caregiving
Get PDFThis qualitative study analyzed the stories and circumstances of family caregivers to older adults with an emphasis on understanding the financial implications of caregiving. Themes included: the timing of the caregiving episode, planning for long-term care needs, relationships within the family, the process and effects of decisions and choices, legal issues, work issues, caregiving and non-caregiving expenses, and non-financial costs related to caregiving
Implementation of the 2002 Ohio nursing home family satisfaction survey : final report
Get PDFIn 2002, the Scripps Gerontology Center conducted the second annual nursing home family satisfaction survey under a contract to the Ohio Dept. of Aging. Seven hundred thirty-six of the 902 nursing homes on the mailing list had at least one survey returned by a family member. Nearly half (48%) of nursing home resident families responded, for a total return of 16,955 family responses.
Refinements to the survey instrument showed continued high reliability of domain areas and the instrument as a whole. Changes in instructions to families, and a number of processes were changed this year that resulted in fewer family and facility calls requesting assistance from the toll-free hotline operated by the Margaret Blenkner Research Institute at Benjamin Rose.
Comparisons of 2001 and 2002 responses show some significant improvements statewide, with more items showing statewide averages of 90 and above. Among facilities that participated both years, a number of areas also showed statistically significant improvements.
The family satisfaction survey is one important component of the comprehensive nursing home information shown on the Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide (www.ltcohio.org)
Evaluation of Ohio's assisted living Medicaid waiver program : Report on program costs
Get PDFThis report is one among four that represents an evaluation of Ohio s Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver program. This report examines the costs and characteristics of those individuals who enrolled in the assisted living waiver program during its initial implementation. Assisted living resident characteristics (demographic and functional) are compared to Medicaid nursing home residents and PASSPORT enrollees. The costs of assisted living residents are compared to nursing home residents in the same region of the state