The SCAN Foundation - Commissioned & Supported Work

CHCS Profiles for State Innovation Roadmaps on Improving the U.S. Long-Term Care Delivery System

scanadmin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:40:00 +0000

The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), with support from The SCAN Foundation, released a set of Profiles of State Innovation Roadmaps that synthesize lessons from states for better managing the complex array of long-term supports and services (LTSS).

The Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) Presents a California Direct Care Workforce Fact Sheet

scanadmin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:13:10 +0000

The Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), with support from The SCAN Foundation, presents a fact sheet addressing critical issues surrounding the direct care workforce of California. Each day, more than a half million personal attendants, home health aides, and nursing aides provide essential daily living services and supports to persons with disabilities and chronic care needs, including the elderly.
This fact sheet explores the demographics and growing demand for a highly trained direct care workforce to meet the current and future needs of older Californians and those with disabilities.
To read the PHI fact sheet regarding California’s direct care workforce, please click here.

Brookings Report: Achieving Better Chronic Care at Lower Costs Across the Health Care Continuum for Older Americans

scanadmin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:24:44 +0000

The SCAN Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation announce the publication of a Brookings Institution report, “Achieving Better Chronic Care at Lower Costs Across the Health Care Continuum for Older Americans,” which examines one of the most urgent issues affecting health care policy today. Improvements in the efficiency and quality of care delivered by the U.S. health care system is largely dependent on reforming the way that care is supported, reimbursed, and delivered to older Americans, who often have multiple chronic illnesses and are in need of long-term services and supports (such as home and community-based services, intermediate care facilities for people with mental retardation/developmental disabilities, or nursing homes).

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Presents the Series, Care of the Aging Patient: From Evidence to Action

scanadmin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:27:58 +0000

JAMA, a peer-reviewed medical journal, launched a news series focused on caring for the aging population in its Oct. 13, 2010 issue. Titled “Care of the Aging Patient: From Evidence to Action," the series aims to improve clinical practice and inform policy in the care of older individuals, especially those who have started to lose their independence or are at risk of doing so. Articles will explore the course of aging as a result of progressive decline and will also analyze how to put existing evidence into practice by using real patient stories and interviews to address pressing care questions.
To access links to the entire series from JAMA's Web site, please scroll down to "Special Collections" on the "JAMA Topic Selections" page by clicking here.

Please click here to read an excerpt of, "Managing Medications in Clinically Complex Elders: 'Nobody Rushes You Through,"' by Chad Boult and G. Darryl Wieland.

Please click here to read an excerpt of, "Linking a Comprehensive Payment Model to Comprehensive Care of Frail Elderly Patients: A Dual Approach," by Arpita Chattopadhyay and Andrew B. Bindman.

Please click here to read an excerpt of, "Managing Medications in Clinically Complex Elders: There's Got to Be a Happy Medium," by Michael A. Steinman and Joseph T. Hanlon.

Please click here to read an excerpt of, "Medication Use in Older Patients: Better Policy Could Encourage Better Practice," by Jerry Avorn.

Please click here for an excerpt of the commentary, "Clinical Care in the Aging Century— Announcing 'Care of the Aging Patient:From Evidence to Action,'" co-authored by Bruce Chernof, president and CEO of The SCAN Foundation.

Please click here for an excerpt of the article, "Medical Care for the Final Years of Life: 'When You're 83, It's Not Going to be 20 Years,'" by David Reuben.

Please click here for an excerpt of the article, "Policy for an Aging Society: A Review of Systems," by Christine K. Cassel.

Please click here for an excerpt of the article, "The Older Adult Driver with Cognitive Impairment, “It’s a Very Frustrating Life," by David B. Carr and Brian R. Ott's.

Please click here for an excerpt of the commentary, "Driving Fitness and Cognitive Impairment: Issues for Physicians," co-authored by David W. Eby and Lisa J. Molnar.

Please click here for an excerpt of the article, "Incontinence in Older Women," by Patricia S. Goode, Kathryn L. Burgio, Holly E. Richter and Alayne D. Markland's article .

Please click here for an excerpt of the commentary, "Talking about Incontinence: The First Step Toward Prevention and Treatment."

Please click here for an excerpt of the article, "The Patient Who Falls: It's Always a Trade-Off," by Mary E. Tinetti and Chadrika E. Kumar.

Please click here for an excerpt of the commentary, "The Patient Who Falls: Challenges for Patients, Families and Communities," by Ruth Katz and Priti Shah.

Implementing the Affordable Care Act: New Options for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services

scanadmin — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:17:54 +0000

The National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP), with support from The SCAN Foundation, presents a State Health Policy Brief focused on health reform provisions that give states additional options for financing Medicaid home-and community-based services and supports.
The brief analyzes scenarios whereby states, which have significant roles in implementing many aspects of the Affordable Care Act, might implement a combination of new Medicaid state plan options, enhanced Medicaid matching payments, and demonstration projects to expand community-based care.

10-Plus Years After the Olmstead Ruling Progress, Problems, and Opportunities

scanadmin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:18:02 +0000

A new report from the National Senior Citizens Law Center, with support from The SCAN Foundation, calls on states to use the implementation of the Affordable Care Act to end Medicaid’s long-standing bias toward funding long-term care in institutional settings such as nursing homes.
To read the entire report, please click here.

Public Policy and Aging Report: Themed Issue on Implementing the CLASS Act

scanadmin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:55:20 +0000

With funding from The SCAN Foundation, the Spring/Summer 2010 issue of Public Policy and Aging Report features seven articles that recount the origins of the CLASS Act, analyze the legislation's key provisions, and explore potential hurdles of implementation.
The authors include Lisa Shugarman, PhD, of The SCAN Foundation; Joshua Wiener, PhD, of RTI International; Walter Dawson of Oxford University; Barbara Manard, PhD, of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging; Anne Tumlinson, MMHS, of Avalere Health; Rhonda Richards of AARP; and Kathryn Roberts, PhD, of Ecumen.
To read the issue in its entirety, please click here.

Perspectives On: Social Action in California

scanadmin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:55:34 +0000

The attached report, "Perspectives On: Social Action in California," was supported by The SCAN Foundation and prepared by a group of national experts to inform its Fall 2010 Request for Proposals.

Enhancing Social Action for Older Adults Through Technology

scanadmin — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:00:47 +0000

This report is a summary of The SCAN Foundation supported Technology Summit: Enhancing Social Action for Older Adults through Technology, which took place on May 5, 2010 in Oakland, California. The purpose of the Technology Summit was to discuss the strategic role of information and communications technology to enhance social action and advocacy for older adults.

Los Angeles Aging Advocacy Coalition's 2010 Aging Summit Report

scanadmin — Wed, 05 May 2010 07:00:00 +0000

On March 24, 2010, the Los Angeles Aging Advocacy Coalition hosted the 2010 Aging Summit at the Braille Institute of America in Los Angeles, CA. The Summit was sponsored by The SCAN Foundation, Archstone Foundation and the California Wellness Foundation. The purpose was to bring together local service providers and stakeholders to launch a sustainable coalition building a strategy to advance advocacy and policy action for the aging community. The accompanying document is a report of the day's proceedings.