The SCAN Foundation - Foundation Publications

DataBrief No.9: Long-Term Care Insurance by Income

scanadmin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:05:17 +0000

Long-term care insurance helps individuals pay for services that assist them with activities of daily living, such as bathing or dressing. This DataBrief reports on the rate at which seniors needing assistance take up individual long-term care insurance given their level of income.

DataBrief No.8: Group Long-Term Care Insurance

scanadmin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:56:48 +0000

Long-term care insurance has increasingly been sold through employers in the group insurance market. This DataBrief reports on the proportion of U.S. workers who have access to group long-term care insurance through their employers.

DataBrief No.7: Home Modifications

scanadmin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:45:53 +0000

Home modifications are changes people make to their homes to help create a safer environment. This DataBrief reports on the proportion of seniors who add home modifications and how they are financed.

DataBrief No.6: Informal Caregivers

scanadmin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:08:09 +0000

Informal caregivers are family and friends who provide care to individuals with functional or cognitive impairments. This DataBrief reports on the impact of caregiving on those who provide care for individuals over age 50.

The SCAN Foundation's Comments on the CMS Request for Information Regarding Accountable Care Organizations and the Medicare Shared Savings Program

scanadmin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:48:15 +0000

The SCAN Foundation presents its comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services request for information regarding Accountable Care Organizations and the Medicare Shared Savings program.
To read the commentary, please click here.

Policy Brief #4: Transforming California’s System of Care for Older Adults: Considerations for the Next Administration

scanadmin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:47:31 +0000

The SCAN Foundation Policy Brief #4 describes multiple opportunities that the Brown administration has to improve a system of community-based care for older adults who wish to age with dignity and independence.
To read the brief, please click here.

Long-Term Care Fundamentals No. 4: Who Needs and Uses Long-Term Care?

scanadmin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:32:16 +0000

Long-Term Care Fundamentals No. 4 focuses on who uses long-term care, their demographic and functional characteristics, and the risk of using longterm care services.
To read the brief, please click here.

Long-Term Care Fundamentals No. 3: The Financing of Long Term Care

scanadmin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:19:40 +0000

Long-Term Care Fundamentals No. 3 focuses on how long-term care services are financed and the relationship between the federal and state governments in the provision of long-term care services.
To read the brief, please click here.

Long-Term Care Fundamentals No. 2: Organization of Long-Term Care in the Government

scanadmin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:14:48 +0000

Long-Term Care Fundamentals No. 2 describes how the California Administration and Legislature are organized to address long-term care policy, programs, and financing as well as how federal departments and agencies support the state.
To read the brief, please click here.

Long-Term Care Fundamentals No.1: An Overview of Long-Term Care in California

scanadmin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:42:54 +0000

Long-Term Care Fundamentals No. 1 addresses the “who, what, where, when, why and how” of long-term care in the state of California through an introduction to some of its most important issues.

To read the brief, please click here.