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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/rss/feed?t=topics%3a382&t=topics%3a418&cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><title>RWJF - Topic: Long-Term Care</title><description>Recent publications within the Long-Term Care topic area from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2000-2013 RWJF</copyright><webMaster>webmail@rwjf.org</webMaster><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/rwjf-topic-long-term-care" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="rwjf-topic-long-term-care" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2009/11/coming-home.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2009/11/coming-home.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living is a national program to develop affordable models of assisted living, with a focus on smaller and rural communities and low-income seniors.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2012/12/the-green-house-project----reimagining-old-age.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2012/12/the-green-house-project----reimagining-old-age.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[The Green House Project�:  Reimagining Old Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[upported by RWJF, The Green House Project� has pioneered a radically different approach to long-term care that returns control, dignity, and a sense of well-being to elders, their families, and nursing care staff.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:57:09 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/research-features/green-house-research-collaborative.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/research-features/green-house-research-collaborative.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Green House Research Collaborative]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Green House Project has partnered with The Research Initiative Valuing Eldercare (THRIVE) to learn more about what contributes to better quality care in nursing homes, including Green House homes.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:32:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2012/10/scaling-visionary-solutions-to-improve-the-health-of-vulnerable-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2012/10/scaling-visionary-solutions-to-improve-the-health-of-vulnerable-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Scaling Visionary Solutions to Improve the Health of Vulnerable Populations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Green House Project, a breakthrough solution to caring for aging Americans, �illustrates what it takes to take an idea mainstream.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/grantees/the-green-house-project.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/grantees/the-green-house-project.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[The Green House Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Developing small community homes as alternatives to nursing homes, this radical, new national model for skilled nursing care returns control, dignity, and a sense of well-being to elders, their families, and direct care staff.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2012/08/can-culture-change-offer-viable-solutions-to-meet-increased-dema.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2012/08/can-culture-change-offer-viable-solutions-to-meet-increased-dema.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Can Culture Change Offer Viable Solutions to Meet Increased Demands for Long-Term Care?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ?culture change? movement is transforming long-term care by promoting more home-like facilities and providing more options for consumers to receive care how and where they want it, in their communities. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2012/04/pioneering-care-management-solutions-for-tennessees-medicaid-pro.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2012/04/pioneering-care-management-solutions-for-tennessees-medicaid-pro.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Pioneering Care Management Solutions for Tennessee's Medicaid Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[This profile details Tennessee?s innovative health care transformation process and the critical role of the state?s Medicaid director Darin Gordon in the statewide restructuring. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 1 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2012/04/can-the-u-s--tackle-runaway-health-care-costs-and-increase-life-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2012/04/can-the-u-s--tackle-runaway-health-care-costs-and-increase-life-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Can the U.S. Tackle Runaway Health Care Costs and Increase Life Expectancy at the Same Time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In most developed countries, there is a direct correlation between health care spending and life expectancy. Yet the United States, one of the wealthiest and most industrialized countries in the world, defies this norm.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 1 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/12/community-partnerships-for-older-adults.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/12/community-partnerships-for-older-adults.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Community Partnerships for Older Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community Partnerships for Older Adults (CPFOA) aimed to improve long-term care and supportive systems for vulnerable older adults by fostering collaborative partnerships and building community capacity.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/older-adults-spearhead-grassroots-effort-in-lyons-township-ill-t.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/older-adults-spearhead-grassroots-effort-in-lyons-township-ill-t.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Older Adults Spearhead Grassroots Effort in Lyons Township, Ill., to Promote Age-Friendly Communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aging Care Connections spearheaded an effort in 20 communities in Lyons Township, Ill., to help older adults get needs support to maintain their independence in the community for as long as possible.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/bringing-the-table-to-the-community.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/bringing-the-table-to-the-community.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Bringing the Table to the Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[The San Francisco partnership created the first-ever plan to improve community-based aging services. A coordinating council reporting to the mayor guided implementation, including bringing aging services into public housing and influencing policy.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/bringing-community-supports-to-invisible-frail-elders-in-manches.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/bringing-community-supports-to-invisible-frail-elders-in-manches.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Bringing Community Supports to "Invisible" Frail Elders in Manchester, N.H.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Easter Seals of New Hampshire led a community-based partnership called Seniors Count! in projects to address the nonmedical factors that put frail older adults at risk for serious medical issues and limit their ability to live independently.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/overcoming-scandal-and-promoting-collaboration-to-benefit-vulner.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/overcoming-scandal-and-promoting-collaboration-to-benefit-vulner.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Overcoming Scandal and Promoting Collaboration to Benefit Vulnerable Elders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haywood Community Connections, a grantee of Community Partnerships for Older Adults, developed a community-wide initiative to improve long-term-care supports for older adults in rural North Carolina.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/getting-ready-for-the-coming-silver-tsunami-in-maui-hawaii.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/getting-ready-for-the-coming-silver-tsunami-in-maui-hawaii.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Getting Ready for the Coming "Silver Tsunami" in Maui, Hawaii]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rita Barreras led a community partnership in Maui, Hawaii, to create an infrastructure that allowed older adults to "age in the community" by increasing the caregiver workforce and changing rules to expand long-term-care options.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/smoothing-the-transition-from-hospital-to-community-for-older-ad.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/12/smoothing-the-transition-from-hospital-to-community-for-older-ad.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Smoothing the Transition From Hospital to Community for Older Adults in Jacksonville, Fla.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark LeMaire led a community partnership in Jacksonville, Fla., that placed elder care advocates in area hospitals to help discharged patients transition back to the community. The hospitals have since incorporated the program into their operations.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/11/revolutionizing-elder-care.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/11/revolutionizing-elder-care.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Revolutionizing Elder Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York Times recognizes Green House� model as, "the most comprehensive effort to reinvent the nursing home"]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2010/10/pilot-program-trains-certified-home-health-aides-to-provide-nurs.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2010/10/pilot-program-trains-certified-home-health-aides-to-provide-nurs.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Pilot Program Trains Certified Home Health Aides to Provide Nursing Care to Patients at Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the state of New Jersey's Nurse Delegation Pilot Program, registered nurses delegated specific health care tasks performed in the homes of some Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities or chronic conditions to certified home health aides.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 4 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/10/creating-long-term-care-insurance-options-for-elderly-people-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/10/creating-long-term-care-insurance-options-for-elderly-people-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Creating Long-Term-Care Insurance Options for Elderly People]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Center for Health Care Strategies helped states create long-term-care insurance partnership programs that provide affordable coverage and financial protection for beneficiaries, generate business for insurers, and protect Medicaid budgets.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 4 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/09/innovative-nursing-care-model-goes-mainstream-with-100th-home.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/09/innovative-nursing-care-model-goes-mainstream-with-100th-home.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Innovative Nursing Care Model Goes Mainstream  With 100th Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[New poll, economic data underscores demand, viability of The Green House model.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/09/creating-a-revolution-in-nursing-homes-putting-home-and-heart-in.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/09/creating-a-revolution-in-nursing-homes-putting-home-and-heart-in.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Creating a Revolution in Nursing Homes: Putting Home and Heart In to Long-Term Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[RWJF Celebrates the 100th Green House Home.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/09/retirement-and-health-poll.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/09/retirement-and-health-poll.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Retirement and Health Poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pre-retirees may underestimate health, financial challenges of retirement, poll from NPR, RWJF and Harvard School of Public Health shows.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/05/michigan-project-creates-screening-system-and-develops-and-tests.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/05/michigan-project-creates-screening-system-and-develops-and-tests.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Michigan Project Creates Screening System and Develops and Tests Quality Measures for Home-Based Medicaid Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Michigan conducted development and evaluation work on the Michigan Managed Long-Term Care Initiative, which allows eligible adults to receive Medicaid-covered services in their homes.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/05/the-class-act.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/05/the-class-act.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[The CLASS Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[A provision for long-term care insurance in the Affordable Care Act doesn't appear fiscally viable, and is being restructured to remain solvent and self-financing for at least 75 years. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/04/better-jobs-better-care-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/04/better-jobs-better-care-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Better Jobs Better Care: Building a Strong Long-Term Care Workforce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better Jobs Better Care supported changes in long-term-care policy and provider practices to reduce high vacancy and turnover rates among the paraprofessionals who provide direct care to older adults and to improve the quality of that care.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/04/oregon-works-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/04/oregon-works-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Oregon Works!: Promoting Change Through Person-Directed Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oregon Works! project of Better Jobs Better Care aimed to improve recruitment and retention of direct-care workers at eight participating long-term-care sites. The union representing the state's independent home-care workers also participated.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/04/vermont-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/04/vermont-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Vermont: Empowering Direct-Care Workers Through Education]]></title><description><![CDATA["We made sure we developed both centralized and individualized curricula that addressed the needs expressed by each participating site" in the Vermont Better Jobs, Better Care project, said the project director.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/04/pennsylvania.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/04/pennsylvania.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania: Forming Regional Coalitions in a Large State]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lead agency for the 40-member Pennsylvania coalition for the Better Jobs Better Care project divided the state into five regions in order to provide a local focus on long-term care worker issues in the large state.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/04/iowa.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/04/iowa.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Iowa: Giving Direct-Care Workers a Voice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Iowa Better Jobs, Better Care project involved a 20-member coalition and 13 long-term-care nursing facilities and home care agencies in developing, implementing and evaluating the practice interventions.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/01/new-effort-launched-to-help-veterans-with-disabilities-live-inde.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/01/new-effort-launched-to-help-veterans-with-disabilities-live-inde.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[New Effort Launched to Help Veterans with Disabilities Live Independently at Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[New partnership uses participant-directed services to keep Veterans in their communities and out of nursing homes.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 6 Jan 2011 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/01/frontline-caregiver-daily-practices.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/01/frontline-caregiver-daily-practices.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Frontline Caregiver Daily Practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compared with traditional skilled nursing homes, the Green House model allows for more time to be spent caring for and engaging residents. 
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