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The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality

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Nursing homes play a unique dual role in the long-term care continuum, serving as a place where people receive needed health care and a place they call home. The 1986 Institute of Medicine report Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes identified a range of challenges to the quality of care in nursing homes.

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State Community Health Worker Models

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ACO Accountable Care Organizations. CBCM Community Based Care Management Program. PCCM Primary Care Case Management. PCMH Patient Centered Medical Home . PH-MCO Physical Health Managed Care Organization. RAE Regional Accountable Entity. Acronym Guide. APM Alternative Payment Model.

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The Direct Care Workforce

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Nursing Assistants. Typically, nursing assistants also provide personal assistance with self-care activities. Nursing assistants may perform some delegated nursing tasks under clinical supervision. A certified nurse assistant (CNA) is qualified to work in a Medicare-certified nursing facility.

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Community Health Worker Models

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The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the Medicaid program administrator) does not specifically require the Regional Accountable Entities (RAEs), care coordinating entities contracted with Colorado’s Medicaid program, or other managed care entities to cover CHW services, nor does the Department pay for CHW services under FFS.

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Emerging Respite Care Strategies in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waivers for Older Adults, Adults with Physical Disabilities, and their Family Caregivers

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Although most states offer respite through Medicaid, varied program policies and payment rates among states greatly affect caregivers’ access to high-quality respite services. Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Basics Home and-community based services (HCBS) allows individuals who meet an institutional level of care (e.g.,

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

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The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) pairs registered nurses with low-income first-time mothers during pregnancy and continues with regular home visits until the child’s second birthday. State Medicaid authorities can use the Healthy Steps Return on Investment tools to examine the program’s impact on the state budget and outcomes.

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Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving Safety and Quality of Care in the Nation’s Nursing Homes

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The President believes we must improve the quality of our nursing homes so that seniors, people with disabilities, and others living in nursing homes get the reliable, high-quality care they deserve. In fact, failure to comply with Federal guidelines at nursing homes is widespread.