The state of California is working to create an "ideal" long-term care delivery system. Here are three short-term actions that the state can take now to lay meaningful cornerstones for a more comprehensive overhaul.
A newly released scorecard by the AARP Policy Institute, with support from The SCAN Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund, ranks states on how well each delivers long-term services and supports to older adults and people with disabilities.
Quality measurement in healthcare has always been difficult and expensive. In fact, most of today's measures do not create enough value for actual healthcare users and, as a result, have little impact on improving care and lowering costs.
When it comes to aging with dignity and independence, the enduring dilemma of how people and society should pay for needed long-term care services often grabs the spotlight. But while cost remains a top-tier issue in delivering long-term care, quality from the person’s perspective matters regardless of who pays for the care.