The University of Minnesota School of Public Health has launched a research project to understand the scope of home- and community-based services for people with dementia, factors that influence satisfaction with HCBS, and how such care varies.
Funded by a four-year, $2-million grant from the National Institute on Aging, data for the study are being supplied through a first-of-its-kind partnership with ADvancing States and Health Services Research Institute, which represents 56 state and territorial agencies on aging and disabilities and long-term services and supports directors.
“No one has ever pooled these data together to get a comprehensive picture of what quality care looks like for people who use home and community-based services,” Tetyana Shippee, Ph.D., an associate professor at University of Minnesota and the project’s principal investigator said. “The need for this information will only grow as more and more people age and rely on those services rather than receive care in a nursing home.”
