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Miller, Edward Alan; Mor, Vincent; Clark, Melissa – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Theories of the policy process recognize that policy proposals are typically generated, debated, redrafted, and accepted for consideration through the gradual accumulation of knowledge within communities of specialists. Thus, to inform long-term care (LTC) reform efforts, we conducted a Web-based survey of 1,147 LTC specialists…
Descriptors: Public Officials, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities, Organizational Change
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Hettema, Jennifer E.; Sorensen, James L. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
This policy commentary addresses a significant access to care issue that faces methadone maintenance patients seeking residential treatment in the United States. Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) has demonstrated strong efficacy in the outpatient treatment of opiate dependence. However, many opiate dependent patients are also in need of more…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Maintenance, Residential Programs, Patients