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Peer reviewedBraun, Kathryn L.; Rose, Charles L. – Gerontologist, 1989
Used medico-social analytic model to compare five long-term care programs: Skilled Nursing Facility-Intermediate Care Facility (SNF-ICF) homes, ICF homes, foster homes, day hospitals, and home care. Identified similarities and differences among programs. Preliminary findings suggest that model is useful in the evaluation and design of long-term…
Descriptors: Community Services, Costs, Long Term Care, Models
Peer reviewedBraun, Kathryn L.; Rose, Charles L. – Family Relations, 1987
Relatives (N=62) of matched pairs of patients in geriatric foster homes and nursing homes rated care provided to their relatives. Significantly more foster family patients had positive pre-placement attitudes than did nursing home patients. Upon follow-up, relatives of foster patients reported seeing more patient improvement, satisfaction,…
Descriptors: Adult Foster Care, Life Satisfaction, Nursing Homes, Older Adults
Peer reviewedBraun, Kathryn L.; Rose, Charles L. – Gerontologist, 1986
Compared 40 matched pairs of patients discharged from acute care to either nursing homes or to Hawaii's geriatric foster family care program. Foster family patients showed more improvement in well-being and mobility and equal improvement in activities of daily living skills. The cost of foster family care was 61% that of nursing home care.…
Descriptors: Adult Foster Care, Cost Effectiveness, Daily Living Skills, Nursing Homes
