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The Hawaii Geriatric Foster Care Experiment: Impact Evaluation and Cost Analysis.
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Braun, 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