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Evaluating the Cost Effectiveness of the Elder Abuse Forensic Center Model in Los Angeles County, California, 2007-2013 (ICPSR 35484)

Released/updated on: 2017-06-29

Geographic coverage: Los Angeles, California

Time period: 2013-03-07--2013-05-23, 2007-04-01--2009-12-31, 2007-01-01--2011-01-01

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they there received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except of the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompany readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collections and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.

This study evaluated the cost effectiveness of the Los Angeles Elder Abuse Forensic Center (EAFC) by examining costs associated elder abuse cases processed under a multidisciplinary team approach. Using data collected in Evaluating the Elder Abuse Forensic Center Model in Los Angeles County, California, 2007-2009 (ICPSR 34979) researchers focused on the key components, participants, and processes necessary to operate the Los Angeles EAFC and identified the costs required to process an elder abuse case as well as the outcomes attained by the EAFC. This study also carried out a survey of Adult Protective Service (APS) social workers on time spent on different case process activity and their perception on efficiency of the Los Angeles EAFC, and collected associated costs estimates.

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National Long Term Care Channeling Evaluation, 1982-1984 (ICPSR 8683)

Released/updated on: 1992-02-16

Geographic coverage: United States

Time period: 1982-01-01--1984-01-01

The United States Department of Health and Human Services initiated this survey to demonstrate and evaluate the cost savings and effectiveness of applying a case management approach to community-based long term care services for the frail elderly. The goal of case management is to coordinate and direct community, medical, and informal long term care services to the frail elderly as an alternative to institutionalization. The four main areas of evaluation are: 1) the use of hospitals, nursing homes, and other formal medical services, 2) public and private expenditures on formal community services including case-management, housing, and income transfers, 3) informal care by family and friends, and 4) individual outcomes, including quality of life, physical functioning, unmet service needs, and mortality of the elderly sample members.

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National Survey of Institutionalized Persons, 1976 (ICPSR 7866)

Released/updated on: 1992-02-16

Geographic coverage: United States

This data collection was designed to obtain information about the services and resources of the various types of long-term care facilities in the United States, i.e., chronic care institutions (providing care for people with chronic conditions, diseases, and handicaps), institutions that provide care for the mentally ill and mentally handicapped, nursing homes, homes for the aged, and residential schools and treatments centers. Six major areas of concern were examined in this study: (1) the appropriateness of placement/admission and discharge, plus possible alternatives, (2) the quality of life within the institutional environment, (3) the residents' rights and legal status, (4) the medical and non-medical services provided and needed, (5) the sources of financing such care, and (6) the impact of government programs and policies upon the costs and provision of certain types of service. This information was collected from 9,090 residents of 851 institutions and from 3,289 of their family members. Administrative staff at each resident's facility also provided information about that facility as well as the sampled resident. Data about the resident's institution include its basic characteristics, e.g., type of care provided, ownership, number of beds, occupancy rate, and services and programs offered. Resident data include basic social and demographic characteristics, reason for institutionalization, cost of care, current activities, type of treatment, and the physical limitations of the institutional population. Family data examine the next of kin's relationship to the resident, e.g., relative's proximity to the institution, frequency of visits, and monetary contributions to the resident, as well as the next of kin's demographic characteristics and views of the resident and his or her institutionalization.