Paying Family Caregivers: An Effective Policy Option in the Arkansas Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation

Simon-Rusinowitz, Lori; Mahoney, Kevin J.; Loughlin, Dawn M.; Sadler, Michele DeBarthe

doi:10.1300/j002v37n01_07

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“…Consumers could hire family or non-family care workers. In a comparison between the two, it was found that consumers who hired family members received more services and had equal or superior satisfaction and health outcomes compared to those who hired non-relatives (Simon- Rusinowitz et al 2005). Another demonstration project in Japan involved a consumer cooperative that began by distributing eco-friendly foods and goods to its members.…”

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Global Aging: Challenges for Community Psychology

Cheng

Heller

2009

American J of Comm Psychol

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Older persons are among the major marginalized, disenfranchised citizens worldwide, yet this group has generally been ignored in the community psychology literature. In this paper, we trace the demographic trends in aging worldwide, and draw the field's attention to the United Nations Program on Aging, which structures its policy recommendations in terms of concepts that are familiar to community psychologists. A central theme of the paper is that community psychology can have a role in producing the conceptual shifts needed to change societal attitudes now dominated by negative age stereotypes.

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Section: Familial Support and Community Caregivingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global Aging: Challenges for Community Psychology

Cheng

Heller

2009

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…While the paid benefit to the caregiver delivering consumer-directed services is often not sufficient to supplant workplace compensation, receiving financial compensation through consumer direction has reduced the financial burden or enabled the caregiver to reduce the hours worked at a place of employment (Doty, 2004;Simon-Rusinowitz, Mahoney, Loughlin, & Sadler, 2005).…”

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Inclusion of Caregiver Supports and Services in Home- and Community-Based Service Programs: Recent Reports from State Units on Aging

Castora-Binkley

Noelker

Ejaz

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Journal of Aging & Social Policy

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“…However, policy makers have often considered this option to be controversial (Linsk, Keigher, Simon-Rusinowitz, & England, 1992;Simon-Rusinowitz, Mahoney, Loughlin, & Sadler, 2005). For decades, policy makers have expressed strong views to support or oppose this policy option and continue to do so (Simon-Rusinowitz et al, in press.…”

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“…In light of this shortage, policy makers continue to examine the results of initiatives such as Better Jobs Better Care to identify factors that can ease worker shortages and increase retention of direct care workers (Stone & Dawson, 2008). Hiring relatives and friends, an often-used option in consumerdirected services, draws from nontraditional labor sources and expands this limited labor supply (Simon-Rusinowitz et al, 2005).…”

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Lessons From the Arkansas Cash and Counseling Program: How the Experiences of Diverse Older Consumers and Their Caregivers Address Family Policy Concerns

Simon-Rusinowitz

Loughlin

et al. 2009

Journal of Aging & Social Policy

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This paper addresses four family policy questions that policy makers often ask about consumer-directed services, examining issues such as quality, suitability, and fraud and abuse. Responses to these questions evolved from the experiences of diverse elder consumers and their caregivers who participated in IndependentChoices, the Arkansas site of the Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation (CCDE) program. Building on CCDE evaluation survey data, this analysis of in-home interviews with participants discussing their experiences of receiving, giving, and managing care demonstrates how the program allows consumers choices so they receive the services they want. At the same time, program flexibility allows policy makers to safeguard both consumers and program resources through the use of supports such as representatives, state consultants, and fiscal intermediaries. This article demonstrates how the Cash and Counseling model can address the needs of both consumers with diverse disabilities and policy makers.

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Paying Family Caregivers: An Effective Policy Option in the Arkansas Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation

Cited by 33 publications

References 5 publications

Global Aging: Challenges for Community Psychology

Global Aging: Challenges for Community Psychology

Inclusion of Caregiver Supports and Services in Home- and Community-Based Service Programs: Recent Reports from State Units on Aging

Lessons From the Arkansas Cash and Counseling Program: How the Experiences of Diverse Older Consumers and Their Caregivers Address Family Policy Concerns

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