Health planning efforts for the elderly have been hampered by the lack of reliable estimates of the non-institutionalized long-term care population. Until recently national estimates were virtually non-existent, and reliable local estimates remain unavailable.
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Advanced SearchEpidemiological, Demographic, and Social Correlates of Disability Among the Elderly
A study was conducted on elderly long-term care population characteristics and service use; it focused on functional transitions at advanced ages and the impact of long-term care services on these transitions.
An Evaluability Assessment of Child Care Options for Work-Welfare Programs
MAXIMUS, Inc. April 1988 This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-85-0004 between HHS's Office of Social Services Policy (now the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy) and MAXIMUS, Inc. For additional information about this subject, you can visit the ASPE home page at http://aspe.hhs.gov.
An Evaluability Assessment of Child Care Options for Work-Welfare Programs Volume II: State Discussion Summaries, Head Start Grantee Case Studies, and Cost Examples
MAXIMUS, Inc. April 1988 PDF Version
AIDS Children and Child Welfare: Final Report
The goals of the study are to: define the issues related to providing care to children with AIDS; place parameters around the size and scope of the problem; and attempt to clarify some of the perceptions and approaches relevant to the problem. This project focuses on children with AIDS whose parents are, or have had sexual contact with, IV drug abusers.
A Synthesis of Research on Child Care Utilization Patterns
This paper synthesizes findings on current and future trends in child care usage patterns among employed mothers of preschoolers (less than 6 years old).
Child Care Used by Working Women in the AFDC Population: An Analysis of the SIPP Data Base
This paper presents the Survey of Income and Program Participation data on child care for working guardians on AFDC. These guardians use care by relatives 58% of the time for their youngest children under 6. They are thus using informal care arrangements which are generally free or low cost instead of more formal arrangements, for which one generally must pay.
Usage of Different Kinds of Child Care: An Analysis of the SIPP Data Base
Data are presented to defend the theory that families use the kind of care which is available to them and affordable.