Aging & Disability

This literature review summarizes what is known about falls and fall prevention and identifies the components of effective strategies for reducing falls. Intertwined in the discussion are the results of interviews conducted with individuals representing nine fall prevention programs that have been identified as particularly successful.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Jennifer Schore and Barbara Phillips

This paper — which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report — describes New Jersey's nursing home transition program, called Community Choice. Community Choice is one of the first permanent, publicly funded nursing home transition programs in the United States.

President Bush signed Executive Order 13217 on June 18, 2001, "to place qualified individuals with disabilities in community settings whenever appropriate...so as to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to live close to their families and friends, to live more independently, to engage in productive employment, and to participate in community life." This paper provides an overview of c

This paper — which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report — describes Texas' nursing home transition grant.

This paper — which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report — describes Arkansas' Passages program. The case studies provide useful information as states consider nursing home transition efforts or implement nursing home transition programs.

This paper, which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report, describes Colorado's nursing home program. Unlike other Nursing Home Transition Demonstration Grants, Colorado's grant focused on preventing nursing home admissions, rather than assisting people who want to move into the community.

This paper — which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report — describes an initiative called One-to-One: Vermonters in Transition (One-to-One), is one of a series of nine case studies presenting results from the Demonstration.

This paper — which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report — describes Florida's Nursing Home Transition Grant Project, is one of a series of nine case studies presenting results from the Demonstration. The case studies provide useful information as states consider nursing home transition efforts or implement nursing home transition programs.