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The woodwork effect
— special issue | | Author(s) | Francis G Caro |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Social Policy, vol 25, no 2, April-June 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, April-June 2013 |
| Pages | pp 99-180 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Community care ; Nursing homes ; Usage [services] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In American parlance, the "woodwork effect" refers to increases in enrolment that can occur after care programmes have expanded or changed; in other words, encouraging eligible participants to "come out of the woodwork" to enrol in them. For home-based care, an increase in enrolment can lead to increased costs if the expense of treating more participants outweighs the cost savings from avoiding or delaying institutional care. Articles in this special issue of Journal of Aging and Social Policy provide evidence and examples of this "woodwork effect" as applied to home- and community-based services (HCBS), in national Medicaid long-term services and support (LTSS), and nursing home use. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130823253 A |
| Classmark | N: PA: LHB: QLD: 7T |
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