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Long-Term Care Governmental Funding
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Why Is This Important?
According to American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), Home and Community Based Programs support independence for older Americans and people with disabilities by providing affordable, ethical aging services for individuals and their families.
Definition
Percentage of government funding allocated to institutional care as compared to funds allocated to Home and Community Based Programs (HCBP)
Data Source
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, New Jersey Department of Human Services(https://nj.gov/humanservices/dmahs/home/index.html)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Amount of government funding allocated to nursing homes |
| Denominator: | Total amount of government funding for long-term care |
How Are We Doing?
Between 1997 and SFY 2009, the percentage of funding for institutional care (nursing homes) decreased from 93% to 72%, thereby meeting the Healthy New Jersey 2010 goal of reducing the percentage spent on institutional care. Progress toward the Healthy New Jersey 2020 goal of 59.2% was slower and the target was not met.
What Is Being Done?
The Department of Human Services' [https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/home/commprograms.html Office of Home & Community-Based Services Quality Assurance] administers a state-funded home and community-based program for seniors and their caregivers ([https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/services/jacc/index.html JACC]) and monitors the quality of care management services for this program and for the [https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/home/mltss.html Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)] program.
Available Services
Getting Help at Home: [http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/help/]
Health Program Information
NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services: [https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/home/]