SCAN Foundation

Lawmakers should weigh costs associated with dementia when coordinating care for Medicare beneficiaries, analysis suggests

McKnight's Staff May 17, 2012

As policymakers seek to integrate care for dual eligibles, they need to consider the cost of treating beneficiaries with dementia, new data suggests.

New report shows states struggling to provide affordable high-quality long-term care

September 08, 2011

Even states that are doing well with offering reasonably priced, high-quality long-term care support services could do better, according to a new report released by three aging advocacy groups.

Older disabled individuals choosing community-based living, report states

September 02, 2011

Greater numbers of older disabled Americans are choosing assisted living or continuing care retirement communities over nursing homes, but have higher rates of hospitalization, a new report says.

Report proposes changes to streamline care for dual eligibles

August 29, 2011

Elderly dual eligibles, those individuals that receive Medicare and Medicaid benefits, are at risk for experiencing substantial drops in care when moving between Medicare and Medicaid coverage, a new report shows.

Changing the conversation: How Americans talk, think and feel about aging

Bruce Chernof, M.D. June 01, 2011

In my 25 years as a physician, I've never heard anyone describe themselves as a "functionally impaired patient with chronic multiple conditions," a "long-term care recipient" or a "dual eligible." Yet these types of terms are used every day among healthcare professionals, policy wonks and advocates to describe the very people on whose behalf we work.

Researchers cite four ways to include long-term care more effectively in healthcare reform efforts

July 17, 2009

A new report released Thursday by Georgetown University researchers, in association with The SCAN Foundation, presents four possible options for including long-term care services and supports in reform legislation.