PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AARP Pennsylvania today warned that a new study ranking Pennsylvania 42nd nationally in meeting the long-term care needs of older residents calls for across the board improvements, with particular emphasis on enhancing care giving affordability and access. The ranking comes from a new comprehensive state-by-state Scorecard from AARP with support of the nation’s leading organizations behind quality long-term care, The Commonwealth Fund and SCAN Foundation.
Raising Expectations 2014: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers – an update of the inaugural 2011 Scorecard – ranks each state overall and within 26 performance indicators along five key dimensions: affordability and access; choice of setting and provider; quality of life and quality of care; support for family caregivers; and, effective transitions. New indicators this year include length of stay in nursing homes and use of anti-psychotic drugs by nursing homes, raising serious concerns about the quality of institutional care.
“The vast majority of older Pennsylvanians want to live independently, at home, as they age – most with the help of unpaid family caregivers,” said Bill Johnston-Walsh, state director of AARP Pennsylvania, which serves more than 1.8 million members age 50 and older statewide. “Even facing tight budgets following the Great Recession, most states made clear progress to help older residents achieve that goal. It’s time for Pennsylvania to step up to the plate, and this Scorecard shows what we have to do. We don’t have time to stand idle any longer.”
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All information was gathered from the article in the Insurancenewsnet.com. For more information please view the full article at http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/06/19/new-scorecard-gives-pennsylvania-low-marks-for-serving-older-disabled-residents-a-519860.html.
