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ERIC Number: EJ430832
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0016-9013
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Using ADLs to Establish Eligibility for Long-Term Care among the Cognitively Impaired.
Kane, Robert L.; And Others
Gerontologist, v31 n1 p60-66 Feb 1991
Used database from Oregon Medicaid program to examine differences in the potential insurance coverage of demented persons by using different formulations of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) dependencies. For those with clear dementia, 81-88 percent of the persons with significant behavioral problems were correctly identified when a cut score of three or more ADLs was used. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Eligibility, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Long Term Care, Mental Disorders, Self Care Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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