Home Or Nursing Home http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131105200&ft=1&f=131105200 There's been a quiet revolution in the way the elderly and young people with disabilities get long-term health care. Most people want that care at home and a new legal right has emerged to make that happen. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:13:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Home Or Nursing Home http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131105200&ft=1&f=131105200 Katie Beckett Defied The Odds, Helped Other Disabled Kids Live Longer Katie Beckett, 34, died Friday morning in the same hospital where she once made history. Beckett spent most of the first three years of her life in an Iowa hospital because she needed to breathe on a ventilator much of the day. Medicaid would only pay for the expensive treatment if she stayed in the hospital. Her case led to a change in that rule. Mon, 21 May 2012 16:13:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/21/153202340/katie-beckett-defied-the-odds-helped-other-disabled-kids-live-longer?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/21/153202340/katie-beckett-defied-the-odds-helped-other-disabled-kids-live-longer?ft=1&f=131105200 Katie Beckett, 34, died Friday morning in the same hospital where she once made history. Beckett spent most of the first three years of her life in an Iowa hospital because she needed to breathe on a ventilator much of the day. Medicaid would only pay for the expensive treatment if she stayed in the hospital. Her case led to a change in that rule.

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]]> Despite Tragedy And A Fight To Live On Her Own, She Smiled Bylon Alexander dreamed of leaving the nursing home she lived in and move into her own apartment. But tragedy struck just as she got closer to that goal. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:53:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/07/20/138526334/despite-tragedy-and-a-fight-to-live-on-her-own-she-smiled?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/07/20/138526334/despite-tragedy-and-a-fight-to-live-on-her-own-she-smiled?ft=1&f=131105200 Bylon Alexander dreamed of leaving the nursing home she lived in and move into her own apartment. But tragedy struck just as she got closer to that goal.

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]]> At 88, A Chance To Be Independent Again After six years in a nursing home, Rosa Hendrix has moved into her own apartment. Hendrix was featured in an NPR News investigation that examined a new federal law that gives people with disabilities the right to receive long-term health care in their own homes. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:16:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/07/18/138158827/at-88-a-chance-to-be-independent-again?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/2011/07/18/138158827/at-88-a-chance-to-be-independent-again?ft=1&f=131105200 After six years in a nursing home, Rosa Hendrix has moved into her own apartment. Hendrix was featured in an NPR News investigation that examined a new federal law that gives people with disabilities the right to receive long-term health care in their own homes.

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]]> Youth In Nursing Homes Seek Alternative Care Young people are a growing percentage of nursing home residents. But despite alternatives for long-term care, many remain in nursing facilities. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:26:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/09/131916238/youth-in-nursing-homes-seek-alternative-care?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/09/131916238/youth-in-nursing-homes-seek-alternative-care?ft=1&f=131105200 Young people are a growing percentage of nursing home residents. But despite alternatives for long-term care, many remain in nursing facilities.

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]]> A New Nursing Home Population: The Young People ages 31 to 64 now make up the fastest-rising proportion of nursing home residents. One reason: As states face record budget gaps, the programs that help people live at home are being cut. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:02:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/09/131912529/a-new-nursing-home-population-the-young?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/09/131912529/a-new-nursing-home-population-the-young?ft=1&f=131105200 People ages 31 to 64 now make up the fastest-rising proportion of nursing home residents. One reason: As states face record budget gaps, the programs that help people live at home are being cut.

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]]> Justice Increases Efforts to Enforce Olmstead Ruling Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, is making a "paradigm shift" in his division to focus more on care-at-home cases. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:39:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/03/131789387/justice-increases-efforts-to-enforce-olmstead-ruling?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/03/131789387/justice-increases-efforts-to-enforce-olmstead-ruling?ft=1&f=131105200 Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, is making a "paradigm shift" in his division to focus more on care-at-home cases.

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]]> A New Civil Right Looks For Stronger Enforcement An NPR investigation has found problems with federal enforcement of a Supreme Court case giving nursing home residents the right to receive care in their own homes. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:39:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/03/131786390/a-new-civil-right-lacks-enforcement?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/03/131786390/a-new-civil-right-lacks-enforcement?ft=1&f=131105200 An NPR investigation has found problems with federal enforcement of a Supreme Court case giving nursing home residents the right to receive care in their own homes.

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]]> Home Care Might Be Cheaper, But States Still Fear It Disagreement persists over whether moving people out of institutions and nursing homes and into home-based care will save or cost money. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:12:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/10/131755491/home-care-might-be-cheaper-but-states-still-fear-it?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/10/131755491/home-care-might-be-cheaper-but-states-still-fear-it?ft=1&f=131105200 Disagreement persists over whether moving people out of institutions and nursing homes and into home-based care will save or cost money.

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]]> Care At Home: A New Civil Right Traditionally, who lives in a nursing home has been seen as a matter of health. But new health reform law and a U.S. Supreme Court decision say people have a right to get their long-term care at home. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:17:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/02/131751461/care-at-home-a-new-civil-right?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/02/131751461/care-at-home-a-new-civil-right?ft=1&f=131105200 Traditionally, who lives in a nursing home has been seen as a matter of health. But new health reform law and a U.S. Supreme Court decision say people have a right to get their long-term care at home.

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]]> Families Fight To Care For Disabled Kids At Home NPR INVESTIGATION: In states like Illinois, parents can provide at-home care for children with severe illnesses and Medicaid foots the bill. But the funding disappears the minute they turn 21, forcing families to make a painful choice: Find the money to pay for sometimes exorbitant health care costs or send their children to a nursing home. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2010/11/08/131145660/families-fight-to-care-for-disabled-kids-at-home?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/2010/11/08/131145660/families-fight-to-care-for-disabled-kids-at-home?ft=1&f=131105200 NPR INVESTIGATION: In states like Illinois, parents can provide at-home care for children with severe illnesses and Medicaid foots the bill. But the funding disappears the minute they turn 21, forcing families to make a painful choice: Find the money to pay for sometimes exorbitant health care costs or send their children to a nursing home.

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]]> Katie Beckett: Patient Turned Home-Care Advocate In 1981, President Ronald Reagan intervened when he learned that federal rules prevented 3-year-old Katie Beckett from leaving a hospital to get cheaper care at home. Now 32, Beckett is an advocate for people with disabilities to get care outside of nursing homes and institutions. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:04:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131145687&ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131145687&ft=1&f=131105200 In 1981, President Ronald Reagan intervened when he learned that federal rules prevented 3-year-old Katie Beckett from leaving a hospital to get cheaper care at home. Now 32, Beckett is an advocate for people with disabilities to get care outside of nursing homes and institutions.

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]]> NPR Nursing Home Database This interactive database has information about the independence level of residents at nearly 16,000 individual nursing homes around the country. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:03:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2010/11/08/131070921/npr-nursing-home-database?ft=1&f=131105200 http://www.npr.org/2010/11/08/131070921/npr-nursing-home-database?ft=1&f=131105200 This interactive database has information about the independence level of residents at nearly 16,000 individual nursing homes around the country.

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