Attending to America: Personal Assistance for Independent Living. A Survey of Attendant Service Programs in the United States for People of All Ages with Disabilities. Executive Summary.

Autor/inn/en	Litvak, Simi; und weitere
Institution	World Inst. on Disability, Berkeley, CA.
Titel	Attending to America: Personal Assistance for Independent Living. A Survey of Attendant Service Programs in the United States for People of All Ages with Disabilities. Executive Summary.
Quelle	(1987), (44 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Adult Day Care; Attendants; Daily Living Skills; Delivery Systems; Disabilities; Eligibility; Federal Programs; Financial Support; Home Programs; Housekeepers; Models; National Surveys; Needs Assessment; Normalization (Handicapped); Physical Disabilities; Self Care Skills; Social Services; State Programs; Visiting Homemakers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alltagsfertigkeit; Auslieferung; Handicap; Behinderung; Eignung; Finanzielle Förderung; Analogiemodell; Bedarfsermittlung; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Regierungsprogramm
Abstract	This executive summary reviews results of a survey of 154 publicly-funded programs providing personal assistance services to disabled individuals. Introductory chapters identify the need for a national personal assistance program and policy, the concept of personal assistance and attendant services, the potential user population, and U.S. sources of funding. Key findings are reported in a section on survey results, focusing on the areas of program goals, number of programs per state, program age, administering agencies, funding sources, eligibility, services, hours of service availability, maximum amount of service allowed, types of service providers (individual providers, contract agency providers, and government agency providers), determination of services allowed, medical supervision, degree of program conformity to the Independent Living Model, program utilization and expenditures, availability of services across the United States, and the estimated need versus adequacy of the system to meet that need. Tables include, among others, "Programs with the Highest Independent Living Orientation,""Comparison Across States of Expenditures and Total Clients of Attendant Service Programs," and "Comparison of Home Care Survey Estimates of Need for Assistance with Number Actually Being Served." The report concludes with 17 recommendations to guide the development of national policy on personal assistance services. (JDD)
Anmerkungen	World Institute on Disability, 1720 Oregon St., Suite 4, Berkeley, CA 97403 ($5.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC