Reevaluating the Place of Evaluation in Planning for Alternatives to Institutional Care for the Elderly
- 1 July 1981
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Social Issues
- Vol. 37 (3) , 51-70
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.1981.tb00828.x
Abstract
This paper reviews an array of studies evaluating alternative settings and programs for long term care of the elderly. Some major methodological weaknesses of those evaluation studies are reviewed. Substantial ambiguities in the results of those studies are also examined. For both of these reasons, and others, research results have had little impact on policy for long term care of the elderly. The paper argues for an emphasis, in the future, on research that will help provide better information to clients, families, and service providers, rather than on studies aimed at finding which site or model is best for long term care.Keywords
This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Wisconsin Community Care Organization: Preliminary Findings from the Milwaukee ExperimentThe Gerontologist, 1980
- Gaining Control of the Long Term Care System: First Returns from the ACCESS ExperimentThe Gerontologist, 1980
- Effects and Costs of Day-Care Services for the Chronically IllMedical Care, 1980
- Toward a Continuum of Caring Alternatives: Community Based Care for the ElderlyJournal of Social Issues, 1980
- The Family Caring Unit: A Major Consideration in the Long-term Support SystemThe Gerontologist, 1978
- The Use of Cost- Effectiveness Analysis in Geriatric Day CareThe Gerontologist, 1975
- The Humane Treatment of Old People in InstitutionsThe Gerontologist, 1973
- Preferred Disposition of Institutionalized AgedThe Gerontologist, 1972
- Assessment, Integration, and Environments for Older PeopleThe Gerontologist, 1970