United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Program Evaluation and Methodology Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-03-31 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:PEMD-94-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-19 P0b002ee180399bb8 f:pe94019 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-19 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-19 PEMD-94-19 Elder care State-administered programs Federal/state relations Licenses Home health care services Health care planning Quality assurance Quality control Monitoring Elderly persons Medicaid Program Medicare Program Connecticut Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders New York New York Extended In-Home Services for the Elderly Program Wisconsin Wisconsin Community Options Program New York Quality Assurance Project Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver Program Medicare Home and Community-Based Care for the Functionally Disabled Elderly Program Letter Report PEMD This report examines how quality is ensured and measured in home and community-based long-term care services for elderly persons with disabilities. These services range from skilled nursing services to help with activities such as bathing, dressing, shopping, and meal preparation. GAO answers the following questions: How is "quality" defined for home and community-based long-term care services? What measures are now being used to monitor or ensure quality? https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-19/html/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-19.htm GAO/PEMD-94-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-19 Letter Report GAO/PEMD-94-19; Long-Term Care: Status of Quality Assurance and Measurement in Home and Community-Based Services; Elder care State-administered programs Federal/state relations Licenses Home health care services Health care planning Quality assurance Quality control Monitoring Elderly persons Medicaid Program Medicare Program Connecticut Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders New York New York Extended In-Home Services for the Elderly Program Wisconsin Wisconsin Community Options Program New York Quality Assurance Project Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver Program Medicare Home and Community-Based Care for the Functionally Disabled Elderly Program Public Law 101-508 Title 42 Part 42 42 CFR Part 42 Title 42 Part 440.70 42 CFR Part 440.70