Long-Term Care
Georgia Health Policy Center is a respected voice on long-term care policy, program development and evaluation in Georgia. The program conducts sound, evidence-based research that contributes to the current body of knowledge on long-term care in the United States.
Aging Project. Georgia Health Policy Center is assisting the state Department of Aging Services in qualitative research to support the renewal of the State Plan on Aging, which allows the state to comply with the Older Americans Act, and to support the Community Care Services Program waiver renewal.
Peer Support for the Elderly. As part of the Georgia Department of Human Resources' overall Real Choices Systems Change Grant, Georgia Health Policy Center assisted the Department in identifying national models of peer support used to assist elderly individuals to transition from nursing facilities back into a community environment. The peer support model has proven to be successful in transitioning individuals with disabilities from institutions to the community, and it is thought that the model might be applicable to the aging community.
Evaluation of the Georgia Certified Peer Support Program. Georgia Health Policy Center evaluated whether or not participation in the Georgia Certified Peer Support Program reduces hospital recidivism rates and crisis intervention episodes.
Disease Management. Georgia Health Policy Center is the external evaluator fo rthe Georgia Enhanced Care Program, a statewide disease management program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled population. The Center works with APS Healthcare and United Healthcare, Georgia's contracted program providers.
