Does Early Use of Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports Lead to Less Use of Institutional Care?

Does Early Use of Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports Lead to Less Use of Institutional Care?

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Long-Term Services and Supports  SOLUTIONS  Technical assistance for culturally competent care  September 2018

Data show increased use of home- and community-based care

A 2018 report suggests that communities are moving toward more home- and community-based care options. The report on Medicaid spending for LTSS(PDF, 6.9 MB, 154 pp) explains that, during Fiscal Year 2016, spending for home- and community-based services grew 10% while spending for institutional services fell 2%. Additionally, a recently published analysis of Medicaid data for 16 states (PDF, 1.5 MB, 27 pp) found that patients who received community-based LTSS prior to entering institutional care facilities had shorter stays at those facilities and were 3 times more likely to seek community-based care after their stay than patients who initially received LTSS in institutional settings.