Abstract
As care for individuals needing long-term services and supports has shifted from institutional settings to home- and community-based services (HCBS), caring for people with serious mental illness has become a significant challenge. Oregon has a long history of using community-based care (CBC) to serve all populations needing supports. This article outlines Oregon’s use of CBC and how those services apply to individuals with serious mental illness; it also addresses the financial and health-related issues facing family caregivers, who themselves often are of advanced age.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 63-70 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Generations |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Sep 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Family caregivers
- Home- and community-based services
- Long-term services and supports
- Serious mental illness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Life-span and Life-course Studies