"Homelike" Characteristics of Maine's Residential Services: A Survey of Maine's Residential Service Settings (2010)

Authors

Julie T. Fralich MBA, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service
Eileen Griffin JD, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service
Catherine McGuire BS, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public ServiceFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

11-1-2012

Keywords

Residential Facilities, Maine, Homelike Residential facilities, Long Term Services & Support, Disability and Aging, Cutler Institute, USM Aging Initiative, Policy

Abstract

To better understand the nature of the residential facilities serving more than 19 percent of Maine’s Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) population, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services commissioned the Muskie School to conduct a survey of residential facilities as part of its update to Maine’s LTSS profile. The goal of the Maine Residential Settings Characteristics Survey, conducted between July and September 2010, was to measure the "homelike" characteristics of residential settings.

The survey sample comprised a total of 636 facilities which included all licensed residential care facilities or private non-medical licensed institutions. The survey response rate was 82.9%, and survey questions collected information about the facilities' physical characteristics and features, services, resident characteristics, and policies relating to autonomy and privacy.

Funding Organization

Funding for this document is through cooperative agreement CA-CO-11-228 between the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Southern Maine. The cooperative agreement was funded under grant CFDA 93.779 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and you should not assume endorsement of the Federal Government.

Recommended Citation

Fralich J, McGuire C, Griffin E. "Homelike" Characteristics of Maine's Residential Services: A Survey of Maine's Residential Service Settings (2010). (Chartbook). Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service; November 2012.