Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

Review of the Pilot Project Authorizing Direct Admission to Extended Congregate Care

Report 97-26, December 1997




Report Summary

  • Extended Congregate Care (ECC) can be a cost-effective alternative to nursing home care because it (1) serves residents who are at risk of nursing home placement, (2) provides residents relatively safe environments, and (3) costs less on average than nursing home care.
  • Despite its cost-effectiveness and the ability of assisted living facilities to directly admit residents into ECC, the number of individuals in ECC remains small.
  • Perceived barriers to the growth of ECC include limited affordability, lack of knowledge about ECC, and higher levels of regulation.


Related Reports
  1. Progress Report: Other Initiatives to Decrease Long-Term Care Costs Should Accompany Medicaid Waiver Expansion
    Report 99-51 May 2000
  2. Supplemental Analyses of the Pilot Project Authorizing Direct Admission to Extended Congregate Care
    Report 97-74 June 1998
  3. Follow-up Report on the Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long Term Care Services (CARES) Program Administered by the Department of Elder Affairs
    Report 97-01 July 1997
  4. Second Status Report on the Pilot Project Authorizing Direct Admission to Extended Congregate Care
    Report 96-26 December 1996
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
social services, health, nuring homes, long-term care, extended congregate care, assisted living