Dillon Lab

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NIH R01 · 2025

Increasing successful returns to community living from nursing facilities through the Money Follows the Person program: Mechanisms for improving outcomes for older adults with dementia

Most people living with Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (PLWD) prefer to remain at home in the community, yet research shows that they are less likely than people without Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD) to successfully return to the community following nursing facility stays. Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) program has successfully helped over 100,000 individuals return to community living after nursing facility stays, and Connecticut has one of the highest rates of participation among over 40 participating states. Research finds PLWD have decreased access to the MFP program and lower odds of successfully moving…

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