Advancing the state of the art: establishing guidelines for long-term care case management.

This article describes the results of a 15-month project, supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to develop case management practice guidelines for long-term care. Connecticut Community Care, Inc. (CCCI), a nationally recognized case management agency, was the primary contractor for the grant. CCCI established and convened the National Advisory Committee on Long-Term Care Case Management, a group of case management experts from academia, provider organizations, and state and federal government. CCCI facilitated the work of the committee and had overall responsibility for financial management, data processing, and staff support. The committee's work culminated in a definition of long-term care case management, a set of principles underlying its practice, and the formulation of guidelines. Results and recommendations from the National Advisory Committee will be disseminated to government officials, policymakers, administrators, academicians, geriatricians, care providers, and long-term care community-based case managers.